Solar Equipment Maker GT Advanced Technologies Lays Off 25 Percent of Workforce by Jennifer Runyon, Managing Editor, RenewableEnergyWorld.com | October 31, 2012 | Responding to projections that the solar panel module overcapacity will continue for at least another year, solar equipment maker GT Advanced Technologies today announced a restructuring plan. …
30-Year-Old Solar Module Performing to Factory Specs
30-Year-Old Solar Module Performing to Factory Specs Posted: 30 Oct 2012 12:00 AM PDT Martin Halloway, who is a designer of environmentally friendly buildings, decided to take down his 30-year-old solar panel to meter its performance. It is a 33 watt Arco solar panel that he purchased in 1980. It …
CSP Gains a Foothold on US East Coast
CSP Gains a Foothold on US East Coast by Elisa Wood, Contributor | September 5, 2012 | 4 Comments When people think of ideal locations for concentrating solar power, they generally envision remote and dry deserts, like the Southwest. But with its Martin Solar Energy Center, Florida Power & Light …
SolarRoyal Reveals Solar-Powered Ventilation Fan
SolarRoyal Reveals Solar-Powered Ventilation Fan Posted: 08 Aug 2012 07:39 PM PDT Solar Royal announced in July the SR1800, the company?s flagship solar-powered ventilation/attic fan which will retrail at just $369. The SR1800 was developed ??because of the lack of aesthetics, technological features and value proposition previously available in the …
LCD Panel Makers Could Drive 60% Reduction in Thin-Film Solar PV Costs
LCD Panel Makers Could Drive 60% Reduction in Thin-Film Solar PV Costs Posted: 16 Jun 2012 09:06 AM PDT Photo courtesy: Manz AG LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) panel manufacturers could be the driving force in reducing thin-film solar panel production costs, according to solar PV and clean technology developer Manz …
Candidate Romney’s Energy Plan
GTM SOLAR WEEKLY | Tuesday, May 1, 2012 Candidate Romney’s Energy Plan Romney accuses the Obama administration of having an “unhealthy obsession with green jobs.” Here’s the Romney platform. Spider9 Aims at Battery Cell and Solar Panel Management The startup with IP out of the University of Michigan is aiming …
Japan’s Rapid Residential Solar Power Growth
Japan’s Rapid Residential Solar Power Growth Posted: 05 Apr 2012 07:14 AM PDT We’ve written about many (if not all) of the topics below in the past year or so. But this is a great little summary of the rapid solar growth occurring in Japan at the moment, from the …
A note from Paul Hawken
We—you who are reading this—support Women’s Earth Alliance not because it goes to the root of the problem, but because it goes to the heart of the solution: women and to women’s culture. As James Hillman wrote, “Nature dies because culture dies.” To address resource shortages WEA is enlivening the greatest …
After Solyndra and Evergreen, Welcome to the Age of Solar PV Commoditization (And 5 Things You Can Do About It) :
We at Ethical Markets show private investments in solar growing without subsidies on our GREEN TRANSITION SCOREBOARD® by Tor Valenza a.k.a. “Solar Fred” It’s official. With the bankruptcies of Solyndra and Evergreen, two solar panel companies with unique premium solar PV technologies, the Market — with a capital M — …
AES Brings Real Utility-Scale Energy Storage to the Grid
DAILY NEWSLETTER | Wednesday, September 14, 2011 AES Brings Real Utility-Scale Energy Storage to the Grid AES is leading energy storage’s disruptive shift from power services to energy services. Natural Gas: Boom or Bust Natural gas is all around and it’s better than coal. But what happens if prices spike? …