Yesterday, we celebrated Memorial Day.  As we go through our daily routines, we have to remember that many of our fellow citizens are still abroad, away from their families, in conflicts that they have been sent to in order to protect us.  Do what you can in your daily lives to help the veterans abroad and when they return.

News

• RE World: A Transition to a Securitized Market
• Greentech Media: Clean Energy Espionage Case Heads to China’s Supreme Court
• Eco-Business: The real price of solar
• Time: The Unintended Consequences of Exporting Natural Gas
• Bloomberg: Merkel Vows to Avert China Trade Row as Li Rejects EU Duties
• CleanTechnica: MA Residential Solar Installations More Than Quadrupled
• Reuters: EU duties on Chinese solar panels losing member state support

Moment of Levity

• Jay Leno: How to close Gitmo: Make it a government-funded solar company

Opinions

• Politico: Where’s President Obama’s climate agenda?

Have a great day!

Yann

The solar panel trade war is taking an interesting turn.  The US is getting involved in the EU-China tariffs with Germany and Britain taking the anti-tariff position.  There appear to be moving parts all over the place but it seems like a global concensus is beginning to take shape.  I would love to hear from my readers on the manufacturing side about what is going on…let me know.

News

• Solar Industry: U.S. Energy Secretary Embraces Natural Gas, ‘Bullish’ On Solar
• Cato Institute: Toward Managed Trade in Solar Panels
• Bloomberg: Panasonic to End Solar Wafer Production at Oregon Factory
• Grist: Utilities for dummies, part 2: Why we need competitive electricity
• NY Times: From Energy Campaigners to Solar Finance Entrepreneurs
• Fortune: Solar subsidies don’t merit costly trade war with China
• Solar News: Some US utilities report constant cyber attack

Opinions

• Grist: In GOP-run House, has science left the building?
• SACE: Unusual Bedfellows at the Georgia PSC

Have a great day!

Yann

This story is not directly related to solar but Tesla repaid its loan guarantee 9 years early yesterday.  Of course, Solyndra is mentioned in the opening paragraph but no mention of SolarCity in the same article.  The solar industry needs to start thinking about how we can work together as a single voice to advance the message and political power in advance of the next Presidential election.  Yes it’s early, but politics are not a spectator sport and we must get organized and capitalized soon to be a signficant factor.

News

• Forbes: China Solar Talks With Europe Go Dark
• Solar Industry: SEIA Forms Partnership With Energy Storage Industry Group
• Greentech Media: Solar Developer Tioga Energy Winds Down Operations
• Reuters: Oil saving win-win drives Saudi solar power boom
• Solar Server: Solar advocate Eric Garcetti elected mayor of Los Angeles
• CNBC: SolarCity: Poster Child for Nutty Solar Market
• NY Times: In a Plus for Electrics, Tesla Repays a Big Federal Loan Early
• SolarPowerWorld: 3 Easy Ways to Improve Your Solar Conference Booth

Opinions

• CleanTechnica; Installing Rooftop Solar Is Unfair, Says Energy Group

Have a great day!

Yann