23 Oct '12, 7pm

Great Strides in Solar: Preventing Fraud and Abuse: While Solyndra's bankruptcy drove public and political atte...

Great Strides in Solar: Preventing Fraud and Abuse: While Solyndra's bankruptcy drove public and political atte...

In the same month Politico reported, “A long-awaited initial public offering filing by the solar installer SolarCity confirmed persistent rumors about a federal probe into allegations that some solar companies may have inflated their costs to increase their federal subsidies. In its filing to the SEC, SolarCity acknowledged it had received a subpoena from the Treasury Department’s inspector general for documents about the cost basis of some of its projects that were awarded money under Treasury’s 1603 cash grant program.” So what’s the deal, and should anyone be concerned? As the head of the Solar Energy Industries Association for 15 years spanning the 1980’s & 1990’s, we faced similar issues with new companies entering the field that didn’t conform to generally accepted business practices – some were simply new and small and didn’t immediately understand best practices, w...

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California's Solar Energy Industry Keeps on Shining Tuesday, October 23rd 2012 9:23 AM By GetSolar Staff. California is al...

UK Reports Major Renewable Energy Advancements ...

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Despite this uncertainty, the UK crossed the 6-GW wind capacity milestone, and Marianne McCaffery, chief executive of Rene...

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Democrats Seek to Bolster Solar Energy Developm...

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Democrats running for the Arizona Corporation Commission are promising to expand use of rooftop panels and large-scale sol...

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Net Zero at Scale - Solar Power, Renewable Energy, Geothermal Systems - EcoHome Magazine

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A clear and consistent majority of people is in favour of increased investment in renewable energy, according to the resul...

Putting the A123 Bankruptcy in Context

Putting the A123 Bankruptcy in Context

renewableenergyworld.com 19 Oct '12, 2pm

Yesterday’s announcement from A123 Systems needs to be viewed in the context of federal government support for clean tech ...

Deconstructing Solar Industry Myths: Generally, articles that go by the title “solar myths” are pro-solar pole...

Deconstructing Solar Industry Myths: Generally,...

greentechmedia.com 23 Oct '12, 5pm

Generally, articles that go by the title “solar myths” are pro-solar polemics that seek to assuage the concerns of the lay...

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California Array Is Navy’s New Top Solar Gun: The U.S. Navy has a new 13.78-megawatt solar power plant in the ...

California Array Is Navy’s New Top Solar Gun: T...

greentechmedia.com 24 Oct '12, 2pm

The U.S. Navy has a new 13.78-megawatt solar power plant in the high desert of California -- the service’s biggest solar p...

30-Year-Old Solar Module Performing to Factory Specs via @reworld

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renewableenergyworld.com 27 Oct '12, 12pm

Martin Halloway, a green building designer, had been living without electricity for five years before he purchased his fir...

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Statement from Atul Kapadia, the chairman and CEO of Envia Systems "The drive to seek cost reduction in electric cars has ...

Connecticut's Solar Lease Program Demonstrates High Borrower Fidelity #solarenergy

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Launched in 2008, Connecticut's (CT) Solar Lease is one such program. CT's Solar Lease is the first in the nation to pair ...

Australia Urged to Stick With Renewable Energy ...

renewableenergyworld.com 26 Oct '12, 3pm

Australia should stick by its target to get 41,000 gigawatt hours of electricity from renewable sources by 2020, the Clima...