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NATIONAL NEWS
PV Powered Inverters Selected for 525kW Patriot Place Project
PV Powered’s commercial solar inverters have been selected for use in a 525kW solar installation at Patriot Place Mall, the 1.3-million-square-foot entertainment, retail, and dining destination adjacent to Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass.
First Solar Announces 2010 Capacity Expansion Plans
The Company plans to invest $365 million of capital to add two production plants, consisting of four manufacturing lines each.
Wells Fargo Finances 1MW SunPower Solar Power System at UC Merced
Wells Fargo and SunPower Corp. today announced that financing has been completed on the 1-megawatt solar power system commissioned last month at the University of California, Merced.
Buckman’s Ski and Snowboard Shops Go Green
Buckman’s Ski and Snowboard Shops announced the construction of a 620 kilowatt solar energy system at their corporate headquarters in Pottstown, PA.
MARKETS & MARKET RESEARCH
Driving Down Thin Film Costs
Speakers at a recent thin-film summit in San Francisco were largely optimistic, with many saying that as the solar market rebounds thin-film technologies are poised to successfully compete against conventional, crystalline silicon-based modules and other sources of electricity.
Report: Solar Energy Could Meet 15% of US Electricity by 2020
Leaders representing the U.S. solar energy industry reported on the potential of solar energy in the U.S. this week.
How Effective Are Renewables, Really?
Growth in the industry has been rapid. But has the development been universally good?
GOVERNMENT & POLITICS
Credit Where Credit’s Due: Understanding the Clean Development Mechanism
Some sort of cap and trade for carbon is coming to the U.S., and we may soon be part of a global system of cap and trade, creating new restrictions and new opportunities.
Green Jobs Data in Catch-Up Mode as Feds Pump Cash into Energy
The issue of green jobs has risen once again to the top of the pile in Washington, D.C. in recent days.
FINANCIAL NEWS & MARKETS
First Solar Provides 2010 Guidance
First Solar today announced 2010 financial guidance and plans for the addition of eight production lines at its manufacturing center in Kulim, Malaysia starting production in first half 2011.
Ahead of the Bell: First Solar Edges Higher
Shares of First Solar Inc. edged higher in premarket activity Thursday after the nation’s largest solar panel maker predicted 2010 sales above analyst estimates, and said it would expand production at its Malaysia plant.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
India Makes Push for Solar Power
Getting money to build India’s largest private solar-power plant was easy compared with getting the required 152 signatures from local bureaucrats in the state of Punjab.
China Mulls European Solar Projects
State-owned China Energy Conservation Investment Corp., the nation’s flagship developer of clean and renewable energy, is in talks to invest and operate solar utility projects in Spain, Italy and Germany, a company executive said Wednesday.
700 Rooftop Solar Projects Approved in Ontario
Some 700 people in the Canadian province of Ontario have been approved to install rooftop solar panels to feed electricity back into the power grid.
Germany May trip Solar Power Incentives
Germany may trim incentives for solar power producers next year but still aims to double the proportion of energy it generates from renewable sources by 2020, despite overcapacity and a subdued economic outlook.
Trina Solar Announces the Inauguration of Europe’s Largest Photovoltaic Rooftop System
The rooftop solar system was built for a global logistics service provider with headquarters in Antwerp, Belgium.
Kyocera solar Modules Supply Approx. 40MW at Large Scale Solar Power Plants in Spain
Kyocera has supplied roughly 190,000 solar modules, equivalent to approximately 40 megawatts (MW), for two newly completed large-scale solar power plants in Spain.
