Q-Cells has announced that it is building what it claims is Europe’s largest solar park in Brandenburg-Briest, Germany. When completed the park will have a capacity of 91 MW. In addition, two sub-projects, Brandenburg-Briest West and Brandenburg-Brie…
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Emerging Utility Solar Business Models: Creating New Market Opportunities
U.S. electric utilities are participating in a growing number of solar projects with an expanding variety of utility solar business models (USBM). These USBMs can effectively, and often uniquely, align utility interests with policies favoring solar de…
Has Solar Market Fragmentation Continued in 2011?
In March this year, we pointed out that there was a dramatically increasing number of installers and an increasingly fragmented installation market – all signs of market growth and health. This trend, we argued, was positive for the American solar i…
U.S. Support for Renewables is Minuscule — and Erratic
It’s time to ponder a rational comparison of historical U.S. energy incentives. In a thoughtful analysis called “What Would Jefferson Do?” authors Nancy Pfund and Ben Healey of DBL Investors offer some revealing insight to inform the debate.
President Obama: "Questionable Competitive Practices Coming Out of China"
President Obama for the first time Tuesday weighed in on the growing divide between American and Chinese solar panel and cell manufacturers, saying that there are “questionable competitive practices coming out of China.”
Outsourcing Our Chagrin: China’s Reaction to Solar Trade Complaint
One of the pleasures of covering China is the opportunity to encounter rich and colorful language. This certainly is due to the vibrancy of the Chinese language, but it also is a commentary on the heat that a given topic generates. Normally, subjects …
French Solar PV Installations Now Rival Those in California
France, on a per capita basis, has installed more than twice the solar PV as the United States through mid year. The United States remains a major world market for solar PV though it continues to fall further behind Germany and Italy.
NLP Solar Sales Training Live Webinar November 16th & 17th
Solar Website Development: 12 Reasons to Choose a Specialist
Survey Says … 9 in 10 Americans Want More Solar Energy
In a time of tense political debate — often focused on the American solar industry — a new survey may help steer the conversation away from legislators and toward consumers.
The Question Day 30: How Can the U.S. Solar Industry Meet Expectations?
RenewableEnergyWorld asked solar executives and our social media community to lend their voices and define what three strategies they think will lead to a thriving solar industry. Answers were varied, and many valid opinions were brought to light. Res…
Solar Intermittency: How Big is the Problem?
Intermittency is one of the major criticisms of solar — the majority of the energy is delivered when the sun is shining brightly, but virtually none is created at night or in substantial cloud cover.
Technology Tour Highlights Solar Innovation
Solar Power International is the ideal platform to showcase solar energy innovations, and what better way to kick off the show than a technology tour in downtown Dallas.
Second DOE Loan Recipient Files for Bankruptcy
The embattled Department of Energy has another failed loan on its hands and the Republican-led House Energy Committee has new ammunition as it continues to set its sights on the Obama Administration’s green jobs initiatives.
Asia Report: Energy Solutions from Hong Kong
RenewableEnergyWorld.com’s Meg Cichon spent the week in Hong Kong at the 2011 Eco Expo Asia. When the event wasn’t showing off the latest cleantech gadgets, it was advocating residential renewable accessibility and the importance of a vibrant trade ma…
The Pending Solar Apocalypse — Not!
The hysterics around recent solar industry announcements that in general profit margins are narrowing are, as usual with all things solar recently, completely overblown. “Is This A Death Spiral for Solar Companies?” might be my favorite histrionic hea…
China Taking Uncertain Path Toward Electric Vehicles
China’s Energy Saving and New Energy Vehicle Development Plan is still awaiting approval, stymieing the efforts of domestic new energy vehicle producers to map out their development plans and raising concerns that foreign rivals may come in to the loc…
Leasing Options Bringing Solar Awareness to the Masses
How can we make solar more accessible to the public? This question has been dogging the industry since its inception. Installing solar on a home is no easy task, and though prices have reduced dramatically in recent years, it can still be very costly …
Solar Companies Team Up With Habitat for Humanity
Solar executives stepped away from the networking bustle of SPI 2011 last week to attend an event for humanity.
Is EV-Solar Partnership Merging Into the Fast Lane?
Early adopters test-drive markets, and if the curbside view in San Francisco is any indication, electric vehicles could soon be ready to shift to the next gear.