Wakeup Thoughts: Coverage from Sandy’s destruction is now asking the question that many were asking during the debates.  Where is the talk about climate change and the role that renewable energy plays in it? With Hurricanes now affecting the entire Eastern seaboard will solar energy be looked at more closely as a backup solution?

News

• China Probes EU Solar-Silicon Imports – Bloomberg
• Panasonic responds to solar expansion scale back – PV Magazine
• Solar Panels No Savior in a Blackout – Bloomberg
• US Solar Market: Quotes From the Solar Panels – greentech solar
• China’s Government To the Rescue As Solar Crisis Deepens – Forbes
• Ex-NREL exec defends bankrupt firm – Denver Westword
• New York’s Blueprint for Solar Growth – CleanTechies

• Facing Sandy’s Fury, Don’t Let Naysayers Deny Us Hope – HuffPost
• Will Climate Get Some Respect Now? – NY Times
• Sandy: Act of God or act of man? – LA Times

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Wakeup Thoughts: As the cleanup and damage assessment begins in the Northeast, I wonder about the condition of the rooftop solar installations.  Are they still intact? Have they shifted? Was the insurance coverage sufficient and does it apply for wind event?

News

• A Hot Time for California Solar Power Plants – greentech solar
• City Adds Additional Option to PACE Program – San Diego Journal
• Experts Debate Net Energy Metering at GTM Event – greentech solar
• Closing: Romney vs. Obama On Solar Energy – Solar Power World
• Abound Solar, White House Being Investigated By Congress – HuffPost
• The U.S. solar market: mixed views – Desert Sun
  
• Rural Development with Renewables – Solar Novus

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Wakeup Thoughts: Hope everyone in the Northeast made it through the storm okay.  Many of our colleagues are attending the Solar Market Insight conference in San Francisco and it appears the data coming out is positive.  

News

• US Solar Overview – GTM Research & greentech media
• Wind and Solar at 4.72 Percent of US Electricity – greentech media
• Climate & energy: How do Romney and Obama compare – USA Today
• The WTO vs. Ontario: Addressing the bigger picture – RE World
• Renewable Energy Usage Jumped, Coal Usage Fell – Solar Industry
• Clinton Throws Support Behind Michigan’s Initiative – Think Progress
• Panasonic to limit solar panel development – ZDNet
• Solar Energy Is Booming, But Crushed By Coal – Business Insider
• Solar Project Saves Programs in California School – cleantechnica
• Behind the Scenes in Solar M&A – greentech solar
• Abound Solar: 3-pronged investigation launched – PV Magazine

• The Politics of Solar Power – Antonio Pasolini
• MI should step up to energy challenge – Sinclair
  

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Yann

Wakeup Thoughts: Thoughts go out to all the readers in Sandy’s path, please be careful during and after the storm.  I can’t help but think that this is the second storm to hit the Northeast in as many years while I have been relatively storm free in South Florida; strange changes to our climate indeed.

News

• Solar energy is ready, the U.S. isn’t – SF Gate
• Cleantech sector seeks turning point in SolarCity IPO – Reuters
• Emails suggest White House involved in loan to Abound – Daily Caller
• Why Saudi Arabia is taking a shine to solar – Monitor
• Sandy Has a Clean Power Message for Romney – Clean Technica
• Despite GOP jeers, BrightSource succeeds in solar – grist
• The second most important graph in the world – Community
• Prepare our workforce for clean energy jobs – LV Sun

• Transforming Our Energy System – Bernie Sanders
• Renewables Growing Fastest But Need Help: BP – Jeff McMahon
• Clean Energy Voters Make Their Voices Heard – Stolizka
• China’s subsidy of solar panels – Washington Post
• Which Candidate’s Energy Plan is Better for America? – Brigham McCown

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