The first day at PV America was actually better than expected. As heads of SEPA and SEIA, Julia Hamm and Rhone Resch, made the rounds at the on and offsite events to promote the growth of solar in Massachusetts. While the exhibition hall is small you see the advantage of having the show within a great solar market as the lobby of the hall is bustling with deal making. I will be here again all day tomorrow and will report back any further progress. In the meantime I wish all the best to Katie Fehrenbacher from GigaOm, an often used source of solar news as the site shuts down due to lack of continued funding. Katie, you are welcome to publish here anytime!
Yann
News
1 RE World:
Solar Industry Must Support ITC Extension or Face Potentially Dire Consequences
2 Scientific American:
Solar Power Faces Uncertain Future in the U.S.
3 Bloomberg:
Hanergy Working With ‘Unproven’ Solar Technology, BNEF Says
4 Huffington Post:
Conservative Groups Battle Over Solar In Florida
5 Energy Collective:
EV's Plus Solar Equals Disruption
6 PV Magazine:
Three Chinese manufacturers to be removed from minimum price agreement
7 PV-Tech:
Energy Storage Europe-Regulatory reform, not funding needed for storage lift-off
8 Greentech Media:
A Comprehensive Guide to Rebates and Tax Credits Under the California Solar Initiative
Opinions:
9 EDF:
Here Comes the Sun- How California is Bringing More Renewables to the Grid
Have a great day!
Yann
On my way to Boston for PV America. A show that is small in scale but for once in a location where deals can get done especially for those that come with a checkbook. I’m interested to see and hear how big of a deal the Northeast markets are for the companies that aren’t getting a share of the California scale. The US marketplace continues to operate like a 50 Country market instead of one market that covers a big geography. If you are in Boston, let me know and say hello.
Yann
News
1 Washington Post:
Utilities wage campaign against rooftop solar
2 ABC News:
New Concept in Solar Energy Poised to Catch on Across US
3 Huffington Post:
Biden - Denying Climate Change 'Like Denying Gravity'
4 RE World:
What Business Are Electric Utilities In?
5 Grist:
New York’s new solar plan sets a high bar
6 PV-Magazine:
SPI Solar's $1.6bn credit line
7 NY Times:
Solar-Powered Plane Takes Off for Flight Around the World
8 Renew Economy:
Developers to use storage to keep new housing estates off grid
Opinions:
9 The Hill:
What if states just say ‘no’ to climate rule?
Have a great day!
Yann
By Richard Matsui
With the notable exception of Intersolar North America, it’s surprisingly rare for a major solar conference to be held here in San Francisco. So when Solarplaza extended an invitation for us to speak at its 2nd annual Solar Asset Management conference here in the city, we leapt at the opportunity.
These are the top 10 most read solar articles by your peers this week!
News
1 Wall Street Cheat Sheet:
3 Reasons Why Solar Energy Is One of America’s Hottest
2 Think Progress:
Arizona’s New Solar Charge Is ‘Unsupportable By Any Economic Analysis,’ SolarCity Says
3 PV-Magazine:
AES targets distributed PV, storage with purchase of Main Street
4 Business Journals:
Solar installer RGS Energy to cut 30% of staff, reorganize
5 Seeking Alpha:
Vivint Solar - Increasing Focus On Downstream Integration
6 PV-Tech:
Trina Solar to spin-off downstream business
7 Bloomberg:
Conergy Sees 450 Megawatts of Solar Installs in 2015, CEO Says
8 Renew Economy:
Carbon crash, solar dawn - Deutsche Bank on why solar has already won
9 Business Spectator:
Utility-solar gets a boost in the South
10 EDF:
Why solar panels are becoming a middle-class commodity
The Top 10 is ranked by the number of SolarWakeup.com readers that clicked on the news article during the previous week. It is the poll of the most relevant solar news of the week as judged by your colleagues and competitors.
Have a great day!
Yann
With the notable exception of Intersolar North America, it’s surprisingly rare for a major solar conference to be held here in San Francisco. So when Solarplaza extended an invitation for us to speak at its 2nd annual Solar Asset Management conference here in the city, we leapt at the opportunity.