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On Solar and Solyndra

By Tam Hunt, President, Community Renewable Solutions, LLC, September, 28, 2011 - Reports of the death of the solar industry are greatly exaggerated. Yes, there have been some high profile bankruptcies of US solar companies -- Solyndra, Evergreen, Spectrawatt -- in 2011. But the solar industry as a whole is on a boom that is only going to increase in coming years. We are in the elbow of an exponential solar growth curve that is going to transform how we produce and use energy. more...
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Is Solar Too Expensive?

By Larry Mapes, Founder & President, Valverde Energy, September, 09, 2011 - A friend of mine called the other day very agitated because she heard a commentator/professor from MIT say on a national news cast "solar is too expensive". The news cast was about the nuclear plant meltdown in Fukushima, Japan. more...
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Solar Gardens: Sprouting Soon in a Community Near You

By Lee Barken, Energy and Cleantech Practice Leader, Haskell & White, LLP, September, 06, 2011 -

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Solar Farming Potential in India

By Darshan Goswami, Project Manager, U.S. Department of Energy, August, 24, 2011 - The newest crop in India could be electricity from the sun. "Solar Farming" can help change India's energy economy to clean and efficient renewable energy during the day when it is needed the most, create millions of jobs, and could help India to energy independence and national security. more...
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Middle East Countries Putting the Sun to Work Overtime

By Ramanathan Menon, Editor and Publisher, Sun Power, December, 16, 2010 - While renewable energy production scenario is improving slowly in many developing nations, more action is now happening in the oil producing countries of the Middle East. Because, Middle East countries which have been leading the non-renewable energy race for the past few decades have now turned their sights to leading a new race -- A race to become the world's leading producers and exporters of renewable energy. more...
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The Competitive Challenge Facing Concentrated Solar Thermal Power

By Harry Valentine, Commentator/Energy Researcher, , November, 16, 2010 -

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The Possible Future of Solar Thermal Power Conversion

By Harry Valentine, Commentator/Energy Researcher, , August, 11, 2010 -

For several years, there have been ongoing developments on improving the output, efficiency and relative cost of solar thermal and various solar photovoltaic technologies. At the present time, photovoltaic and concentrated photovoltaic technologies appear to be gaining the upper hand as the technology achieves higher conversion efficiencies combined with reduced capital costs. One especially attractive feature of modern solar PV technology is that is can easily and cheaply be installed on to sloped roofs in the urban environment. more...
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How Concentrated Solar Power Can Meet India's Future Power Needs

By Darshan Goswami, Project Manager, U.S. Department of Energy, March, 31, 2010 - Introduction more...
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Electric Transmission Infrastructure Funding in the Stimulus Bill

By Eric Heisman, Research Associate, Carbon War Room, December, 14, 2009 -

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$3.25 million in borrowing authority to BPA and WAPA to use within their respective territories for new transmission, upgrades to existing transmission, and to construct, finance, facilitate, plan, operate, maintain, and study the delivery of renewable energy to markets
Funds will remain available through September 30, 2012

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Missing the Solar Boat

By John Salomone, Managing Director, Structured Finance International, LLC, December, 01, 2009 - The Lack of Available Financing Is Stifling Solar's Growth more...
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