First Solar was trying to compete with high-efficiency silicon when it acquired early-stage startup TetraSun in April 2013 in the cadmium-telluride (CdTe) vendor""s first foray into solar silicon. It was a hedge against its own CdTe material. Well, according to the comp......[More]

Tesla Motors Inc.’s bid to buy the biggest U.S. rooftop solar installer has little to do with selling cars. Rather, it’s about solving two of the biggest problems sting in the way of the next solar boom. perhaps a good deal more. When Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk c......[More]

Chile leads the way in renewables in Latin America. But growth may slow as the transmission network remains constricted, spot prices rise the country’s mining sector slumps. Chile has long been the leader of Latin America""s renewable energy market. But growth is now th......[More]

Despite being an issue that knows no borders, affects all is of vital interest to future generations, the environment was low on the agenda ahead of the UK""s historic vote to leave the European Union. The short answer to what happens next with pollution, wildlife, farm......[More]

The global solar market had a record year in 2015, adding 14GW to its annual rate of installations. 2016 is set to be another good year, with the market set to grow by 21%. The lscape is very diverse, with the top three markets making up the majority of dem, over ten ma......[More]

While the exact date that the U.S. installed its 1,000,000th solar installation is hard to pinpoint, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), the country is there. The organization plans to celebrate the milestone in early May with a three-pronged ap......[More]