CPV systems are poised for significant growth thanks to the confluence of several factors: Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) requiring up to 33% renewables by 2020 in key US states, higher efficiency CPV systems, and lower CPV system costs. In the last year alone, over 300 MW of CPV projects have signed contracts with utilities and are now awaiting regulatory approvals and financing.
Thanks to these large projects, CPV technology companies may be approaching the critical mass needed to cost-effectively manufacture their systems and compete head-to-head with non-concentrating PV.
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Overall, 2010 was a good year for the PV industry. But, the global PV industry is getting complex as it …

Organized by Greentech Media, the upcoming Networked Solar Conference will highlight the convergence of renewable energy and the smart grid. Industry experts from both fields will be on hand to answer questions such as:

How is the Smart Grid evolving, and what values will it bring to utilities and consumers?
How are innovations in solar tech and systems enabling the convergence of solar and smart grid?
What impact does renewable energy have on the utility grid today, and tomorrow?
How is solar a critical part of utility renewables portfolio?
How will this convergence of solar …

Will Federal incentive programs help change the agriculture industry by encouraging more farms to install solar energy systems? Reports suggest they will for some firms in Virginia.
A federal incentive program could forever change the face of Virginia’s agriculture industry by encouraging more farms to install solar energy systems.
That’s the hope of Blue Crump, owner of Fan-based Cityspace Construction and Cityspace Solar. Crump recently started pitching solar installations to local farms using government grants and credits as a tasty carrot.
Cityspace’s first agricultural project is the new wine-tasting room at Cooper Vineyards …

Reuters is reporting that the world’s largest solar power station will be located in Australia. Here’s an excerpt and link to the full story:
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia plans to build the world’s largest solar power station with an output of 1000 megawatts in a A$1.4 billion (US$1.05 billion) investment, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said on Sunday [May 17, 2009].
The plant would have three times the generating capacity of the current biggest solar-powered electricity plant, which is in California, Rudd said during a tour of a power station.
Tender details will be …

Task Force Focuses on Green Jobs as a Pathway to a Strong Middle Class
The White House Task Force on Middle Class Families, led by Vice President Joe Biden, held its inaugural meeting on February 27 in Philadelphia at the University of Pennsylvania. The Task Force has a simple mandate: to find, highlight and implement solutions to the economic challenges facing the American middle class. With President Obama announcing last week more than $20 billion for investment in a cleaner, greener economy – including $500 million for green job training – …

It is no longer uncommon for those using solar energy systems to sell excess electricity generated back to the power companies. It is, however, uncommon to see a local news story about a hardware store owner doing so.
The hardware store owner is located in an ideal area; St. Augustine, Florida. Will we see green shopping centers developed in the near future where all of the retail stores obtain electricity from alternative energy sources? The developer could generate cash flow while stores are temporarily vacant or sell the electricity to the …