Real Goods Solar, a national installation company, will participate in the GRID Alternatives Bay Area Solarthon this Saturday, July 21, in San Jose, installing free solar arrays for low-income homeowners.
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SEIA Comments on Closure of Amonix Manufacturing Plant
WASHINGTON - Following news reports about the closure of the Amonix solar manufacturing plant in Nevada, Rhone Resch, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association ® (SEIA®), released the following statement.
Tucson Solar Firm Makes Push into Japan
Tucson-based Global Solar Energy Inc. is taking its flexible solar-panel technology into Japan’s growing solar market, taking advantage of a new government incentive program.
Community Energy Under Construction on Largest Solar Project in Pennsylvania
Community Energy Solar (Community Energy) today announced that it has closed financing and commenced construction of its six megawatt (dc) Keystone Solar Project in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
Why on Earth Would the Obama Campaign Call Solyndra ‘Successful and Innovative’? Because It Was.
In this cauldron of stupidity we call a presidential campaign, the scandal of the minute is Obama campaign spokeswoman Lis Smith’s description of Solyndra as “successful and innovative.” She actually said Solyndra was “widely praised as successful and innovative.” She said this not because she wanted to trend on Twitter, but because Solyndra was, in fact, widely praised as successful and innovative
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Westinghouse Solar, Zep Settle Patent Dispute Over Panels
Bloomberg Businessweek
Westinghouse Solar Inc. (WEST) and Zep Solar Inc. said they have settled a patent dispute over designs to reduce the cost of attaching solar panels to roofs.
Financial terms weren't disclosed. The settlement, which covers civil suits and a case pending before the U.S. International Trade Commission in Washington, extends to all customers, suppliers and licensees of the companies, they said in a joint statement.
Solar Lobby Flexes its Muscle
New York's fledgling solar power industry is flexing its muscle, touting polls showing that people favor the concept and pointing to a bill that is making its way through committee that would encourage more solar energy.
Solar Energy Industry is Flourishing in Mass.
Massachusetts is no California when it comes to sun. But that isn't stopping the solar energy industry from flourishing here.
Utility Regulators More than Double California's Solar Power Goal
California is poised to more than double its targeted electricity output from rooftop solar panels.
Solar Power May Shine Soon on Southwest Florida International Airport
The Lee County Port Authority is inching closer to making solar energy at Southwest Florida International Airport a reality.
