Powerhouse: Where Solar Entrepreneurs Succeed (And Party!)
Powerhouse is a solar incubator and accelerator based in Oakland, California. They house 20+ startups, and we got to meet their team at their annual New Dawn summer party last week.
Powerhouse is a solar incubator and accelerator based in Oakland, California. They house 20+ startups, and we got to meet their team at their annual New Dawn summer party last week.
There’s a lot in the news these days about solar manufacturers going bankrupt. This news is often disheartening, and sometimes used to discredit solar technology and the industry itself. Based on a study I just recently completed, I can tell you that the global industry shakeout is just beginning. Many … [continued]
Yingli Green Energy is now the biggest global solar company in terms of annual solar panel manufacturing. PV-Tech noted recently that the Chinese photovoltaic (PV) manufacturer leapfrogged past Suntech Power Holdings, who was number one in 2011. Firm fourth quarter demand helped to catapult Yingli to the top spot, … [continued]
In order to advance solar technology and the competitiveness of U.S. solar companies, a whole slew of U.S. solar industry players have banded together to form the U.S. Photovoltaic Manufacturing Consortium (PVMC). Its founding members were announced on Friday.