Solar outlook stays bright even as economy dims
While the market for silicon solar panels appears to be growing at a healthy clip, several factors could either retard or speed its development. A worldwide silicon shortage, government investment credits, energy prices and the existing financing and installation models for solar panels are all in flux. But recent developments in all of those sectors suggest a positive outlook for the sector.
First up, Trina Solar’s recent decision to cancel its $1b silicon plant is widely… Continue Reading
Selling solar on the conservative side of town
Republican “red” states hate environmentalism, right? And California is the place to be for cleantech startups, no? Not so, says cleantech installer Standard Renewable Energy, which does its business in middle America and just closed off a second round of venture funding.
SRE, headed by a former Enron trader, is busy selling solar cells, wind turbines, green insulation, efficient cooling and other systems to people in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and other states the environmental elite enjoy… Continue Reading