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Inside Solar Power's Top 5 Next Game-Changing Technologies A detailed analysis of the green industry's real priorities for fulfilling the promise of making solar energy cheaper. |
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Another Dawn For Solar Power Tech breakthroughs and high energy prices are rekindling the industry. |
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IEEE Spectrum
October 2007
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The Greening of Google In the U.S., corporate rooftops are the latest frontier in solar energy generation. |
Popular Mechanics
November 2008
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Solar Thermal Power May Make Sun-Powered Grid a Reality For five decades solar technologies have delivered more promises than power. Now, new innovations are exiting the lab and plugging into the grid -- turning sunlight into serious energy. |
PC Magazine
April 4, 2008
Jim Louderback |
Next-Gen Solar Heats Up Thin-film solar panels are a real breakthrough, built via a futuristic mashup of ink jet printing technology, aluminum foil, and space-age chemical compounds. |
The Motley Fool
February 6, 2008
Toby Shute |
Innovation Series: Solar Energy Over the next several years, industry analysts peg the growth of the solar market at around 50% per annum. Read on for an overview of this fast-growing sector. |
IEEE Spectrum
April 2007
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MIT Conference is Bullish on Solar Power MIT's Energy 2.0 Conference brought entrepreneurs and inventors together with financiers to discuss not just advances in renewable fuels but in unconventional oil, hybrid cars, and climate change policy. |
Mother Jones
Mar/Apr 2000
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Prodigal Sun Solar energy was a rising star in the '70s -- until it was banished by the powers that be. Are we ready for its return? |
IndustryWeek
October 1, 2008
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For Solar, The Future is Thin Thin film technologies are poised for growth. |
The Motley Fool
August 5, 2010
Eric Wesoff |
Can a Disruptive PV Technology Topple First Solar? We list a few candidates for a "new black swan improbable pyro-nano-quantum-thingamajig technology" to displace thin-film PV. |
The Motley Fool
August 22, 2007 |
Silicon, Strings, and Solar Cells An interview with Evergreen Solar CEO Richard Feldt about the market for alternative energy and his company's plans to reach positive cash flow. |
Wired
July 2005
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The Dotcom King & the Rooftop Solar Revolution Idealab impresario Bill Gross couldn't wait for the dawn of the sun age. So he built a high-energy, low-cost solar concentrator that will fit on your roof. And overthrow the powers that be. |
Financial Advisor
March 2008
Jeff Schlegel |
The Next Biggest Thing The next gold rush might already be here -- green technologies, a vast sector running the gamut from renewable energy sources to clean technologies that enables businesses to boost performance while minimizing their environmental impact. |
The Motley Fool
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Obama Should Focus on Green Today Green technologies are one of the few bright spots in the country, something the president should focus on. |
The Motley Fool
February 15, 2007
Mike Norman |
Shining a Light on Solar Power The use of solar energy for heating and for generating electricity is not new. However, the rise in oil prices and efforts to find clean, renewable energy sources are beginning to make this area an investor favorite. |
The Motley Fool
August 17, 2007
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Slimmer Solar Grows Up Investment in thin-film solar technology is beginning to take off. While the new thin-films are less efficient than silicon-based solar cells, they can be manufactured much more easily, and expected to be very cost-competitive. |
Fast Company
November 2010
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Applied Materials and the $1.5 Billion Solar-Power Flameout Applied Materials was supposed to revolutionize the thin-film solar business, just as it had spurred chip and display makers to new heights. Instead, it was out of the game in three years. What happened? |
IEEE Spectrum
June 2010
Peter Fairley |
GE Warms Up to Cadmium Solar Cells Plans to compete with First Solar and other leaders in 2011 |
IEEE Spectrum
April 2013
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Residential Solar Power Heads Toward Grid Parity Some rooftop photovoltaics are already cost-effective |
The Motley Fool
August 30, 2010
Travis Hoium |
Who Will Win if 2011 Gets Tough for Solar? A rough 2011 in solar energy could leave only the strongest solar companies to survive. |
IndustryWeek
January 20, 2010 |
On the Rise -- First Solar Ramps Up for Large-Scale Projects The industry leader predicts continued growth in 2010 but the market faces overcapacity. |
The Motley Fool
January 11, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Rising Star Buy: SunPower Let's take a walk on the sunny side of the street. |
The Motley Fool
October 9, 2009
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This Week in Solar Solar sector news: SolarWorld announces big U.S. manufacturing expansion... SunPower announces an Italian Photovoltaic plant... Yingli Green Energy looks to increase its footprint in the U.S... more... |
Fast Company
February 1, 2007
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Let the Sun Shine Solar stocks are the feel-good investments of the hour. That's why you need to be careful. |
The Motley Fool
September 21, 2009
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A Memory Lesson for Solar The recession, the credit crunch, and the slashing of Spanish subsidies all wreaked havoc on the solar sector in the past year. |
The Motley Fool
November 30, 2010
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NRG, SunPower Team for 250 Megawatts: More on the Way Big projects are becoming the face of solar. |
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June 19, 2009
Toby Shute |
2 More Reasons for Solar Investors to Sweat These tech titans are looking to take solar by storm. |
Chemistry World
January 31, 2007
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Making Light Work The photovoltaic industry is nearing a breakthrough point, beyond which production capacity will soar, offering consumers a wide variety of options at much lower prices. |
The Motley Fool
June 20, 2008
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This Week in Solar The race to grid parity, one week at a time. |
The Motley Fool
May 31, 2011
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Solar Power Has One Big Believer GE is predicting that solar power will compete head to head with fossil fuels within five years. |
The Motley Fool
February 5, 2011
Eric Wesoff |
DOE's Chu and SunPower's Swanson on the SunShot Initiative The SunShot initiative looks to reduce the total costs of photovoltaic solar energy systems by about 75% so that they are cost-competitive with other forms of energy without subsidies before 2020. |
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Travis Hoium |
Which Solar Technology Will Win? Thin film, polysilicon, and solar thermal are battling for the future of solar power. |
Fast Company
July 2009
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Why the Microgrid Could Be the Answer to Our Energy Crisis Why small-scale, local power -- the microgrid -- could be the answer to our energy crisis. And why the big utilities are fighting it with all they've got. |
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Is the Price of Power Getting You Down? Nanotechnology may dramatically lower solar cell production costs. Investors, take note. |
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December 19, 2008
Toby Shute |
This Week in Solar Solar news: Aside from a billion dollar-scale Chinese project getting under way, things were looking pretty gloomy last week in the solar sector. |
BusinessWeek
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The Motley Fool
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Why Solar Is, and Isn't, Like the Chip Industry Will there be an Intel of solar? Or a lot of Packard-Bells? |
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Toby Shute |
A Sharp Elbow to Your Solar Stock Sharp Corporation, the world's leading solar cell maker, just broke ground on a gigantic manufacturing complex that will primarily produce large-screen LCD panels, and 1,000 megawatts of thin-film solar cells. |
IEEE Spectrum
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The Solar Efficiency Gap Companies continue to push solar-cell efficiency records toward theoretical limits. Are actual production-line solar panels keeping up? |
The Motley Fool
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Alyce Lomax |
Rising Star Buy: First Solar Let's find a silver lining in the cloudy solar industry. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
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Thin-film photovoltaics market to grow to $7.2 billion by 2015 The market is being driven by the inherent advantages of TFPV. |
Popular Mechanics
February 26, 2009
Alex Hutchinson |
Solar Panel Drops to $1 per Watt: Is this a Milestone or the Bottom for Silicon-Based Panels? Here are the new challenges facing the solar industry and some suggestions to make a brighter future. |
BusinessWeek
September 10, 2009
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Can the Future Be Built in America? The manufacturing exodus from the U.S. is accelerating, but smarter tax policies, low-cost loans, and industrial zones may help keep factories at home. |
IEEE Spectrum
July 2012
Vaclav Smil |
A Skeptic Looks at Alternative Energy It takes several lifetimes to put a new energy system into place, and wishful thinking can't speed things along |
The Motley Fool
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Toby Shute |
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The Motley Fool
August 15, 2008
Toby Shute |
This Week in Solar A slew of earnings results this week, from European leading lights Q-Cells and REC Group to wafer whiz LDK Solar and a freshly cashed up Canadian Solar. In addition to the dollars and cents, each company had interesting things to say about ongoing technological developments. |
The Motley Fool
December 22, 2011
Travis Hoium |
Our Top 5 Energy Stocks for 2012: SunPower The solar industry is set for a comeback in 2012 and SunPower will lead the charge. |
The Motley Fool
August 24, 2011
Travis Hoium |
A Little Fun With Solar Power Amid a tough earnings season, there's still cool technology being developed in solar. |
