Solar Power

Solar Tariff Ruling on Chinese PV Imports Divides US Industry

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Solar trade tariffs released today in a preliminary ruling from the US government were much lower than expected and would disappoint petitioners trying to block cheap Chinese photovoltaic imports, said industry advocates.

The Department of Commerce announced its preliminary determination in the countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of imports of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells from China, which was initiated last year at the request of SolarWorld Industries America, the largest PV manufacturer in the US. Keep reading →

 /  Published March 21, 2012 at 10:00 AM

General Wesley Clark Calls Solar Industry to Arms

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General Wesley Clark became the latest recruit to the clean energy industry yesterday with a call to arms for the American solar industry.

Gen. Clark told delegates at PV America West in San Jose yesterday that the solar industry could play a pivotal role in kick-starting the US economy. Keep reading →

 /  Published March 20, 2012 at 2:30 PM

Renewable Energy Will Cost Grid More: MIT

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Integrating more renewables into the US grid will be costly and have unintended consequences, including potential for increased carbon emissions, that policymakers need to plan for, warns a new Massachusetts Institute of Technology Energy Initiative study.

The study, unveiled Monday, looked at what needs to be done to accommodate increasing percentages of renewables on electricity grids, said MITEI head Ernest Moniz. Keep reading →

 /  Published March 13, 2012 at 9:15 AM

Solar Power Kicks In At Edwards Airforce Base

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What’s big, green and set to save taxpayers money over the course of the next 30 years? A new 3.4 megawatt (MW) solar power installation at Edwards Air Force Base in Southern California, that’s what. Comprising three ground-mounted, single-axis tracking solar farms, the system was built and is owned by Borrego Solar, which will sell power to the military base under the terms of an in-house power purchase agreement (PPA).

“Our utility bill can range anywhere from $15 million to $18 million a year and our utility bills for the summer actually double, but our consumption only goes up 3 percent,” said James Judkins, 95th Civil Engineering director, Edwards Air Force Base, in a statement. “What we’re trying to do (with this project) is not so much conserve energy, but save money.” Keep reading →

 /  Published March 12, 2012 at 12:30 PM

Solar Loan Guarantee Recipient Halts Production

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A robotic arm moves a solar panel.

Another solar manufacturer has run aground on the shoals of the industry’s structural imbalance, with the Colorado thin-film company Abound Solar-recipient of a $400 million federal loan guarantee-announcing a retooling that will at least temporarily cost 180 people their jobs. Keep reading →

 /  Published March 5, 2012 at 10:45 AM
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