The Energy and Policy Institute recently gave renewable energy advocates some valuable election tips in a “follow the money” state-by-state look at anti-renewable groups. Among other efforts, EPI released Attacks on Renewable Energy Policy by Fossil Fuel Interests 2013–2014, with the energy politics infomap featured above. The report tears the … [continued]
Time to catch up on more solar news. Here are a number of big solar news stories we wouldn’t want you to miss: First Solar + Skytron: First Solar is acquiring Skytron. If Skytron doesn’t ring a bell, it should. It holds more monitored solar PV projects than all about 3 other … [continued]
Originally published on Renew Economy. Members of a small Queensland farming town just 100km north of Brisbane are pushing the state government to fast-track approval for a massive 400MW solar PV farm. The proposal – which would be by far the biggest solar array in Australia, and the Southern Hemisphere, … [continued]
A recent press release from First Solar explains the launch of a new pre-engineered power plant solution from the solar leader. Specifically, it’s the modular AC Power Block™ solar power plant solution. First Solar is also launching today its next generation First Solar Series 4™ thin film photovoltaic (PV) module. … [continued]
First Solar added their own first quarter financial results to the pile on Sunday, reporting net sales growth of $182 million over the fourth quarter of 2013, up to $950 million for 2014’Q1. On top of successful sales growth, First Solar reported first quarter GAAP net income per fully diluted … [continued]
Originally published on the ECOreport. Last year Robert Lundahl and I co-wrote an article about a California PV solar factory that is not disposing of their solar panels once their lifespan expires. We could not name the company, as our source still works there, but they use a known carcinogenic called gallium … [continued]
Originally published on Kompulsa. First Solar has announced that it intends to construct a set of solar power plants amounting to 200 MW in Australia, to provide mines with power. These plants, assisted by diesel-fueled generators, are expected to reduce the electricity cost of mining firms in Australia and shield … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. Another of the world’s leading solar PV manufacturing giants has underlined the potential for yet more substantial falls in the manufacturing cost of solar modules, even as the cost of fossil fuels – and gas in particular – surges in the opposite direction. Beyond the near-term … [continued]
First Solar announced on their website on Wednesday that they were teaming up with GE’s Power Conversion business to combine their technologies and create the next generation of utility-scale PV power plants which will be more cost effective and energy efficient. Combining First Solar’s thin-film CdTe modules and GE’s new … [continued]
First Solar announced on Wednesday that they had set a new world record for cadmium-telluride (CdTe) photovoltaic (PV) module conversion efficiency, reaching a record of 17%, up from its previous record of 16.1% efficiency. The most recent tests were performed by the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), … [continued]
