Published on December 29th, 2014 | by Roy L Hales
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According to Jigar Shah, anti-dumping duties and tariffs invite retaliation, and escalate a global trade war which benefits no one in the solar industry... Read More →
Published on December 29th, 2014 | by Guest Contributor
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By Brad Mattson, CEO Siva Power and author of The Solar Phoenix The stiff solar tariffs recently imposed by the US on Chinese panels have made quite a splash. I think it is great my government is ... Read More →
Published on December 29th, 2014 | by Guest Contributor
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By Nick Blitterswyk, CEO, UGE International. A group of Senators recently urged the US Department of Energy to continue funding programs for the domestic distributed wind energy industry. The bipartisan group, led by Sen. Al Franken, ... Read More →
Published on December 29th, 2014 | by Joshua S Hill
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A number of organisations based out of Scotland on Monday called for the Scottish Government to “do all it can to help encourage the roll-out [of] more solar power” in Scotland, following the publication of figures ... Read More →
Published on December 29th, 2014 | by Kyle Field
Editor’s Note: This article is one submission in a live Masdar blogging contest (find out the entry requirements here). Very simply, the focus of the contest submissions is to: “Describe your city in 2030: what will occur due to changes in ... Read More →
Published on December 29th, 2014 | by Tina Casey
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A multinational research team has developed a graphene wrapped, porous carbon "bridge" for lithium-sulfur batteries, which could leave lithium-ion behind... Read More →
Published on December 29th, 2014 | by Joshua S Hill
A few days before Danish wind energy giant DONG Energy announced that it had finally divested itself of all onshore wind energy projects, the company announced that it would push forward with the Burbo Bank Extension wind project. The ... Read More →
Published on December 29th, 2014 | by Joshua S Hill
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Norway’s state-owned power company Statkraft announced earlier in the month that it intends to invest heavily in renewable energy both in Norway and abroad, to the tune of 60 billion kroner, or just over $8 billion USD. ... Read More →
Published on December 29th, 2014 | by James Ayre
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One of India’s biggest integrated power companies, Tata Power, is partnering with the state-run Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) to invest a total of $1 billion into various solar/renewable energy projects to be developed across Russia, ... Read More →
Published on December 29th, 2014 | by James Ayre
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A prominent Chinese billionaire, in partnership with one of the country’s top sportswear brands, will be making a pretty substantial investment of about $140 million into the noted solar energy project developer SPI Solar, according to ... Read More →
Published on December 29th, 2014 | by James Ayre
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The ongoing growth of distributed renewable energy generation throughout the US and Europe will see utility-company revenues reduced by as much as $123 billion a year by 2025, according to a new report from the consulting ... Read More →
Published on December 29th, 2014 | by Cynthia Shahan
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With an aptitude for expertise that may match Tesla CEO Elon Musk, an equally young (2 years younger, actually) and motivated Chinese technology billionaire plans to surpass Tesla Motors by venturing into the production of electric cars ... Read More →
Published on December 29th, 2014 | by James Ayre
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Want to know why 2014 was such a watershed shed year for utility-scale solar PV in the US? Well you need look no further than the graph that we’ve posted below, as it really says practically ... Read More →
Published on December 29th, 2014 | by James Ayre
There will soon be a new company claiming the title of largest solar cell manufacturer in the world, thanks to the recently announced upcoming merger of Hanwha SolarOne Co, Hanwha Solar Holdings Co, and Hanwha Q ... Read More →
Published on December 29th, 2014 | by James Ayre
One of the top residential solar energy system providers in the US, Vivint Solar, is aiming to continue its expansion throughout the nation, according to recent reports. The current plan will see more than 20 new ... Read More →