SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Purse strings are loosening, new bets are being placed, and cautious optimism has caught on in the green technology sector.
With oil prices up sharply and the U.S. economy steady, the emerging green technology industry is seen moving back to a growth path from a sheer survival [...]
By Ucilia Wang
NRG Solar said Monday it has bought a near-complete solar power plant in California from First Solar (FSLR), which entered the project development business to create demand for its solar panels.
By Ucilia Wang
Solar company executives have often talked about India as a potentially huge market. Now they can count on the government's help to make that a reality.
by Michael Kanellos
Nearly two months after its successful initial public offering, A123 Systems (AONE) seems headed back to its roots.
By Jeff St. John
The U.S. Senate will postpone until next year its debate on energy and climate legislation, along with its controversial plan to cap greenhouse gas emissions.
By Jeff St. John
General Electric (GE) and Chinese coal company Shenhua Group will partner on cleaner coal power plant technology, the two announced Tuesday, adding their names to a growing list of Chinese-U.S. clean energy partnerships.
By Ucilia Wang
China is both a friend and a foe to the greentech world.
Duke Energy (DUK) has commissioned a study to explore what its growing relationship with companies and research institutions in China would mean on issues such [...]
By Ucilia Wang
SunPower (SPWRA) might have to restate its financial results because its manufacturing operations in the Philippines appeared to have over and under reported expenses in 2008 and the first three quarters of 2009.
By Ucilia Wang
Suntech Power (STP) plans to build a factory in the Phoenix area and start production in the third quarter of 2010.
CPV News from MASDAR trumps Solar Power International 09.
I was looking forward to the SPI 09 Concentrating Photovoltaics (CPV) session moderated by Greentech Media Senior Analyst Eric Wesoff. For once, I had a few questions prepared in advance. When I sat down, I thought I was [...]
By Ucilia Wang
SAN FRANCISCO -- Worldwide demand for solar energy equipment is set to drop about 17 percent in 2009, the first time the market has ever experienced a drop in demand, an analyst said Thursday.
By Michael Kanellos
Dow Chemical (DOW), the chemical manufacturer that plans to release roofing tiles with integrated copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) solar cells next year, has inked a multimillion dollar research alliance with Caltech to experiment with [...]
By Ucilia Wang
Several U.S. Senators have introduced a bill to provide a tax incentive to solar energy equipment manufacturers in a bid to create new jobs.
Several U.S. Senators have introduced a bill to provide a tax incentive to solar energy equipment manufacturers in a bid to create new jobs.
The Solar Manufacturing Jobs Creation Act, introduced by Sens. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich. and Robert Menendez, D-N.J., would give manufacturers access to a [...]
By Ucilia Wang
Solar panels that use little or no silicon are likely to more than double their global market share to reach 31 percent in 2013 from 14 percent in 2008, according to market research firm iSuppli Tuesday.
By Jeff St. John
Opponents of plans to reduce global greenhouse-gas emissions say they will add too much to the cost of energy. But, the International Energy Agency says doing nothing about climate change will be even more expensive.
By Ucilia Wang
The European Union is considering tightening a ban on hazardous chemicals. The ban would significantly cripple First Solar (FSLR) and other companies that make solar panels with cadmium as a key ingredient.
By Ucilia Wang
Energy Conversion Devices (ENER) saw a revenue decline and a flat net loss for its first fiscal quarter of 2010 that ended Sept. 30, the company said Monday.
By Michael Kanellos
The U.K. today approved 10 sites for the possible construction of nuclear plants that could be deployed before the end of 2025, according to Power Engineering among others. The country also outlined an improved strategy for deployment. Nothing is set in stone and [...]
By Ucilia Wang
General Electric (GE) plans to close its only U.S. solar panel factory because production costs have exceeded sale prices.
By Ucilia Wang
Applied Materials (AMAT) has purchased most of the assets of Advent Solar in cash to boost its offering of factory equipment for making crystalline silicon cells and panels.
STR Holdings (NYSE: STRI) became the first solar company in more than a year to go public, but its debut on Friday hasn't wowed investors.
The Enfield, Conn., company priced its stock at $10 per' [...]
By Ucilia Wang
General Electric (GE) plans to close its only U.S. solar panel factory because production costs have exceeded sale prices.
By Ucilia Wang
Sanyo (SANYY.PK) celebrated the opening of two factories this week: a silicon ingot and wafer in Salem, Ore., and a panel assembly plant in Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
By Ucilia Wang
Evergreen Solar (ESLR) plans to stop producing panels at its factory in Devens, Mass., and shift that work to China, the company said this week.
By Ucilia Wang
First Solar (FSLR) has purchased a land option from Ausra, a deal that First Solar believes will help it secure regulatory approval for a 550-megawatt solar farm in California.
By Ucilia Wang
Jeannine Sargent, who took over the fledging solar business at Swiss thin-film factory equipment company, Oerlikon Solar (OERLF.PK), in 2007, is leaving.
