Topic - solar energy

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General news, Cleantech

First Solar Completes Thin-Film Photovoltaic Plant

Highlights growth of thin-film technology relative to conventional, silicon-based solar panels.
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General news, Cleantech, Finance

GreenSmith Debuts Battery System

Startup says technology will allow utilities to avoid building new power plants and that it also expects to close $20 million in venture funding next year.
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General news, Cleantech, Finance

AzurePower Lands First Round Funding

VCs think power purchase agreements for renewable energy will work wonders in India.
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General news, Cleantech

Solyndra Cuts $250M for Solar Panels

The thin-film photovoltaic maker enters into long-term contract with GeckoLogic.
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General news, Cleantech

JinkoSolar Grabs $35M

Chinese-Israeli joint venture injects cash into Chinese solar wafer maker
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General news, Cleantech

Q&A: GreenVolts CEO Bob Cart

With high hopes for its concentrating solar technology, the startup focuses on an untapped segment of the energy market.
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General news, Cleantech

World’s Largest Solar PV Installation

A utility in southern California plans to install enough solar panels to generate 250 megawatts of electricity.
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General news, Cleantech

Silicon Still Solar’s Biggest Foe

Suntech’s earnings report fell short of analysts' expectations and its stock plunged, pulling other solar shares down with it.
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General news, Cleantech

Israeli Solar Startup Grabs $10M

Startup aims to drive down the cost of solar panels.
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General news, Cleantech, Finance

Tioga Energy VP Preston Roper's Presidential Pick

Renewable energy startup is an Obama supporter and predicts a victory.
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General news, Cleantech

Forget About Solar Panels, Think Micro-Inverter

Enphase says its technology marks the beginning of a shift in the solar power industry.
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Cleantech

Tioga Energy Raises Additional $4M

Nth Power joins cast of cleantech venture capitalists backing solar energy finance company.
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Cleantech

SolFocus Lands $52M

Solar concentrator developer lands $52 million in funding as it moves to secure foothold in European solar market.
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Cleantech, Finance

HelioVolt Gets a $77M Jolt

In a major boost to thin-film solar technologies, Texas startup raises monster second round to build factory, with an eye to ramping up production by 2009.
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Cleantech

SolFocus Acquires Inspira

First acquisition for solar concentrator system maker is a move toward vertical integration.
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Cleantech

Blitzstrom Buys More Thin Film

DayStar says solar integrator agreed to buy up to 130 megawatts by end of 2008.
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Cleantech

Concentrating the Sun

A technology developed for laser surgery could bring solar power to the masses.
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Cleantech, Finance

OrionSolar Shines an Extra $1M

Israeli energy firm scores second round of funding from 21Ventures after developing low-cost solar cell.
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Cleantech

Clean Energy Boom Forecast

Report predicts that global revenue from biofuel, solar, wind, and fuel cells will hit $167 billion in 10 years.
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Cleantech, Finance

Next Wave: Solar energy, hotter than ever

Well-backed startup Konarka buys Siemens' research efforts, bringing us closer to more – and cheaper – solar-powered products.