Declining solar prices will shrink the market in 2009, but by 2011 photovoltaic solar is expected to be cost-competitive enough to prime the industry for growth.
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The solar industry is reeling, yet renewed growth is just around the corner for those companies that develop and install solar projects if they can stay alive.
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Kleiner Perkins-backed startup that specializes in smart grids stands to raise its profile as it finalizes deals worth hundreds of millions of dollars with large electric utilities.
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Google-backed AltaRock and a host of startups, universities, and research institutes to receive funding for experimental “hot rock” geothermal technology.
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Venture investment in batteries, flywheels, fuel cells, and other storage media grew 74 percent, report says.
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A glut of solar modules will turn the lights out at some current players, recasting the landscape by 2010, a new report says
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Too-long-term profits are keeping VCs away.
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