To be fair, we don’t yet know what Donald Trump’s precise climate approach will be, but it seems all but guaranteed that he will slow and obstruct climate action and will do a great deal to increase pollution and CO2 emissions from out-of-date oil, coal, and gas industries. This is idiotic not just because it puts all of human society at great risk, but also because it’s one of the worst economic moves a politician can make.
One of America’s leading solar energy companies has announced the details of a restructuring plan which will cut its global workforce by 25%, close a 700 MW manufacturing facility, and reduce 2017 capital expenditure — a plan to which investors have reacted relatively positively, with company shares increasing by 14%.
One of America’s leading solar energy companies, SunPower, has taken a hard hit on the back of a subdued 2016, Donald Trump’s presidency, and a “significant near term market dislocation” causing the company to slash 2016 guidance and initiate cost cutting plans for 2017.
Drones and robots are being used more regularly to help build and maintain solar installations. SunPower is one of the leaders in using this new technology. It is about to begin construction of its new “Oasis” power plants in North America and China.
Originally published on Nexus Media. By Steve Hargreaves and Courtney St. John Renewable energy has long been derided a too-expensive, too-puny pet of the liberal elite. This week several stories prove that’s just not the case. In the last eight years, U.S. onshore wind power prices have dropped 41 percent; … [continued]
In a first for an electricity retailer in Texas, TXU Energy has unveiled a new limited-time instant rebate for residential customers who buy a SunPower rooftop solar PV system through the firm. The rebate varies between $2,000 and $5,000, depending on the solar PV system wattage size, and is applied … [continued]
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), SunPower, First Solar, SolarCity, JinkoSolar, Trina Solar, Flex, and a coalition of other solar photovoltaic industry firms, have launched what is now the first solar photovoltaic recycling program in the US, according to some recent press releases. The new SEIA-backed, US-based solar photovoltaic (PV) recycling … [continued]
The CEO of SunPower, Tom Werner, recently penned an interesting piece commenting on the opportunities and challenges that are currently facing the solar energy industry. As the solar energy industry is currently “in the midst of an unprecedented period of transformation” — mostly owing to falling costs (down ~82% in … [continued]
Trina Solar, SunPower, First Solar, Hanwha Q-cells, and Jinko Solar have been labelled the solar PV module supplier leaders, according to a new Scorecard report from IHS Markit. Published this week, global business analyst IHS Markit released its PV Module Supplier Scorecard, which labelled Trina Solar, SunPower, First Solar, Hanwha Q-cells, and … [continued]
SunPower, one of the United States’ leading non-residential solar installers, has dropped a massive bombshell as it revealed a massive reduction in its 2016 guidance and announced a 15% cut to its workforce, resulting in 1,200 jobs being shunted out the front door. According to SunPower president and CEO Tom … [continued]
