http://www.inveslogic.com/popular/articles/solar-energy Solar Energy - Today's Popular Articles at http://www.inveslogic.com en http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/clean-edge-news/1104614?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 07/01/2008 - Ausra, a developer of utility-scale solar thermal power plants, officially opened the reflector production line of its first North American manufacturing and distribution center in Las Vegas...... Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/clean-edge-news/1104614?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/clean-edge-news/1104615?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 ... Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/clean-edge-news/1104615?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/science-blog/1104264?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 NASA spacecraft observations reveal what appears to be by far the largest impact crater ever found in the solar system.read more... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:43:14 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/science-blog/1104264?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1101873?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 Like a new car, a solar system is a big investment. Some home owners can front the $10,000 - $30,000 for the panels and installation, but most need help. SunRun is one of a new breed of companies that s figuring out ways to set up almost anyone wit... Tue, 24 Jun 2008 07:54:40 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1101873?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1101419?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 Solar panels, the critics say, will never be cost effective. Even with improved technology, or larger, more efficient manufacturing facilities, they can t compete with coal, natural gas or nuclear anytime soon. Research firm iSuppli has another sto... Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:16:44 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1101419?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/clean-edge-news/1101118?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 06/23/2008 - Sakai City, Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc., and Sharp Corporation recently agreed to cooperate on the Sakai City Waterfront Mega Solar Power Generation Plan in Osaka Prefecture, Japan...... Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/clean-edge-news/1101118?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1099767?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 Everyone with a website knows how important their Google search rankings are. To help site owners get the best rankings possible, the company already offers a set of tools; now, Google is making the data used by those tools available to third-party a... Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:50:53 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1099767?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/new-scientist-technology/1099345?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 Most of us know that tornadoes are unpredictable, uncontrollable, and dangerous. But a Canadian engineer thinks they could be the future of electricity generation. He wants to make electricity from artificial tornadoes.Louis Michaud, a retired pe... Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:00:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/new-scientist-technology/1099345?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/clean-edge-news/1098891?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 06/21/2008 - ABN Amro, DIF Renewable Energy Fund and Grupo Santander have created a joint venture to invest in PV solar assets across southern Europe...... Fri, 20 Jun 2008 04:19:21 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/clean-edge-news/1098891?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/clean-edge-news/1098890?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 06/21/2008 - The Atlantic City Convention & Visitors Authority (ACCVA) recently announced that it has awarded Pepco Energy Services, a subsidiary of Pepco Holdings, Inc...... Fri, 20 Jun 2008 04:19:10 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/clean-edge-news/1098890?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/stock-advisors/1099125?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 After meeting with one of its directors, nanotech expert Gregg Early (http://www.thestockadvisors.com/ccount/click.php?id=2123) sees CVD Equipment (http://www.thestockadvisors.com/quote.htm?sym=cvv) (NASDAQ: CVV (http://www.thestockadvisors.com/quote... Fri, 20 Jun 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/stock-advisors/1099125?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1097735?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 Thin-film solar panel maker Nanosolar isn t shy about tooting its own horn. The heavily-funded startup has made a series of advances over the past couple years, from building one of the world s largest solar cell factories to printing its first c... Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:20:15 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1097735?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/clean-edge-news/1097098?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 06/18/2008 - Norway's Renewable Energy Corporation has decided to invest close to USD 2...... Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/clean-edge-news/1097098?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/open-the-future/1096396?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 Okay, back from DC and a long weekend trip away. Rested and ready, as it were. Here are a few items piled up in the old Intertube drift net. More serious stuff coming. My Old Workplace: Stephen Colbert discusses a scenario report from Global Business... Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:20:23 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/open-the-future/1096396?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/joel-makower-two-steps-forward/1096121?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 The spring rains have yielded a bumper crop of new reports on the business of green. I've been a bit behind in fielding them, given my travels and last week's highly successful Greener by Design conference. Here are five of the latest.... Tue, 17 Jun 2008 11:00:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/joel-makower-two-steps-forward/1096121?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1095698?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 It s been more than a week, and top Chinese video site 56.com is still down for maintenance This is the longest outage to happen to any of the top three Chinese video sites, all of which have received significant investment from internati... Tue, 17 Jun 2008 03:14:35 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1095698?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/stock-advisors/1095898?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 VECO (http://www.thestockadvisors.com/quote.htm?sym=veco)), which designs equipment for manufacturers and researchers, is a featured stock from quantitiative analyst Vahan Janjigian (http://www.thestockadvisors.com/ccount/click.php?id=2103) in The Fo... Tue, 17 Jun 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/stock-advisors/1095898?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/clean-edge-news/1096004?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 06/17/2008 - To spur new development and demand for renewable energy sources, Intel Corporation is spinning off key assets of a start-up business effort inside Intel's New Business Initiatives group to form an independent company called SpectraWatt I... Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/clean-edge-news/1096004?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/clean-edge-news/1096005?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 06/17/2008 - A new study makes the case that solar power is emerging as a cost-effective hedge against fossil fuels and is likely to reach cost parity with retail-electricity rates in most regions of the U...... Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/clean-edge-news/1096005?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/science-blog/1095344?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 Nanotechnology is paving the way toward improved solar cells. New research shows that a film of carbon nanotubes may be able to replace two of the layers normally used in a solar cell, with improved performance at a lower cost. Researchers have found... Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:47:25 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/science-blog/1095344?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/howard-lindzon/1095004?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 I am long a lot of stocks right now about 40 percent invested. No short positions.I have a lot of money to put to work, but if we rally, there are going to be some new leaders quickly. I am eyeing a bunch of new stocks for sure.Right now, gun to my... Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:02:53 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/howard-lindzon/1095004?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1094648?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 Hewlett-Packard, tapping into its IP back catalog, recently announced that it would license its thin film transparent transistor technology to Livermore, Calif.-based Xtreme Energetics (XE) to develop advanced concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) solar a... Mon, 16 Jun 2008 03:15:14 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1094648?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/clean-edge-news/1094935?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 06/16/2008 - Sinosol, the solar module maker run by German and Chinese managers, raised pre-IPO finance from a group of investors and business angels several months before its coming flotation in Frankfurt...... Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/clean-edge-news/1094935?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/solar-intelligence/1094408?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 The Egypt-brokered truce deal between Israel and Hamas regarding the Gaza portion of Palestine continues to move forward, and the new peace initiative out of Somalia is providing hope and inspiration to many in Mogadishu and other war-torn regions of... Sun, 15 Jun 2008 14:14:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/solar-intelligence/1094408?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1093529?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 Continuing its streak of recent renewable deals, California utility PG&E announced yesterday that it would purchase 106.8 megawatts of solar thermal-biofuel hybrid power from San Joaquin Solar, a subsidiary of Portugal s Martifer Renewables.The two... Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:42:03 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1093529?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1093530?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 ... Fri, 13 Jun 2008 09:54:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1093530?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/clean-edge-news/1092743?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 06/13/2008 - Pacific Gas and Electric Company recently announced that it has entered into two contracts with San Joaquin Solar LLC, a subsidiary of Martifer Renewables Electricity LLC, for a combined 106...... Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:20:42 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/clean-edge-news/1092743?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/science-blog/1092626?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 Scientists are deploying an advanced research aircraft to study a region of the atmosphere that influences climate change by affecting the amount of solar heat that reaches Earth's surface.read more... Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:25:41 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/science-blog/1092626?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/clean-edge-news/1092504?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 ... Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/clean-edge-news/1092504?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/clean-edge-news/1089407?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 06/10/2008 - Duke Energy Carolinas is proposing a $100 million plan to install electricity generating solar panels at up to 850 North Carolina sites including homes, schools, stores and factories...... Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/clean-edge-news/1089407?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/clean-edge-news/1088850?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 06/09/2008 - Suniva Inc., a manufacturer of crystalline silicon solar cells, recently announced plans to locate its first solar cell factory in Gwinnett County, Ga...... Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/clean-edge-news/1088850?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/clean-edge-news/1086667?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 06/06/2008 - German solar cell producer Q-Cells AG, one of the world's largest producers of solar cells, recently announced it has reached an agreement with the Mexican Federal Government, the Government of the State of Baja California and Silicon Bo... Thu, 05 Jun 2008 22:19:28 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/clean-edge-news/1086667?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-bulletin/1085678?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 Staff, Energy Bulletin. UK report: Greener power to the peopleGreen energy firm bids to power London OlympicsGermany slashes solar subsidies... Wed, 04 Jun 2008 19:12:14 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-bulletin/1085678?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1085356?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 ... Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:41:27 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1085356?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1085096?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 Here s the latest action: Sony opens to in-game ads The company is about to announce support for ads in the PlayStation 3 video game console, and in-game advertising company IGA Worldwide will be the first to announce a deal, according to Forb... Wed, 04 Jun 2008 10:15:38 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1085096?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1084848?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 ... Wed, 04 Jun 2008 06:18:31 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1084848?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1083322?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 Venture capitalists view the U.S. as the global leader in technology innovation, but they also see other regions developing fast as pockets for industry-specific innovation, according to a survey by Deloitte and the National Venture Capital Associati... Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:00:47 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1083322?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/clean-energy/1082919?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 Robert Bosch has agreed to buy 50.45 percent of solar power companyErsol for 546.4 million euros ($845.7 million) from Ventizz Capitaland plans a public offer for the rest, Bosch and Ersol said.Press release: Agreement between Ventizz and Bosch regar... Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:51:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/clean-energy/1082919?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/science-base/1083203?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 A simpler, gentler eye test based on Raman spectroscopy could spot ocular infection and other problems without irritating patients, although they may be required to yawn during the procedure. Whichever way you look at them, whether through the emotio... Mon, 02 Jun 2008 08:00:04 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/science-base/1083203?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/stock-advisors/1083277?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 Having expected a pullback in solar stocks, Elliott Gue (http://www.thestockadvisors.com/ccount/click.php?id=2065) notes, My only buy-rated solar play is MEMC Materials (http://www.thestockadvisors.com/quote.htm?sym=wfr) (NYSE: WFR (http://www.thest... Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/stock-advisors/1083277?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1081486?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 Blacklight Power, a company founded by a Harvard medical doctor called Randell Mills, says it can push hydrogen atoms into a state that most scientists deny exists. The company claims that energy this atomic push releases can create electricity for a... Fri, 30 May 2008 15:28:46 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1081486?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/clean-edge-news/1081171?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 05/30/2008 - Ironwood State Prison (Ironwood) and SunEdison recently announced the activation of a new 1...... Fri, 30 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/clean-edge-news/1081171?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/cleantech-investing/1080028?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 OK, gross overstatement in the title for this column, admittedly intended to grab attention.But something that s been becoming clear for some time now, and was reinforced for me at yesterday s fun Greentech Media PV vendor showcase, was that the ... Thu, 29 May 2008 10:28:29 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/cleantech-investing/1080028?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/clean-edge-news/1079364?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 05/29/2008 - Chinese solar cell and module manufacturer Suntech has acquired a minority stake in wafer maker Shunda for USD 98...... Thu, 29 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/clean-edge-news/1079364?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1079310?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 Dell loses false advertising lawsuit: The New York Attorney General won a lawsuit against Dell and its financial services subsidiary for false advertising, fraud, deceptive business practices and abusive debt collection. The suit, brought by Attorney... Wed, 28 May 2008 18:35:48 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1079310?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1078936?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology offered their predictions today on technologies that could foster the next tech boom. I d put as much stock in these predictions as anybody s top ten predictions list. I think some of these... Wed, 28 May 2008 11:03:10 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1078936?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/clean-edge-news/1078260?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 05/28/2008 - SunEdison, one of North America's largest solar energy services provider, recently announced that it has closed $131 million of private equity and $30 million of debt financing with new and existing investors over the last six months...... Tue, 27 May 2008 22:18:21 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/clean-edge-news/1078260?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/open-the-future/1078279?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 Who gets to determine the right climate for the Earth?We may broadly agree that the current climate -- warming, with chances of apocalypse -- is decidedly not the right one. After abundant political posturing and nationalist histrionics, we'll even... Tue, 27 May 2008 22:13:15 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/open-the-future/1078279?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1075720?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 Below you ll find this week s PartnerUp Opportunities of the week.PartnerUp is an online community for entrepreneurs and startups that helps them find people for their business, such as co-founders, business partners, advisors, board members, and... Fri, 23 May 2008 18:49:29 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1075720?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/1075398?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43 I've got an article in the Toronto Star today about an Ottawa-based company named Menova Energy, which has what hockey fans might call a hat trick solar technology. The company's Power-Spar array is a concentrated solar power system (1,000 suns), a... Fri, 23 May 2008 14:09:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/1075398?rsstype=populararticles&cid=43