Solar Tech

Two more bits of news this week reiterate how unforgiving the solar PV manufacturing industry is: First Solar is finally giving up hope for its as-yet unused plant in Arizona, while SolarWorld reportedly is consolidating more operations and shaking up …

SolarCity is acquiring Zep Solar and its rackless mounting design in a $158 million stock deal, illustrating the growing importance of improving costs and complexity in residential solar.

Project funding and merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the solar energy sector reached record levels from July-September of this year, reflecting an improved outlook for solar demand, according to a new report from Mercom Capital Group.

Project funding and merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the solar energy sector reached record levels from July-September of this year, reflecting an improved outlook for solar demand, according to a new report from Mercom Capital Group.

It’s official: California governor Edmund G. “Jerry” Brown has signed Assembly Bill 327, which addresses several topics critical to solar energy in the nation’s biggest solar energy state: extending net metering and the renewable energy portfolio stand…

The New York Independent Service Operator (NYISO) claims it would “support in principle” future exemptions for renewable energy generation in buyer-side mitigation efforts to control new energy generation. It’s an example of how renewable energy is pay…

The New York Independent Service Operator (NYISO) claims it would “support in principle” future exemptions for renewable energy generation in buyer-side mitigation efforts to control new energy generation. It’s an example of how renewable energy is pay…

For the global solar photovoltaic industry, it is not a question of whether poor-quality or lesser-quality PV modules are making their way into the marketplace. They are. The more relevant question is when will the industry begin to see the effects of …