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Feeling the heat at Solar Power 2006
October 20, 2006 - by Dana Childs -
Looking for a sector on fire? Look no further than solar, if this week's conference in San Jose was any indication.
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Renewable energy through VC eyes
October 19, 2006 - by Dana Childs -
A gaggle of venture capitalists weighed in on what they look for in renewable energy investments today.
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Silly cone valley
I didn't catch anyone else in the room chuckling. But it struck me today as funny that Michael Peevey, President of the California Public Utilities Commission, the guy at the reigns of power (literally) for the sixth largest economy in the world, thinks his very own Silicon Valley is pronounced "silicone valley".
Am I the only one who finds glorious serendipity in the name of Michael Peevey, who's a big proponent of solar power?!
Once or twice could be forgiven. We all make mistakes.
Two solar heavyweight VCs back startup Practical Instruments
October 17, 2006 - by Dallas Kachan -
Company closes an $8M series A round from RockPort Capital and Nth Power.
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Google to install biggest corporate solar power system in the world
October 16, 2006 - by Dallas Kachan -
To be the largest solar installation on any corporate campus in the U.S., and one of the largest in the world.
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Solar cell manufacturers duke it out
October 16, 2006 - by Dallas Kachan -
Mirror, mirror: who’s got the most efficient solar cells of all? Kyocera? SunPower? Evergreen?
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Evergreen inks $100M deal
October 16, 2006 - by Dallas Kachan -
Evergreen Solar (Nasdaq:ESLR), a manufacturer of solar power products, today announced that it has entered into a four-year supply contract with Mainstream Energy, LLC, which has systems integration and distribution subsidaries involved in the sales, distribution and installation of residential and commercial solar electric systems nationwide.
Under the terms of the agreement, Evergreen Solar will ship approximately $100 million of photovoltaic modules to Mainstream Energy over the next four years.
Evergreen says this deal is further affirmation of the proprietary, low-cost String Ribbon(TM) wafer technology at the heart of its cells.
Full Story »The International Sustainable Energy Forum in pictures
October 12, 2006 - by Dallas Kachan -
Who was there, what they did, and what they looked like after a beer or two.
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groSolar funding - integrators interesting to VCs?
A Vermont-based solar integrator called groSolar has just received $2.25 million from three venture funds that specialize in the cleantech and renewable energy sectors: SJF Ventures, Calvert Social Investment Fund, and Allco Financial Group. More details here.
We'd chosen not to cover the world of cleantech integrators, and concentrate primarily on latest developments from technology vendors themselves.
Open Energy Corp. helps machine shop go 100% solar
Posted October 3rd, 2006 by Dallas Kachan
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Integrator says Open Energy's SolarSave membranes were the only solution that could fully cover the shop's energy needs.
