Solar Energy Industries Association and Electricity Storage Association Announce New Partnership

The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), the national trade association for the U.S. solar energy industry, and the Electricity Storage Association (ESA), the international trade...

Solar Photovoltaic Wafer Production Forecast to Grow 19% in 2013

After falling 15% in 2012, solar photovoltaic wafer production is forecast to grow 19% in 2013, passing 30 GW and recovering to the 2011 level, according to the latest NPD Solarbuzz

New Study: Distributed Solar Energy Provides $34 Million in Benefits to Arizona Ratepayers

A new study released shows that distributed solar generation (DG) and net...



U.S. Solar Manufacturers Commend Academics for Research on Alarming Economic Impacts of China’s Industrial Subsidies

The Coalition for American Solar Manufacturing (CASM) commended two internationally known academicians on their new research and book about China’s systematic approach to industrial and...

PV Storage Market Set to Explode to $19 Billion in 2017; Germany Leads Again

The worldwide market for PV storage is forecast to grow rapidly to reach $19 billion in 2017, from less than $200 million in 2012, according to a new report entitled ‘The Role of Energy...

Solar Photovoltaic Module Revenues to Rebound to $32 Billion by 2017, According to NPD Solarbuzz

Solar photovoltaic (PV) industry module revenues are forecast to decline 20% in 2013 to $20.5 billion from $25.5 billion in 2012. While revenues will remain below 2012 levels during 2013 and 2014,...

President's 2014 Budget Proposes Critical Investments in Clean Energy

President Barack Obama has requested a $28.4 billion Fiscal Year 2014 budget for the Energy Department, including $2.78 billion for the Energy Department's Office of Energy Efficiency and...

The Solar Foundation Releases First-Ever Solar Industry Jobs Numbers for All 50 States

The Solar Foundation (TSF), an independent nonprofit solar research and education organization, today announced the release of its State Solar Jobs Map (www.solarstates.org), a web-based tool...

INDUSTRY NEWS

Soitec Announces Industry's First Four-junction Solar Cell for Concentrator PV Systems with 43.6 % Efficiency
May 22, 2013
Soitec (Euronext), a world leader in generating and manufacturing revolutionary semiconductor materials for the electronics and energy industries,...
Fronius USA Launches New Service Program
May 22, 2013
The new Fronius Service Program helps photovoltaic (PV) system installers maximize customer energy yields by certifying them to complete...
One Man’s Garbage, Another Man’s Megawatts
May 22, 2013
Parts of continental Europe can’t get enough of it. Norwegians are begging their neighbors for more. They’ve even considered...
Bentek Solar Ships More than 100 MW of New 1000VDC Utility-Scale Breaker Universal Safety System
May 22, 2013
Bentek Solar, a leading designer and manufacturer of PV products connecting PV panels to inverters worldwide for the commercial and utility-scale...
Exosun and Schneider Electric in Partnership for the Development of Advanced Solar Technologies
May 21, 2013
While the government’s policy directions confirm a willingness to promote an innovative French solar sector, Exosun, French expert in solar...
SolarMax Launches into the US Solar Market; Opens Atlanta Office
May 21, 2013
SolarMax, a Swiss pure-play photovoltaic (PV) inverter company with more than 20 years of experience in the solar industry, recently launched into...
Conergy Maximizes Customer Benefits through Partnership with SMA
May 21, 2013
Conergy USA, one of the world’s leading PV solution and service providers, is constantly improving its customer service. In the US market,...
SeaRoc’s Marine Management Tool SeaPlanner Utilised on Nearly 4000 MW of Offshore Wind
May 20, 2013
International marine engineering company SeaRoc have announced updated contract figures for their marine monitoring and management system...
Wind Changes Course at Port Corpus Christi (PCC)
May 20, 2013
Participation in wind energy component cargo from global markets since 2006 has made Port Corpus Christi a leader in import facilities for all...
Crucial Bill in Massachusetts Would Guarantee Purchase of All SRECs
May 17, 2013
Rodman & Rodman, P.C., providers of specialized green energy and clean technology accounting and tax services, recently spent the day at the...