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IndustryWeek October 1, 2008 Jill Jusko |
For Solar, The Future is Thin Thin film technologies are poised for growth.  |
BusinessWeek September 6, 2004 Otis Port |
Another Dawn For Solar Power Tech breakthroughs and high energy prices are rekindling the industry.  |
Industrial Physicist Apr/May 2003 Ineke Malsch |
Thin films seek a solar future Despite setbacks, the technology may yet shine.  |
Fast Company November 2010 |
Solar Power's Best Bets The economic downturn and Applied Materials' failure in the thin-film solar business were a one-two punch to the thin-film solar industry. Here's how the big players look heading into 2011.  |
PC Magazine April 4, 2008 Jim Louderback |
Next-Gen Solar Heats Up Thin-film solar panels are a real breakthrough, built via a futuristic mashup of ink jet printing technology, aluminum foil, and space-age chemical compounds.  |
The Motley Fool January 20, 2006 Dan Bloom |
Is the Price of Power Getting You Down? Nanotechnology may dramatically lower solar cell production costs. Investors, take note.  |
Popular Mechanics October 13, 2008 Alex Hutchinson |
Inside Solar Power's Top 5 Next Game-Changing Technologies A detailed analysis of the green industry's real priorities for fulfilling the promise of making solar energy cheaper.  |
The Motley Fool June 23, 2006 Dan Bloom |
Nanosolar's Shining Ambitions Investors have gotten used to nanotech companies being long on promise but short on products. A recent announcement from Nanosolar, however, shows that at least one company aims to break the mold.  |
Fast Company December 2008 Chris Turner |
The Solar Industry Gains Ground -- And Goes Global At a time of economic pain and planetary peril, a renewable global powerhouse takes shape. Just when we need it most.  |
Chemistry World October 2007 Philip Ball |
The Crucible Feel free to make photovoltaics better. But don't forget they have to be cheaper, too.  |
The Motley Fool April 30, 2010 Toby Shute |
This Week in Solar Solar news: First Solar snags another large solar development pipeline... Innovalight announces conversion efficiencies... DuPont doubles solar sales goal... more...  |
IEEE Spectrum June 2010 Peter Fairley |
GE Warms Up to Cadmium Solar Cells Plans to compete with First Solar and other leaders in 2011  |
The Motley Fool August 17, 2007 Jack Uldrich |
Slimmer Solar Grows Up Investment in thin-film solar technology is beginning to take off. While the new thin-films are less efficient than silicon-based solar cells, they can be manufactured much more easily, and expected to be very cost-competitive.  |
The Motley Fool September 18, 2009 Toby Shute |
This Week in Solar News from the solar sector: JA Solar developing high-efficiency solar cells... Solarfun Power reiterates shipment volumes... First Solar attracts more suitors... more...  |
The Motley Fool December 15, 2006 Jack Uldrich |
A Rising Sun? Nanosolar, a privately funded solar energy company, could cause some big disruption in the publicly-traded solar market. After all, the sun has been known to burn people on occasion. There's no reason that it can't do the same to investors.  |
The Motley Fool February 13, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer |
I Love Solar Power The sun is increasingly looking like a legitimate source of clean power, and harnessing its energy is becoming an ever-bigger business. Investors can benefit, too.  |
IEEE Spectrum April 2013 Peter Fairley |
Residential Solar Power Heads Toward Grid Parity Some rooftop photovoltaics are already cost-effective  |
The Motley Fool May 31, 2011 Travis Hoium |
Solar Power Has One Big Believer GE is predicting that solar power will compete head to head with fossil fuels within five years.  |
The Motley Fool December 19, 2008 Toby Shute |
This Week in Solar Solar news: Aside from a billion dollar-scale Chinese project getting under way, things were looking pretty gloomy last week in the solar sector.  |
The Motley Fool February 15, 2007 Mike Norman |
Shining a Light on Solar Power The use of solar energy for heating and for generating electricity is not new. However, the rise in oil prices and efforts to find clean, renewable energy sources are beginning to make this area an investor favorite.  |
The Motley Fool January 15, 2011 Joseph McCabe |
Finding the Apple Computer of Solar Power "Purpose Solar" may hold the key. The future of solar has the potential for design and operating systems to be combined in an Apple way.  |
Popular Mechanics March 6, 2008 Emily Masamitsu |
Startup Makes Cheap Solar Film Cells ... With an Inkjet Printer Konarka Technologies has successfully manufactured thin solar cells using an inkjet printer.  |
The Motley Fool August 30, 2007 Jack Uldrich |
Veeco Wants Some CIGS Veeco Instruments stands to benefit from the solar industry's transition to CIGS-enhanced thin-film solar cells. This may be a company to keep an eye on.  |
The Motley Fool April 23, 2010 Toby Shute |
This Week in Solar Recent news about solar energy companies  |
The Motley Fool August 5, 2010 Eric Wesoff |
Can a Disruptive PV Technology Topple First Solar? We list a few candidates for a "new black swan improbable pyro-nano-quantum-thingamajig technology" to displace thin-film PV.  |
The Motley Fool November 30, 2010 Michael Kanellos |
NRG, SunPower Team for 250 Megawatts: More on the Way Big projects are becoming the face of solar.  |
The Motley Fool June 14, 2011 Travis Hoium |
Which Solar Technology Will Win? Thin film, polysilicon, and solar thermal are battling for the future of solar power.  |
The Motley Fool August 2, 2011 Travis Hoium |
First Solar is Still the Safest Bet in Solar Leading costs, heavy spending in R&D, and a large project development team are defending First Solar's leading position in the solar sector.  |
IEEE Spectrum April 2008 Peter Fairley |
Solar-Cell Squabble Organic photovoltaics could be dirt cheap, but their efficiency is in dispute  |
Fast Company November 2010 Jennifer Kho |
Applied Materials and the $1.5 Billion Solar-Power Flameout Applied Materials was supposed to revolutionize the thin-film solar business, just as it had spurred chip and display makers to new heights. Instead, it was out of the game in three years. What happened?  |
Chemistry World January 31, 2007 Ned Stafford |
Making Light Work The photovoltaic industry is nearing a breakthrough point, beyond which production capacity will soar, offering consumers a wide variety of options at much lower prices.  |
IndustryWeek September 16, 2009 Jill Jusko |
Striving for a Solar-Powered Future Efforts to drive down costs remain paramount, while overcapacity may doom some solar cell makers.  |
The Motley Fool May 26, 2009 Toby Shute |
A Spark for Yingli Green Energy Yingli may just emerge from the current crunch stronger than when it entered it.  |
IEEE Spectrum October 2007 Sandra Upson |
The Greening of Google In the U.S., corporate rooftops are the latest frontier in solar energy generation.  |
The Motley Fool April 17, 2006 Will Frankenhoff |
Suntech Power: The Future Is Bright Suntech is a reasonably valued, low-cost manufacturer in an industry where pricing is paramount and valuations tend to be sky-high.  |
The Motley Fool May 27, 2009 Toby Shute |
Canadian Solar Breaks Through the Clouds Canadian Solar Inc., another vertically integrated Chinese photovoltaics (PV) player, may be poised to prosper.  |
The Motley Fool July 23, 2010 Toby Shute |
This Week in Solar The race to grid parity, one week at a time.  |
The Motley Fool October 18, 2006 Jack Uldrich |
Sharp Magnifies Its Focus on Solar Four new initiatives could extend the company's manufacturing lead in solar cells. Investors interested in solar should keep an eye on the company.  |
Popular Mechanics November 2008 Alex Hutchinson |
Solar Thermal Power May Make Sun-Powered Grid a Reality For five decades solar technologies have delivered more promises than power. Now, new innovations are exiting the lab and plugging into the grid -- turning sunlight into serious energy.  |
The Motley Fool August 29, 2008 Toby Shute |
A Strong Solar Showing Energy Conversion Devices rings up a rich quarter.  |
IEEE Spectrum August 2008 Richard Stevenson |
First Solar: Quest for the $1 Watt Within five years, this company's thin-film solar cells could compete with coal  |
IEEE Spectrum April 2007 Robb Mandelbaum |
MIT Conference is Bullish on Solar Power MIT's Energy 2.0 Conference brought entrepreneurs and inventors together with financiers to discuss not just advances in renewable fuels but in unconventional oil, hybrid cars, and climate change policy.  |
The Motley Fool June 12, 2009 Toby Shute |
This Week in Solar News from the solar sector: Jabil Circuit will begin manufacturing panels in Mexico for SunPower... Innovalight announced that it had installed its first high-throughput industrial silicon-ink inkjet printing system... Yingli Green Energy announced a new partnership with Recurrent Energy...  |
The Motley Fool July 31, 2009 Toby Shute |
First Solar Faces a Turf War The company is prepared to drop prices to hold its ground in Germany.  |
The Motley Fool October 14, 2010 Travis Hoium |
An Unlikely Revolution in Solar 3M's new Ultra Barrier Solar Film could replace glass in future thin film solar products.  |
The Motley Fool February 5, 2011 Eric Wesoff |
DOE's Chu and SunPower's Swanson on the SunShot Initiative The SunShot initiative looks to reduce the total costs of photovoltaic solar energy systems by about 75% so that they are cost-competitive with other forms of energy without subsidies before 2020.  |
The Motley Fool May 21, 2010 Eric Jhonsa |
Are Solar Stocks Due for Another Fall? Overinvestment and Europe's economic problems could soon spell trouble for them.  |
The Motley Fool June 28, 2011 Travis Hoium |
Wall Street and Short Sellers Are Wrong About First Solar But it could be a short squeeze waiting to happen.  |
IEEE Spectrum July 2007 Suhas Sreedhar |
Plastic Solar Cells Get a Boost by Doubling Up Scientists in Korea and California have invented a new way of boosting the efficiency of cheap plastic solar cells, making them more competitive with traditional silicon solar cells. The key is to make the solar cells in pairs.  |
The Motley Fool October 26, 2010 Travis Hoium |
Solar Is Ready for Takeoff We are just two days away from the start of an exciting earnings season for solar. What should we be expecting?  |