This is your SolarWakeup for February 25th, 2014
News
1 Bloomberg:
LDK Solar Seeks Liquidator in Caymans as Bond Matures
2 GTM:
ALEC Coordinates New Attacks on Renewables and Net Metering
3 Solar Industry:
NCSEA Acts To Protect Rooftop Solar Market
4 Bloomberg:
Bankrupt Solar-Panel Maker Suntech Seeks Court Protection
5 RE World:
Powering the US with Renewables
6 Renew Economy:
Operator says rooftop solar PV shifts peak by hours
7 Motley Fool:
The Truth Behind the Solar Tariff Debate
8 WLTX:
Industry, Nonprofits Face Limits in Solar Power Generation
Opinions:
9 Forbes:
EEI and NRDC Closer To Getting It Right On Net Metering
Have a great day!
Yann
This is your SolarWakeup for February 24th, 2014
News
1 UT San Diego:
Solar bargain to last 20 years, for some
2 Think Progress:
Could A Solar-Powered Currency Be The Next Bitcoin?
3 EE News:
Bid to connect grids needs buy-in from independent Texas
4 Solar Power World:
Is Vertical Integration The Only Way to Scale Residential?
5 CleanTechnica:
Waiting On Ivanpah
6 Live Science:
Attempting to Defeat Pollution Standards Before They Emerge
7 Telegraph:
Ga. debates permitting solar panel leasing
8 Lowell Sun:
Darkening prospects for Mass. solar?
Opinions:
9 Salt Lake Tribune:
Give solar energy a fair chance in Utah
Have a great day!
Yann
Top 10 most read solar articles by your peers this week!
Exciting news! Vote Solar just confirmed that California's Governor Brown will be attending the VIP reception at this year's Equinox. They'll be honoring him along with solar champion Mark Ferron who recently stepped down from the CPUC. The VIP reception will star-studded, but the whole evening promises to be all kinds of solar fun - so I hope you'll join for whichever portion of the evening you're able.
Exciting news! Vote Solar just confirmed that California’s Governor Brown will be attending the VIP reception at this year’s Equinox. They’ll be honoring him along with solar champion Mark Ferron who recently stepped down from the CPUC. The VIP reception will star-studded, but the whole evening promises to be all kinds of solar fun – so I hope you’ll join for whichever portion of the evening you’re able. Click here to Buy Your Ticket! These are the top 10 most read solar articles by your peers this week! #1 News12: Solar panels collapse under heavy snow, ice in NJ #2 VentueBeat: Meet … Read More →
This is your SolarWakeup for February 21st, 2014
News
1 Forbes:
Utilities And Greenies Try To Cool Off Grid Disputes
2 CleanTechnica:
Civil War At Duke Energy?
3 VentureBeat:
Meet Vivint, the latest company stripped from Google’s results
4 GTM:
First Solar’s Quiet Reveal of Its TetraSun High-Efficiency Silicon
5 USA Today:
States in the middle as utilities, solar advocates clash
6 Forbes:
Solar Investing Grows Up
7 CleanTechnica:
Northeast Utilities (NU) Opposes Solar To Protect Profits
8 Tor Valenza:
How Zombies Can Teach Us to Guerrilla Market Solar
Opinions:
9 Ahmad Chatila:
SolarWorld trade victory would devastate US industry
Have a great day!
Yann
This is your SolarWakeup for February 20th, 2014
News
1 CleanTechnica:
Duke Energy Issues RFP For 300 MW Of New Solar
2 PV-Tech:
SolarWorld lifts lid on rescue plan
3 GTM:
Will Loans for Rooftop Solar Overtake Third-Party Ownership?
4 Solar Industry:
Democratization Of Solar Power Refutes Net Metering Critics
5 RE World:
SunEdison Launches Yieldco Leverage Solar Asset Values
6 TheStreet:
Solar Shines but Fund Managers Cold-Shoulder Energy
7 HuffPost:
U.S. Challenges India's Solar Industry, Again
8 Forbes:
Will The Solar Market Outlook Turn Rosier For 2014?
Opinions:
9 Slate:
The World’s Dumbest Trade War
Have a great day!
Yann
This is your SolarWakeup for February 19th, 2014
News
1 PV-Tech:
SunEdison to initiate first ‘yieldco’ PV project investment vehicle
2 Energy Collective:
Is the Solar Industry Shifting from Big Solar to Rooftops?
3 RE World:
Can We Reach 100 Percent Renewable Energy?
4 CleanTechnica:
The #1 Solar Utility Is In…Iowa?
5 Grist:
U.S. tries to have it both ways with solar trade policy
6 AZ Central:
SRP customers install more solar
7 SC State:
Solar power boosters keep 'pressure' on lawmakers
8 Business Insider:
CA's Record-Breaking New Solar Plant Is Already Irrelevant
Opinions:
9 Robert Wilson:
Do Renewables Lower Energy Consumption?
Have a great day!
Yann
This is your SolarWakeup for February 18th, 2014
News
1 Bloomberg:
Shaw Joins KKR Buying Cleaner Energy
2 RE World:
US-Taiwan Solar Trade Dispute Forges On
3 Reuters:
China calls for fair handling of escalating solar dispute with U.S.
4 Triple Pundit:
Cost of Solar Power Still Falling, Falling, Falling
5 Solar Industry:
Trina Solar Takes Majority Stake In PV Cell Manufacturer
6 Solar Novus:
Implementing a Solar PPA
7 ARS Technica:
Is it time to move away from silicon-based solar?
8 Breaking Energy:
Are Subsidies the Answer to Energy Sector Tax Reform?
Opinions:
9 Solarworld:
Time to stop US firms competing with Chinese government
Have a great day!
Yann
This is your SolarWakeup for February 17th, 2014
News
1 CleanTechnica:
The Ivanpah Solar Power Plant Uses Relatively Little Water
2 Fox:
World's largest solar plant scorching birds in Nevada desert
3 News12:
Solar panels collapse under heavy snow, ice in NJ
4 Gigaom:
5 utility industry trends to watch this year
5 RE World:
Transmission Among Options to Better Integrate Renewables
6 Reuters:
U.S. decision watched in dispute over solar imports from China
7 RE World:
Unintended Consequences of California’s Solar Tax Exclusion
8 Forbes:
Is Cleantech An Appropriate Investment For Google?
Opinions:
9 Vince Font:
The Solar Energy Outlook for 2014
Have a great day!
Yann
Top 10 most read solar articles by your peers this week!
Time for Vote Solar's Equinox Annual Fundraiser. Vote Solar is the driving force behind important State policies that make sure your business can function, you can thank Vote Solar for many net metering and interconnection policies across the Country. If you can make it to San Francisco, please come, if you can't please buy a ticket anyways. It's the best $200 you can spend all year.
Time for Vote Solar’s Equinox Annual Fundraiser. Vote Solar is the driving force behind important State policies that make sure your business can function, you can thank Vote Solar for many net metering and interconnection policies across the Country. If you can make it to San Francisco, please come, if you can’t please buy a ticket anyways. It’s the best $200 you can spend all year. Click here to Help! These are the top 10 most read solar articles by your peers this week! #1 CleanTechnica: Solar Leasing vs $0-Down Solar Loan — Scenarios In 10 States #2 NY Times: A Huge … Read More →
This is your SolarWakeup for February 14th, 2014
News
1 PV-Tech:
Obama administration needs to step into SolarWorld’s complaint
2 NY Times:
A Huge Solar Plant Opens, Facing Doubts About Its Future
3 Breaking Energy:
Progress Report
4 Bloomberg:
U.S. May Impose China Solar Duty in Threat to Installers
5 Boston Globe:
Solar use will push energy costs up in MA
6 RE World:
New Report Navigates Solar Securitization
7 Daily Caller:
Government-backed solar costs 161 percent more than coal
8 GTM:
Postcard From the Grid’s Future
Opinions:
9 Jigar Shah:
SolarWorld To US Solar Industry
Have a great day!
Yann
