The U.S. Navy’s association with solar power dates back in 2002 and this time around, it goes huge. The Navy has recently awarded five contracts worth up to $100 million for the design, installation and management of solar arrays at Navy and Marine Corps facilities in Arizona,… more>>

Last year, PV inverter shipments totaled 8.3 GW and $2.8 billion, according to IMS Research's latest report on the global solar inverter market. The report says that huge demand for PV inverters, fueled by uncertainty around several European countries' incentive schemes, led to… more>>

Evatran has unveiled their new wireless charger for electric cars at the Plug-In 2010 conference in San Jose, California. The next-generation charger makes use of proximity charging technology to power car with electrons beamed from the car-sized Powermat. Electricity… more>>

Sulfurcell has reported that it has signed deals to sell 16 megawatts of panels to projects in Asia: 10 megawatts worth of panels will go to China and 6 megawatts will end up on commercial roofs in New Delhi. The German company specializes in copper indium sulfur (CIS) solar… more>>

First Solar (FSLR) reports earnings this evening. Unlike the last two rounds, I have no strong feelings about the potential upward or downward moves this time around. I went neutral on FSLR after closing out positions on the great post-earnings pop in April, and I have not done… more>>

The Spanish government has recently brought forward rather contradictory policy developments concerning renewable energy sources (RES). On the one hand, the Industry Ministry has presented the country’s National Renewable Energy Action Plan. It foresees that, by 2020, 22.7% of… more>>

I recently had the privilege of participating in a webcast on the future of concentrating solar power (CSP) in the U.S. The panel discussion was moderated by Marc Gunther, a contributing editor at Fortune magazine who has spent many years writing on energy issues. The discussion… more>>

It’s official. The Connecticut (CT) Solar Lease Program is open again, but it’s only going to be available for a limited time. They don’t have the funds to keep the program open indefinitely. The program estimates it only will accept about 100 new leases before the program is… more>>

The past decade was the hottest ever recorded and global temperatures are now rising at a rate of about one-fifth of a degree Fahrenheit every decade, according to the annual “State of the Climate” report issued by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).… more>>

Honolulu-based Natural Power Concepts has designed a mobile, retractable-blade wind turbine that generates both wind and solar energy. Featuring seven instead of three blades, the wind turbine catches low-wind speeds more effectively. The energy generated by the system is stored… more>>

A team of design engineering students at the Royalton High School have crafted a sustainable zero-emission boat that is powered by onboard solar panels. Christened Tropheus, the boat was made from the Minnesota Renewable Energy Society’s annual solar regatta. The boat received… more>>