The Promise and Pitfalls of “Solar as a Service”
02/23/10
By offering a means to install a solar power system without the initial capital, Power Purchase Agreements could be the Holy Grail for mass market adoption of solar. After being a major driver of solar installations over the last couple years, however, a number of obstacles still stand in their way. What makes these instruments so attractive?

The Global Fuel Cells Market
02/19/10
Key trends and growth opportunities up to 2015.

Significant Legal Issues For Landowners And Operators Of Wind Projects
02/17/10
Significant issues for the operator may include the operator’s right to enter onto the land and monitor the land for wind potential before an agreement is executed with the landowner. This right is typically set forth in an option granted to the operator for a period lasting anywhere from two to ten years, in exchange for a fee paid to the landowner, allowing the operator adequate time to carry out a wind study to ascertain whether the land is a good candidate for a wind project.

How Improvements in Thin-Film Silicon PV Will Keep it Alive in the Marketplace
02/11/10
Thin-film silicon uses about one-hundredth the amount of silicon used by crystalline silicon PV but now that the silicon shortage is over what will keep TF Si'c current 43% market share from dropping?

The Role Of Law In The Renewable Energy Industry
02/05/10
Interview with Jack Jacobs, Managing Partner of Cleantech Law Partners.

• SGS Supports Borkum West II Offshore Wind Farm with Project Certification
  In May 2008, SGS began with Project Certification services for Borkum West II offshore wind farm. Project Certification offered by SGS enables wind farm owners to obtain necessary approvals and meet international and local standards.
• PROINSO awarded the supply of several solar farms in Greece with an output exceeding 3.2 MW
  The Spanish company PROINSO- specialized in the distribution of modules, inverters, trackers and fixed structures for photovoltaic systems, has been awarded the supply of various solar photovoltaic farms in Greece which will all together amount to more than 3.2 MW of installed capacity.
• OK International launches enhanced PV tabbing and bussing soldering systems
  OK International has launched a new soldering system for PV tabbing and bussing applications proven to reduce micro cracking. The PS900 with specially designed hoof tip geometry optimizes the power delivered to the solder joint while it’s temperature-sensitive heater ensures low temperature soldering thus minimizing thermally induced stresses on cell surfaces.
• SunPods Announces SOILS™, the First Photovoltaic Array System Designed Specifically for Landfills
  Non-penetrating and self-leveling factory assembled solar power systems greatly reduces installation time and operation costs.
• SolarCity Creates New $90 Million Fund with U.S. Bancorp to Finance Solar Projects
  Third SolarCity/U.S. Bancorp fund will finance residential and commercial solar installations in Arizona, California, Colorado, Oregon and Texas; fuel further expansion in 2010
  

BrightSource Energy Inc. has won a $1.4 billion loan guarantee from the U.S. Department of Energy to build three concentrated solar power plants in the Mojave Desert, just weeks after the company scaled back plans to address concerns over the desert tortoise.  The complex will generate 392 megawatts of electricity using thousands of mirrors to focus the power of the sun to create steam that drives electrical turbines. It'll produce enough power for about 140,000 homes. Pacific Gas & Electric and Southern California Edison Co. signed up to buy power from the plants, which will be built by Bechtel and create about 1,000 construction jobs and 86 permanent jobs. Construction on the first plant is expected to begin in the second half of 2010. >>> more hot stories

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