Solar outlook stays bright even as economy dims

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… Continue Reading

Selling solar on the conservative side of town

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… Continue Reading