Solexel hopes to achieve something that has eluded so many startups: successfully launching a new solar technology using good ol’ silicon and engineering lighter cells. Read more »
The European Commission on Tuesday imposed lower-than-expected and temporary tariffs on Chinese solar energy equipment in an anti-dumping case, a move that is meant to move along a negotiation with the… Read more »
South Africa proves its allure as an attractive renewable energy market once again: Google is investing $12 million into a photovoltaic power plant there. Read more »
The world’s top energy consumer, China, announced that it will up its installed solar power capacity this year to 10 gigawatts (GW) from the original planned 7 GW. China is facing… Read more »
The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) sided with U.S. solar manufacturers in a dispute that Chinese solar cell makers have been benefiting from illegal subsidies. As a result Chinese solar makers… Read more »
The third quarter in cleantech brought into focus the successes and challenges of moremature companies like Tesla, Airbnb, and Zipcar. It also highlighted energy challenges in India and China Read more »
Solyndra may not be a player in the solar market anymore, but it’s making new headlines with its latest lawsuit against Chinese companies, which it says have colluded to sell solar… Read more »
The news this week that Chinese solar giant Suntech may be a victim of a $690 million fraud is something out of a Hollywood thriller. The story goes that Suntech extended… Read more »
Cleantech continues to be a diverse market of opportunities, and in the second quarter of 2012 companies worked to monetize strategies to leverage consumer and corporate interest in going green. Key highlights from… Read more »
The federal government’s decision yesterday to slap fairly hefty tariffs on Chinese solar panels has prompted worries about a big rise in costs for consumers to go solar. But the impact… Read more »