First Solar knocks it out of the park in Q3
The thin-film maker topped $1 billion in quarterly revenue with impressive profitability and a strong war chest as it continues its retooling for Series 6.
Solar and energy storage in New England: It’s complicated
Greentech Media’s Solar and Storage Symposium looked at the big picture in terms of policies and markets, in a region where complexity reigns.
Massachusetts’ opportunity to get SMART about solar
In this op-ed Vote Solar takes a look at what it will take to keep up the momentum of Massachusetts’ solar market.
Florida approves Duke’s solar plan despite SEIA’s objections
Despite intense opposition to the proposed settlement from solar’s national association, the Sunshine State’s Public Service Commission will allow Duke Energy Florida to build about 175 megawatts of solar-generation per year through 2021.
Soltec grows U.S. presence
The tracker maker has deployed 299 MW of its systems in the United States this year, as part of a global gain in market share.
Puerto Rican Senator to USITC: Don’t kneecap our grid’s future
The possibly bright future of the Puerto Rican electrical grid could be put at risk if severe penalties are imposed on imported solar modules, said Puerto Rican Senator Eduardo Bhatia in a letter to the commission.
Microlink partners with NREL on heterojunction technology
Semiconductor maker Microlink Devices has signed an exclusive deal with the national lab to commercialize a type of lightweight heterojunction solar cell architecture, which could be utilized in powering satellites and aircraft.
Hawaii introduces a new set of distributed solar programs
While the “Smart Export” program may be a better deal for customers with batteries, Hawaii regulators are only committing to interim programs, and have not provided a long-term solution to the issue of DG compensation.
Tesla/SolarCity plans $340 million securitization of distributed solar assets
The latest bundling of solar leases and PPAs by the company that pioneered the practice is not small one.
Avangrid begins to move into solar
The power company has mostly build wind to date, but has announced 300 MW of solar projects.
