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Is the Sun Setting on Solar Power in Spain?

On the outskirts of Seville, Spain, 600 rotating mirrors send shafts of light to a collector atop a soaring 380-foot- (115-meter-) tall tower. Its sc[...] read more »
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From The Mailbag: Barron’s And Solar

Barron's published a discouraging article on solar energy and in particular some of the low cost producers of solar panels. The article had some log[...] read more »
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Home Solar Power: Cost v. Savings

Is it worth it to go green? Find out if your personal finances can handle going solar. read more »
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XsunX thin film solar plant closer to commercial production

Thin-film- solar startup XsunX, Inc. is moving forward on building out its 25 megawatt thin film photovoltaic (TFPV) solar module manufacturing plant[...] read more »
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Greening the Lunch Truck, Hold the Greenwash

What's for lunch? It's a universal question that many of us working stiffs have to figure out every day. You have a finite amount of time, and don[...] read more »
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Indian solar cooling outfit shows prototype, lands funding

"The funding, finalized Thursday, will allow the company to build another prototype which it hopes to test in India next year, according to the CEO.[...] read more »
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Solar Stocks Very Low Despite Obama Victory

Solar stocks must be sky high at the moment, right? Wrong. If you look at the values of most stocks around election day, they did increase. This peak[...] read more »
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Renesola Breaks Out - Entire Sector Showing Life

ReneSola Ltd. (SOL) has rallied sharply above the $5 mark. It looks like institutional investors are building positions. Multiple expansion coupled w[...] read more »
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LDK Rides Solar Wave - Up 21% Wednesday

LDK Solar was up 21% on Wednesday after announcing progress on its polysilicon production plant. Solar stocks are sharply higher due to government st[...] read more »
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An Interview with Ron Pernick: As Oil Prices Go Up, Clean Energy Costs Falling

Murray Coleman catches up with Ron Pernick, the co-founder of indexing consultant Clean Edge, to discuss the future of clean energy investing, includ[...] read more »
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Evergreen Solar Announces Third Quarter 2008 Results

Devens Factory Ships Over 1.5 Megawatts of Solar Panels MARLBORO, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Evergreen Solar, Inc., a manufacturer of String Ribbon™ sol[...] read more »
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SolarWorld Opens North America's Largest Solar Cell Manufacturing Facility

SolarWorld, a world leader in high quality solar power technology, today opens North America's largest solar cell manufacturing facility. The new pl[...] read more »
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Droppin’ like flies: First Solar’s Executive VP Schultz Resigns

Schultz cites pursuing other interests as the reason - but still odd timing - seeing that yesterday they had a conference call and could have done it[...] read more »
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Solar Stocks Shrivel On FX Hit, Credit Worries

The solar sector is under assault this morning, with many shares down twice as much as the broad market. The stocks are suffering from a host of woes[...] read more »
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Solar Stocks Plunge with Market but Ray of Hope Ahead

Since 2005 Solar stocks have been the “hottest” sector in the stock market, however, with an average Beta close to 2, the volatility of the solar sec[...] read more »
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