Solar Photovoltaic Companies Shifting From Focus on Market Share Growth to Profitability in 2012
01/17/12, Contributed by, SolarBuzz News
Planned Production Revised Downward; Market Growth Shifting Away from Europe, NPD Solarbuzz Reports

Unlock the Secret to Selling to the Military
01/17/12, Len Calderone
Selling to the military is not easy, but if you are persistent and take one step at a time, asking questions along the way, military sales can add substantially to your bottom line.

Solar Thermal (Hot Water) – The Other Type Of Solar
01/17/12, Michael Chance , Solar Energy USA
Just like PV solar panels, solar thermal systems are tax credit eligible on both state and federal levels. And, just as there are utility rebates for installing a new, more energy efficient water tank, most power companies also have special incentives for installing solar thermal, as high as $450 dollars per solar thermal installation!

Interview - Energy Monitoring with PowerTrack
01/17/12, Robert Schaefer, AlsoEnergy
By monitoring and measuring energy production, consumption and portfolio performance, budget conscious users, installers, developers and financiers are discovering production increases and cost savings that they could never see before.

Utilizing Panel-Level Monitoring to Improve Project ROI
01/04/12, Ray Burgess, Solar Power Technologies, Inc.
Panel-level monitoring is a new and valuable weapon for array owners and O&M companies to improve financial performance and reduce risk in owning and operating large-scale solar arrays. The accuracy and insight from this new technology, coupled with intelligent Cloud-based analysis and diagnostics, bring many opportunities to improve energy output and improve efficiency in O&M activities.

Energy plays key role in Obama's State of the Union
Submitted on: 01/25/12, 12:58 PM
For the third year in a row energy played a central role in President Obama's State of the Union address, with the president leaning hard this year on the twin themes of increased domestic oil and gas production and the need to invest more in renewable sources. "Right now,

PUC rejects SDG&E’s proposed ‘network use fee’ for solar customers
Submitted on: 01/23/12, 02:18 PM
A plan by San Diego Gas & Electric to charge a “network use fee” to users of solar energy was stalled Wednesday at the California Public Utilities Commission. At a presentation to a committee in November, SDG&E presented the charge as a fairness iss

US to Probe Imports of China, Vietnam Wind Towers
Submitted on: 01/20/12, 01:34 PM
The U.S. Commerce Department said on Thursday it was launching an investigation that could lead to steep import duties on more than $100 million worth of wind energy towers from China and Vietnam. The decision adds to the friction in clean energy trade between the world's tw

US Replaces China as Top Clean Energy Investor
Submitted on: 01/18/12, 01:03 PM
The United States has regained its place as the world’s number one investor in clean energy, reclaiming the top spot from China, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance. In 2011, U.S. total investment in clean energy surged to $55.9 billion, up 33 percent from 2010; China

U.S. Department of Energy Selects Santa Clara University to Compete in 2013 Solar Decathlon
Submitted on: 01/27/12, 08:34 AM
Santa Clara's undergraduate engineering students will go up against some tough schools, such as Stanford, University of Southern California, and California Institute of Technology.

ONYX Signs MOU to Acquire 25% of "Plug-N-Play" Co-Developer
Submitted on: 01/27/12, 08:32 AM
The financial terms of the acquisition will be settled upon the completion of ONYX's Due Diligence review of Optimum's existing operations and future valuations.

National Solar Power Announces Solar Farm Agreement with Liberty County, Florida
Submitted on: 01/27/12, 08:27 AM

SolarBridge Technologies Partners with Solartec Energia Renovable to Introduce AC Modules to Mexico
Submitted on: 01/27/12, 08:25 AM
Solartec will manufacture and sell AC modules powered by SolarBridge PantheonTM microinverters into the Mexican market.

Schletter Solar Mounting Rails and Quick Mount PV Composition Roof Mounts Now Compatible
Submitted on: 01/27/12, 06:08 AM
Two solar mounting manufacturers work together to create the Gator MountTM offering more choices for solar installers

UNIRAC - Bright Thinking in Solar

Unirac leads the PV mounting market with industry-leading technology and a breadth of product solutions and services designed to meet the needs of any type of solar installation. We start with the voice of the customer. Unirac collaborates with installers and system integrators who work with a variety of structures and PV modules, in order to deliver mounting solutions that offer the freedom and flexibility, along with the speed, ease and low cost of installation they are looking for. By partnering with the industry's premier integrators and distributors, Unirac delivers custom-designed solutions using highly engineered mounting technology, backed by excellent end-to-end technical support.

Trojan Battery

(Santa Fe Springs, CA, United States of America)

As the world’s leading manufacturer of deep-cycle batteries, Trojan Battery offers the broadest portfolio of high-quality deep-cycle flooded, AGM and gel products for renewable energy and backup power applications. Having shaped the world of deep-cycle battery technology for more than 85 years, Trojan’s pioneering research, development and manufacturing experience has firmly established its legacy of applying focused engineering expertise addressing the needs of the renewable energy marketplace.

The Global Hunt For Oil: Canadian Firm Drills First Exploration Well in Somalia
Submitted on: 01/27/12, 04:01 PM
Energy companies are renowned for taking risks as they scour the globe for new opportunities. That said however, Canada’s Vancouver, BC-based Horn Petroleum Corporation, a unit of Africa Oil Inc., is in a class by itself, having begun dri

Iran to take Action Against the West by Banning Oil Exports to the EU?
Submitted on: 01/27/12, 03:51 PM
Following the recent agreement by the EU to impose trade sanctions against Iran the Iranian parliament will debate a law that could halt all oil exports to the continent. [i]"On Sunday, parliament will have to approve a 'double emergency' bill call

Transmission Line Under the Mediterranean to Supply Italy with Clean Power
Submitted on: 01/27/12, 03:48 PM
It seems that more and more large, renewable energy projects are being announced each day. The most recent is a giant solar power plant that will be built by Top Oilfield Services, a Tunisian oil and gas engineering company, and Nur Energie, a British solar firm. The project