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Apr 16, 2015

Utilities: If You Can’t Beat Solar, Buy It

“Community Solar” projects are popping up all over the United States, providing large amounts of centrally-located, clean, renewable...

Apr 9, 2015

Chinese Solar: The Sleeping Giant Is Waking To A New, Smoggy Sunrise

The Chinese government has set an ambitious new goal of 17.8GW of new installed solar capacity for this year. Can they reach it, and if...

Apr 3, 2015

Can Elon Musk Push Solar Storage Over The Top?

The tweet may have been a hint about the teaser Musk tweeted out the day before, announcing, “Major new Tesla product line—not a car—will...

Mar 18, 2015

Solar Profile: Beth Spence, American Solar Direct

Beth Spence, American Solar Direct’s Vice President of Sales and Marketing, prides herself on helping communities reduce carbon while...

Mar 13, 2015

What Happens if the Federal Solar Tax Credit Expires?

The solar industry is booming. But can it sustain its current growth in the absence of the 30% federal tax credit? image: the...

Feb 12, 2015

New Report: California Leads the Nation in Solar Job Growth

The Solar Foundation’s California Solar Jobs Census Finds that California Solar Jobs Grew by Nearly 16% Last Year with Nearly 10,000 More...

Feb 11, 2015

Solar Profile: Erica Johnson, Sullivan Solar

Starting this week, Solar Tribune will feature a series profiling committed individuals who are helping to lead the way to a brighter...

Feb 9, 2015

USDA funding for Solar

Rural solar users may have an easier time accessing funding through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in 2015. The...

Feb 2, 2015

Solar Thermal Technology: Will It Survive?

Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) has definitely taken a back seat to Photovoltaics (PV) in the last few years when it comes to solar...

Jan 30, 2015

Solar Suds: California Boasts World’s Largest Solar Brewery

This weekend, many Americans will be enjoying the culmination of the 2014-2015 NFL season by drinking some of their favorite frosty adult...

Jan 23, 2015

Solar Adds to Home Sale Value, New Report Shows

Over the last 10 years, there has been a great deal of debate over residential solar and its impact on the value of homes. Up until...

Jan 7, 2015

2016 Presidential Campaign: Solar Scorecard

Which Candidates are Strong on Solar? As we enter the run-up to the 2016 presidential election, a plethora of Republican and Democratic...

Dec 31, 2014

Turbulence in the Energy Market: What Does it Mean for Solar?

As we usher in 2015, we see a great deal of volatility in the energy sector, both domestically and internationally, both in the fossil...

Dec 23, 2014

Happy Solar Holidays!

Did you know that solar energy is at the root of many holiday traditions? December is a time for celebrating faith, family…and the power...

Dec 18, 2014

The War Over Rooftop Solar

Is Distributed Generation dead? Perhaps not, but some utility companies are trying hard to redefine DG and privately owned residential...

Jan 7, 2014

Report: solar PV demand to grow 36% in 2014

Global demand for solar PV is set to reach 49 GW this year, up from 36 GW in 2013, with almost half coming from the Asia-Pacific region....

Dec 2, 2013

PV production costs to fall another 6% in 2014

The cost of producing polysilicon and wafers, key components of solar PV panels, will drop to 20 cents per watt next year – a six percent...

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