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CALIFORNIA NEWS
Rooftop Solar Setback in California
The solar industry faces a setback in California, the largest solar market in the country, after an important bill failed to win approval before the state legislative session ended last week.
California Moving to Boost Small Solar Projects
Solar power makers will get a boost in California, already their largest U.S. market, as it sharpens its focus on small-scale projects as part of efforts to get a third of its power from renewable energy.
Outlook for Solar Power Still Sunny
Summer may be winding down, but solar power is hotter than ever in the Valley.
SolarCity Finalizes Acquisition of Assets of Clean Fuel Connection Inc.
SolarCity today announced that it has finalized its acquisition of the SolSource Energy Business of Clean Fuel Connection Inc., a provider of renewable energy and electric vehicle charging infrastructure based in Los Angeles.
Solar Energy Firm Drops Plan for Project in Mojave Desert
BrightSource Energy’s decision ends a battle with environmentalists over a 5,130-acre site in a proposed national monument.
Cenergy Power to Deploy 504kW Solar Power System
Pohl & Holmes, a leading California huller and sheller of almonds, today announced the ground-breaking of their 504kW solar photovoltaic project.
Pacific Power Management Completes Solar Power System at High School
The 483 kW power plant is now generating solar power for Placer Unified School District (PUHSD), specifically at Del Oro High School in Loomis, California.
Californian Market is Set to Double Installed PV Capacity This Year
Installations of Photovoltaic (PV) solar energy systems in California are set to more than double in 2009 compared to 2008 because of incentives from the U.S. stimulus package, defying a major downturn in the global market, according to iSuppli Corp.
Solar Power Inc. Named Fastest Growing Company in Sacramento Region for Second Consecutive Year
“We were very happy to receive this award for a second time,” said Mr. Kircher.
Solar fab2farm Model Offers a Blueprint for Affordable Clean Energy
To help meet the world’s critical need for renewable energy, Applied Materials has developed an innovative fab2farm business model for solar deployment designed to bring cost-effective, utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) power generation capability to local areas and stimulate economic development.
NATIONAL NEWS
How to Avoid Making Costly Mistakes During Your First Solar Residential Building Project
A residential solar program report was published recently by the U.S. Department of Energy. It is called “Building the Solar Home” and was prepared by an engineering firm called Dubin-Bloome Associates based on its own research.
State’s Largest Solar Panel Installation Coming to the Brooklyn Navy Yark
A whole slate of city and state politicians made the trek to the Brooklyn Navy Yard yesterday to announce that $15 million in state funds have just been set aside to continue the industrial park’s refurbishing and green make-over.
MARKETS & MARKET RESEARCH
Chinese Solar Startups Take on the Industry
Now, Chinese companies are beginning to call the shots in the solar industry, a market that’s grown highly competitive across the globe – and increasingly so in Oregon as the state aims to rebuild its economy around green industries.
Enter Gigawatts: Solar Power Comes of Age
We are about to enter the “second growth phase of the solar era,” says Vishal Shah, a Barclays analyst in a research note this morning.
GOVERNMENT & POLITICS
Vital Signs Weak for Climate Change Bill
The climate bill is not dead, but its pulse is rapidly weakening on Capitol Hill.
US Battles for Credibility on Climate Change
With Congress moving slowly on a measure to curb industrial greenhouse gas emissions, the United States may find itself with little sway at the coming international conference to construct a new pact aimed at easing global warming.
SEIA Statement on the House Natural Resources Committee Hearing on Clear Act
“I would like to thank Chairman Rahall and the House Natural Resources Committee for taking up this important issue for the advancement of reliable, clean utility-scale solar energy.”
TECHNOLOGY
AMAY Introduces Multiple Printing Capability for Producing PV Cells
The first application of Esatto Technology in production is for double-printed metal lines.
New PV Module Efficiency Record by Q-Cells
The company claims this is a world record for mass-produced cells manufactured according to common industrial standards.
Advanced Solar Panels Coming to Market
The manufacturing facility is located in Germany, where government incentives have created a large market for solar panels. Nanosolar has the potential to make 640 megawatts’ worth of solar panels there every year.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Danfoss Solar to Raise Inverter Production Capacity to 1GW
Danfoss Solar says the demand for its grid-connected solar inverter range has increased significantly in 2009.
Solarion Power Provides Panels for Volkswagen’s Electric Car
Solarion AG is involved in the development of the electric automobile E-Up! which was presented as a world premiere by the CEO of Volkswagen AG Martin Winterkorn at the 63rd Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung (IAA), currently taking place in Frankfurt (Germany).
SolarEdge Announces Opening of European Headquarters
Dresden, Germany Office Opening Meets Growing Demand for PV Power Harvesting Systems to Maximize Power Generation of Each Module throughout the Solar Lifecycle
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