August 22nd, 2012 | by Andrew
News of bankruptcies and downsizing aside, investors continue to put money to work in the solar power market. Venture capital funding, debt financing, and solar project M&A all increased in Q2, while 13 new solar-focused, clean tech investment funds were announced, according to Mercom Capital's Q2 report.
July 25th, 2012 | by Joshua S Hill
Investors purchased a record 3.9 GW of solar photovoltaic projects in 2011, worth an estimated $10.8 billion. This increased
March 13th, 2012 | by Zachary Shahan
Clean Edge’s 11th annual Clean Energy Trends report was just released for 2012. It’s one of the best, if
January 17th, 2012 | by Andrew
Solar and renewable energy industry players are jockeying for position and ramping up project development plans and investment as Japan readies a landmark renewable energy feed-in tariff due to go into effect July 1. MEMC Electronic Materials' SunEdison announced plans to invest an initial $4.6 billion to build solar power projects in the Land of the Rising Sun and is discussing potential project sites for 1-GW of solar energy capacity with local governments.
January 5th, 2012 | by Andrew
China's solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturers aren't waiting around for US decisions on China improperly subsidizing the industry and claims that Chinese manufacturers are dumping product in the US; they're shifting investments overseas. China's TFG Radiant Group announced it's increasing its equity stake in Colorado flexible thin-film solar PV manufacturer Ascent Solar, while LDK Solar announced its increasing its stake and launching a public takeover offer for all the shares of German silicon solar PV producer Sunways
