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Solar Panel Imports May Face $70M in Added Tariffs
A change in how imported solar panels are classified may impose up to $70 million in unexpected tariffs. As reported Wednesday by the New York Times: The issue began with a short letter to United Statescustoms officials last December from the small American subsidiary of aSpanish energy company. The subsidiary, GES USA, wanted to know [...]
LG GD510 touchscreen with solar panel is light on features and light for the wallet
Popout LG’s consumer research showed that a large group of consumers wantedthe functionality of a full touchscreen phone without the extra bulkand unnecessary features that resulted in higher prices. According tothe research, many users were also put off by the complexity offeature-laden phones but still desired the easier navigation and largerscreens of full touchscreen phones. [...]
Solar Bluetooth Headphones By Brando
Here at GetSolar, we typically discusssolar PV and solar thermal (solar hot water) technologies. But everyonce in awhile, a new gadget demands at least a short post. Such is thecase today. Via this post from Gizmodo, I stumble upon this: a solar-powered bluetooth headset. Before you get too excited, I should pointout that the PV [...]
Suntech’s New Wd Series Polycrystalline Solar Panel
Solar panel maker SuntechPower Holdings Co.,has unveiled a 60 cell multi-crystalline solar module called the"Wd". The new Wd solar panel series offers a positive peak power tolerance of 0/+5watts, assuring that the modules will generate at, or outperform, the nominalpower rating. The new 60 cell module weighs around 20kg and the company says it will [...]
Update From European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference
Solarcompanies have rolled out new panels and announced contracts andinvestments as the 24th annual European Photovoltaic Solar EnergyConference is underway in Germany this week. The highlights: • Suntech Power: The Chinese panel maker is rollingout a mid-size panel with a new power output and a new product calledWd. The new, multicrystalline silicon panel could produce [...]
BP Solar’s 230w solar panel
I’m not a big fan of BP Solar panels ever since BP’s CEO bashed on solar power technology and their solar panels caught on firedue to a faulty junction box. The big oil company continues to pushtheir solar division further offering their own version of a 230w solarpanel called the Endura series. The solar panel [...]
An Inside Look At SunFab (AMAT)
I was lucky enough to join a group of cleantech investors at AppliedMaterials today for a presentation and a tour of Applied’s facilities. It was an animated group of VC and corporate venture investors thatincluded DFJ, Rockport, Globespan, Venrock, Siemens, Battery, VantagePoint, and more. Randhir Thakur, the Sr. VP and GM of the Display and SunFab [...]
Nanosolar: Growing in San Jose, CA
Nanosolar is a company that was established in 2002 that designs,engineers, and manufactures solar power that focuses on clean,reusable, and affordable energy. Nanosolar already has a Europeanpanel assembly factory in Germany automated to produce one panel everyten seconds! Nanosolar announced the production of its thin film solarmaterial at a factory in San Jose, California. That’s [...]