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Predicting Solar Power via Satellite and Software

Predicting Solar Power via Satellite and Software

Jeff St. John: May 15, 2012

Clean Power Research says its prediction tools can help turn rooftop solar panels into predictable power assets.

Enphase Q1: Strong Momentum in First Quarter as Public Firm

Enphase Q1: Strong Momentum in First Quarter as Public Firm

Eric Wesoff: May 10, 2012

Net revenues increased to $42.6 million from $18.1 million year-over-year; gross margin increased to 21.8 percent from 14.7 percent year-over-year.

Solar Balance of System in the Crosshairs

Solar Balance of System in the Crosshairs

Eric Wesoff: May 3, 2012

Balance of system, once an underappreciated part of a solar installation, is now in the spotlight.

The Numbers Behind Tesla and SolarCity’s Home Energy Storage Play

The Numbers Behind Tesla and SolarCity’s Home Energy Storage Play

Jeff St. John: May 1, 2012

IDC Energy Insights breaks out how Tesla and SolarCity’s play for residential solar battery backup systems may play out in California and other states.

Spider9 Aims at Battery Cell and Solar Panel Management

Spider9 Aims at Battery Cell and Solar Panel Management

Jeff St. John: April 30, 2012

The startup with IP out of the University of Michigan is aiming at commercial launch in late 2012.

GE, Arista to Build Wind, Solar Battery Backup Systems

GE, Arista to Build Wind, Solar Battery Backup Systems

Jeff St. John: April 24, 2012

Arista promises solar/wind integrated “Power on Demand” via GE’s nickel-salt Durathon batteries.

SunShot Program: Your Tax Dollars at Work Growing Solar

SunShot Program: Your Tax Dollars at Work Growing Solar

Herman K. Trabish: April 23, 2012

DOE’s SunShot Initiative is subsidizing research so it can stop subsidizing solar energy generation.

Gridco Raises $8M for the Digital-Powered Smart Grid

Gridco Raises $8M for the Digital-Powered Smart Grid

Jeff St. John: April 18, 2012

Where will next-generation digital power controls find their way onto the grid?

The Solar Inverter-Smart Grid Connection

The Solar Inverter-Smart Grid Connection

Jeff St. John: April 5, 2012

Experts at The Networked Grid 2012 lay out the potential for solar PV inverters to manage grid instability—and how regulations can aid or hinder that process. 

Enphase Rings the Nasdaq Bell: Photos

Enphase Rings the Nasdaq Bell: Photos

Eric Wesoff: March 30, 2012

Some celebratory photos of the PV microinverter’s maiden offering on the Nasdaq

Enphase IPO Today: A Newly Public Microinverter Company on the Nasdaq

Enphase IPO Today: A Newly Public Microinverter Company on the Nasdaq

Eric Wesoff: March 30, 2012

An inflection point in the greentech and solar IPO status quo?

The Nuclear Failure in California Could Be a Big Test for Solar

The Nuclear Failure in California Could Be a Big Test for Solar

Herman K. Trabish: March 30, 2012

SDG&E is working on how to deal with the San Onofre nuclear plant shutdown and solar power’s variability.

Update: Enphase PV Microinverter IPO Drops Price Range

Update: Enphase PV Microinverter IPO Drops Price Range

Eric Wesoff: March 28, 2012

In a sign that institutional investors are less than excited, the price range is nearly halved.

First Solar PV News and Blues Roundup

First Solar PV News and Blues Roundup

Eric Wesoff: March 23, 2012

A volatile time for the leading thin-film solar manufacturer

China’s Solar, DC-Powered Microgrid, Courtesy of Intel, Nextek, LBNL and People Power

China’s Solar, DC-Powered Microgrid, Courtesy of Intel, Nextek, LBNL and People Power

Jeff St. John: March 20, 2012

China’s Xiamen University enlists partners to use direct-current solar power for lights, HVAC and data centers. Will DC-to-the-desktop be next?