Rise & Shine: December 22, 2009
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CALIFORNIA NEWS
Desert Vistas vs. Solar Power
Senator Dianne Feinstein introduced legislation in Congress on Monday to protect a million acres of the Mojave Desert in California by scuttling some 13 big solar plants and wind farms planned for the region.
San Francisco Group Offers Incentives to Sign Up for Solar
One Block Off The Grid (1BOG) and groSolar are offering a discount to Bay Area homeowners over the next month to bite the bullet and install solar panels.
New Group Seeks to Bring Greener Power to Marin
A newly formed group, the Marin Energy Authority — whose members include the county and eight of its cities and towns — plans to approve its first contract with Shell Energy North America in February and to bring more renewable power to the county.
NATIONAL NEWS
Mass. Pushing Whole Energy Efficient Neighborhoods
Massachusetts officials are hoping to use a federal stimulus grant to take the idea of energy conservation down from the lofty heights of solar panels and wind turbines and bring it back to the neighborhood.
Solar PV Installations: Beyond “Measure Twice, Cut Once”
While a proper installation is of crucial importance, the most important first steps usually occur during the selling process where information is gathered, a proposal is generated and where the customer expectations are set.
Why the Value of Solar Installers is Rising
As solar panel prices fall, installers’ valuations appear to be climbing.
SolarCity Enters Colorado, Eyes Other Markets
“Right now the company is heavily focused on expansion and providing more clean power to more homeowners,” SolarCity’s chief executive Lyndon Rive said in an interview.
Solar Industry Leader Amonix Acquires Sunworks Solar
The Board of Directors of Amonix, Inc. announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Sunworks Solar LLC, a solar manufacturing plant developer.
Solar Industry Leader Amonix Names SunEdison Co-Founder Brian Robertson CEO
Robertson succeeds Vahan Garboushian in that role. Garboushian, who founded the company more than 20 years ago, continues as its Chief Technology Officer and Chairman.
First Solar and EDF Close to Concluding Manufacturing Plant Negotiations
The plant, co-financed by First Solar and EDF Energies Nouvelles (EDF EN), will be operated by First Solar and sell its entire production of innovative, thin-film photovoltaic panels to EDF EN for its first 10 years of operation.
UTILITY INDUSTRY & REGULATORY NEWS
Top 10 Trends for the Smart Grid in 2010, Courtesy of Ray Bell
Phase Two is about building out the smart grid, and I believe that 2010 will be a milestone year for progress in this regard.
MARKETS & MARKET RESEARCH
Renewable Energy 2.0: The Value of Online Marketing
Why then are many renewable energy companies – some of the most technologically savvy companies in the world – uncomfortable with marketing on the web?
The Year in Clean Energy
The year 2009 started off with a bang for the clean energy industries.
Nanomarkets Estimates Thin Film PV Materials Market Could Hit $12B in 2017
Research and information provider NanoMarkets has -published a report on thin-film PV materials, concluding that consumption of these materials is expected to rise to $13.1 billion by 2017.
FINANCIAL NEWS & MARKETS
Acro Energy Reports Grant of Stock Options to Officers and Directors
These options have a term of five years and will vest over a period of two years.
TECHNOLOGY
OPEL Solar and SOLYPAC Technology Sign and International Dealer Agreement
OPEL Solar Panels and Trackers Advance into Utility Scale Markets.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Air Liquide Signs Supply Contracts with Thirteen Chinese Cell Manufacturers
The Group has expanded its supply to Chinese market leaders JA Solar and Yingli Green energy. Air Liquide will invest over €10 million to meet the needs of these customers.
Sputnik Commissions 8.6 Megawatt Plant
The Swiss inverter manufacturer Sputnik Engineering has commissioned its largest PV plant to date in Germany in the town of Gerwisch near Magdeburg.
Hybridyne Starts Construction of 2MW Power Plant in Ontario
Hybridyne Power Systems Canada, Atlantic Wind & Solar’s 47.5%-owned Canadian affiliate, will be installing a complete turnkey 2MW ground-mounted photovoltaic energy park.
Taiwan Sets Feed-in Rates; Ma Attract Installation of 500Mwp PV Systems in 2010
The renewable energy feed-in tariff rates determined by Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) on December 18 are expected to stimulate installation of photovoltaic (PV) power-generating systems.
Yingli Green Energy to Supply 130MW of PV modules to IBC Solar in 2010
Yingli Green Energy, one of the world’s leading vertically-integrated PV manufacturers, has agreed to supply 130 MW of PV modules to IBC Solar from the first quarter through the fourth quarter of 2010.
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