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SunPower Building North America's Biggest Solar Roof in New Jersey
9:30AM 7/13/2011
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SunPower is on a roll: It just launch the most efficient mass-produced solar cell in the world and announced it will soon start construction of the biggest solar roof in North America. Is the market already too enthusiastic about the solar energy major, or is this a good time to buy?
LDK Solar Gets a Hand from the Chinese Government
10:00AM 7/08/2011
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LDK Solar recently announced a $240 million investment by the China Development Bank, which gives it more breathing room to deal with its short-term debt situation. Right now, the market is pricing LDK at around $7 a share. Trefis thinks its worth $12. Wondering why? Read on ...
SunPower Holds the Lead in Solar Panel Efficiency
7:00AM 6/24/2011
SunPower recently launched its SunPower E20 series of solar panels, the industry's first commercially available panels which provide a total area efficiency of more than 20%. That gives SunPower a significant competitive advantage over its competitors.
A Good Year: First Solar Forecasts 46% Sales Growth in 2011
10:00PM 12/14/2010
First Solar, one of the world's biggest solar manufacturers, is looking toward 2011 with plenty of good cheer. According to its latest forecast, released Tuesday, the company expects sales to heat up some 46% in spite of lower subsidies in Germany, the world's largest solar market.
Sharp to Buy Solar Power Developer Recurrent Energy
10:26AM 9/22/2010
Japanese electronics company Sharp is turning up the heat in the increasingly competitive solar energy market, announcing plans Wednesday to acquire solar energy producer Recurrent Energy in a cash deal worth upwards of $305 million.
Solar Christmas lights not worth the cost
3:00PM 12/09/2009
Santa had it right when he went with Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer, as the only light on his sleigh.
After almost a week of fidgeting around with solar LED lights, I've given up on trying to have a "green" string of Christmas lights on my house. They won't light up, no matter how much sun they...
President Obama is having a job summit on Thursday, gathering 130 business leaders, mayors and others to help figure out how to get the 15.7 million unemployed people in America back to work.
As someone who was laid off 18 months ago, I have some simple advice for the group: Give job training for...
Is solar power right for you? Google helps you find out
7:00PM 7/27/2009
If you've ever thought about how much money you'd save on your electricity bill by installing solar power, but didn't want to go through the hassle of getting an estimate, here's an easy solution to find out on your own.RoofRay has a beta program that uses Google Maps to let homeowners figure out...
It may feel like dark days are ahead every time you pull up to a gas station, but pockets of people around the world are trying to change that.Exhibit A: the world's longest race involving solar-powered cars. Right now, 25 cars are competing in a 2,400-mile race from Plano, Texas to Alberta,...
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