Utility-Scale-Solar | Solar Thermal

Have Wind, CSP, and PV Turned Against Each Other?

Have Wind, CSP, and PV Turned Against Each Other?

Herman K. Trabish: May 21, 2012

Or is it just that the utilities are starting to get picky?

Text of Commerce Dept. Ruling on China Solar Trade Tariffs

Text of Commerce Dept. Ruling on China Solar Trade Tariffs

Eric Wesoff: May 17, 2012

Severe penalties for anti-dumping levied against Chinese solar module makers in this preliminary finding

Breaking News: Commerce Dept. Chinese Solar Panel Dumping Verdict Is Now In

Breaking News: Commerce Dept. Chinese Solar Panel Dumping Verdict Is Now In

Eric Wesoff: May 17, 2012

The verdict is in. And it’s not good for Chinese solar manufacturers.

Guest Post: Top-Tier Chinese Solar Firms Have a Legitimate Cost Advantage

Guest Post: Top-Tier Chinese Solar Firms Have a Legitimate Cost Advantage

Molly Castelazo: May 16, 2012

Keeping this debate to the actual facts is critically important, in no small part because the stakes of this trade case are so high.

Biggest CPV Plant in US Now on the Grid at Alamosa

Biggest CPV Plant in US Now on the Grid at Alamosa

Eric Wesoff: May 15, 2012

The 30-megawatt Alamosa Solar plant on 225 acres in Colorado is now the CPV heavyweight champion.

Anatomy of the SolarWorld US-China Solar Trade Case

Anatomy of the SolarWorld US-China Solar Trade Case

Eric Wesoff: May 14, 2012

The other tariff shoe drops this week. It could change the shape of the solar market.

BrightSource Argues for a New Way to Value Solar Power Plants

BrightSource Argues for a New Way to Value Solar Power Plants

Herman K. Trabish: May 14, 2012

Net market value measures all the benefits and costs of delivering energy into the system.

Slide Show: This Year’s Solar Savior Is ‘Emerging Markets’

Slide Show: This Year’s Solar Savior Is ‘Emerging Markets’

Eric Wesoff: May 10, 2012

Is the “emerging market” rallying cry a mirage or another savior market for solar?

Green Jobs: First Solar’s New CEO and CTO; Amyris, SEPA Staff Shuffles

Green Jobs: First Solar’s New CEO and CTO; Amyris, SEPA Staff Shuffles

Eric Wesoff: May 8, 2012

Jeffery Wolfe steps down as CEO of groSolar, plus new blood at SEPA

Update—Unfortunate Solar Installation of the Month: Utility-Scale Edition

Update—Unfortunate Solar Installation of the Month: Utility-Scale Edition

Eric Wesoff: May 7, 2012

It turns out that vegetation management on solar farms is a big deal.

First Solar Q1 Earnings: Posts Second-Ever Loss, New CEO, New Plan

First Solar Q1 Earnings: Posts Second-Ever Loss, New CEO, New Plan

Eric Wesoff: May 4, 2012

New plan is emerging markets, emerging markets, emerging markets

Breaking News: First Solar Gets New CEO, New CTO

Breaking News: First Solar Gets New CEO, New CTO

Eric Wesoff: May 3, 2012

James Hughes, the Chief Commercial Officer, is now CEO. Interim CEO and founder Mike Ahearn continues as Chairman.

Update: Tom Doyle of NRG: Reasons to Be Cheerful in Solar in 2012

Update: Tom Doyle of NRG: Reasons to Be Cheerful in Solar in 2012

Eric Wesoff: May 3, 2012

“We are changing the energy industry—and we’re changing the world.” (Updated with news from NRG Q1 earnings report)

Arizona’s Solar Market Could be Incentive-Free Next Year and Still Thrive

Arizona’s Solar Market Could be Incentive-Free Next Year and Still Thrive

Herman K. Trabish: May 1, 2012

Utilities and the industry are testing technologies and building at record speeds toward maturity.

Unfortunate Solar Installation of the Month: Utility-Scale Edition

Unfortunate Solar Installation of the Month: Utility-Scale Edition

Eric Wesoff: April 30, 2012

Adventures in lousy O&M. Or a mid-development bankruptcy. This month’s winner is a seemingly neglected utility-scale solar farm in Germany.