Monthly Archives: February 2012

First Solar’s (FSLR) fiscal 4Q11 and 2011 results came with a couple of unexpected surprises — including a big nasty one related to performance issues — and industry watchers are raising voices for what could be a radical shift in … Continue reading →

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The latest quarterly financial updates now coming in provide a clearer view of the solar PV supplier landscape, who’s doing better and why (or why not). Here’s what the top Chinese PV module suppliers are saying, and what the analysts … Continue reading →

China continues to take aggressive steps to secure itself as the leading manufacturing base for renewable energy. And it’s increasingly doing so with an eye on how that base can help it take a lead in project development as well. … Continue reading →

China has made it clear that it wants to add solar energy generation at a fast pace, so it’s not surprising that the government also has big plans to boost solar manufacturing. In fact, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information … Continue reading →

The US Federal Government is making another pitch for business-tax reform, and within that thrust it is underscoring its support for renewable energy. Read Full Story

While much attention has rightly been given to the expiration of the Section 1603 cash grant program at the end of 2011, there are other tax incentives for renewable energy that are also set to expire in the upcoming years. … Continue reading →

Last year Apple commissioned its new 500,000 acre data center in Maiden, North Carolina. The facility, costing an estimated $1 billion facility to build, is the company’s biggest data center several times over, aimed to support everything from iTunes to … Continue reading →

In my 20-plus years of dealing with economic development on tribal lands, I have found that few people are familiar with federal Indian law or tribal law, governments and dispute resolution systems, which reflect each tribe’s sovereign status and unique … Continue reading →

Southern California Edison has won approval to modify a photovoltaic program that won praise for its intent to promote distributed, rooftop generation when it received the initial thumbs-up from state regulators in 2009. With the changes, though, the utility will … Continue reading →