U.S. Solar Installations Continuing to Increase

Early indications are that 2011 will be the strongest year ever for solar installations, although not quite as strong as most people believed. For the third quarter of 2011, solar installations in the U.S. were approximately 449.2 megawatts which was an increase of almost 40% over the prior quarter, 324.3 megawatts, according to Solar Energy […]

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China Development Bank Finances LDK-SPI Solar International Expansion Plans

Photo courtesy LDK Solar Roseville, California-based SPI Solar, a US subsidiary of China’s LDK Solar, today announced it has secured from China Development Bank (CDB) to carry out solar photovoltaic (PV) projects with KDC Solar in New Jersey. Separately, LDK secured $20 million in CDB financing for two projects in California for which its providing […]

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U.S. Solar Installations Continuing to Increase

Early indications are that 2011 will be the strongest year ever for solar installations, although not quite as strong as most people believed. For the third quarter of 2011, solar installations in the U.S. were approximately 449.2 megawatts which was an increase of almost 40% over the prior quarter, 324.3 megawatts, according to Solar Energy […]

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Clean Tech Week in Review: 10 Headline News Stories

Google made a big news splash this past week that it’s partnering with private equity firm KKR and investing $94 million in four solar power projects owned by Sharp near Sacramento with a total capacity of 88 megawatts (MW), but there was plenty more happening in the clean tech/renewable energy space this week. Following are […]

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New York Trying to Create New Solar Rebate Market

?? advocates are pushing for the adoption of a new bill that would create a market. If enacted, the New York Solar Industry Development and Jobs Act would launch an SREC market starting in 2013. An SREC represents the environmental attributes from a solar facility and is generated each time a certified and registered solar […]

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New York Trying to Create New Solar Market

advocates are pushing for the adoption of a new bill that would create a solar renewable energy credit (SREC) market. If enacted, the New York Solar Industry Development and Jobs Act would launch an SREC market starting in 2013. An SREC represents the environmental attributes from a solar facility and is generated each time a […]

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New Jersey Solar Advocates Pushing For Policy Change

Last June, Governor Chris Christie ruffled the feathers of many in the clean energy community by released a draft of his administrations Energy Master Plan (EMP) which called for more focus be devoted to larger projects that would be located in brownfields and larger commercial warehouses. This would less support for smaller scale projects, such […]

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Solar Leasing Model Taking Off in New Jersey

When I talk to friends about investing in solar power, they love the idea but not the cost. Its true, even with rebates and incentives, the up front cost of solar can still be anywhere between $5,000 and $20,000 depending on the size of the solar system. Fortunately for the state of New Jersey, more […]

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China Changing the Solar Market

In its latest five-year plan, released in March, the Chinese government set forth its goal to construct 235 gigawatts (GW) of power generation capacity from clean energy sources over the next five years….5 GW of which are expected to come from solar power. Accordingly, China subsequently announced a nationwide feed-in tariff that could make China […]

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