March 14, 2012
LATEST NEWS:
Markets & Policy
Breaking News: Stabenow’s Solar and Renewable Energy Tax Break Fails in Senate
Eric Wesoff – March 13, 2012
The good news is that the ITC was not repealed and still stands. The tax grant is history, though.
US Bancorp Funding SolarCity’s SolarStrong Military PV Roof Program
Eric Wesoff – March 13, 2012
A plan to double the number of residential PV installations in the U.S. is full speed ahead.
SCIEnergy Buys Transcend Equity: Watch Out, Serious Energy
Jeff St. John – March 13, 2012
The combo of building efficiency technology and financing puts SCIEnergy in more direct competition with rival Serious Energy.
Twin Creeks, Secretive Solar Equipment Firm, Unstealths With Thin Silicon
Eric Wesoff – March 13, 2012
Twin Creeks goes after ion-implant capital equipment to produce ultra-thin silicon solar cells in a disruptive VC play.
GTM’s Solar Summit to Provide Strategic Guidance to an Industry in Turmoil
Staff – March 13, 2012
Fifth annual conference to be held May 1-2, 2012 in Phoenix, Arizona
Video: The Entrepreneur Is the Disruptive Force In Renewable Business
Staff – March 13, 2012
What does it take to be a disruptive force in business? Izzet Bensusan, President and CEO of Karbone, recommends a long-term view, a great team of people, and unique way of looking at your finances.
Grid Smarts Get Texas Record Amounts of Wind and Renewables
Herman K. Trabish – March 13, 2012
Grid operator ERCOT is relying on smart grid analytics to better use and expand transmission capacity.
Clean Edge: $246B Market for Solar, Wind, Biofuels in 2011
Jeff St. John – March 13, 2012
Market for green energy grows despite failures like Solyndra?or perhaps because of them.