The U.S. Department of Energy solar incubator program, aiming to nurture breakthrough technologies, gives out is seventh round of grants.
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New Orleans Home To Largest Solar Neighborhood In SE
New Orleans’ River Garden Apartments feature 420 KWs of roof-mounted solar over multiple buildings, and is the Southeastern U.S.’s largest solar neighborhood.
China Ratchets Up Solar Dispute With WTO Claim
China accuses the EU and member states of violating international trade accords on solar, the latest volley in the escalating dispute.
First All-Carbon Solar Cell Could Offer Price Breakthrough
Stanford researchers say they’ve made the first all-carbon solar cell – now they just need to work on that 1 percent efficiency issue.
German Solar Surges 50 Percent Higher In 2012
Solar production is up 50 percent in 2012 in Germany, and the sector’s share of total electricity production was up to 6.1 percent for the first nine months of the year.
Tokelau, The ‘Solar Powered Country,’ Hits Goal
Tiny Tokelau and its three atolls finish work on a solar power system that, except for during emergencies, will supply all its electricity.
US Solar Jobs Up 13.2% In Past Year
The Solar Foundation’s annual report shows the industry gained 13,872 jobs in the past year, growing at a rate several times the rest of the U.S. economy.
Siemens Says Auf Wiedersehen To Solar
Three years after buying parabolic trough concentrating solar company Solel, Siemens says it is getting out.
California Array Is Navy’s New Top Solar Gun
The Navy has a new 13.78 megawatt solar power plant in the high desert of California – the service’s biggest solar project yet.
US ‘Solar Zones’ In Place, Ready For Big Projects
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar signs off on a program to open up 285,000 acres in 17 “solar energy zones” in six Western states for fast-track project approvals.
US Pushes Some China Solar Duties Higher
The Commerce Department sets its final levels for duties on PV products from China; now it’s up to the U.S. International Trade Commission to make the final call on enacting the sanctions.
Final Clash Before US Solar Tariffs Decision
Nearly a year after SolarWorld launched the case, U.S. regulators hear final arguments in the battle over possible tariffs on Chinese solar PV imports.
Chinese Solar Giant Suntech Gets A Bailout
Struggling Suntech, the world’s largest solar panel maker, gets financial assistance from the local government where it is headquartered in China.
In Solyndra’s Shadow, SoloPower Opens Portland Plant
Loan guarantee-backed SoloPower opens a factory in Porland, hoping to survive the brutal PV price wars with a lightweight, flexible panel.