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Here’s some of my thoughts and reactions from the Solar Power 2008 show. I’m trying to break down the sessions by day and topic, so please bear with me - some of these posts may get rearranged as time goes by…
Conference Session: Friction-Free Solar Market
Chuck Hornbrook, Daniela Schreiber, Joe Henri, JP Ross, Pam Newell, Nat [...]

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I’m going to provide a complete wrap up of the show all throughout this week, including some of the conversations I got to enjoy, some of the new technology I got to see, and some of the great sessions that I got to attend.
In summary however I can state that this was an absolutely terrific [...]

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I’m about three hours from walking out the door to head to the Solar Power Conference in San Diego this week. Of course, I’m going to have to take a bus, a train, a car, a plane, and another car to get there; but eventually I’ll be there!
I probably won’t be able to make too [...]

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“There’s over 30 billion square feet of large, flat commercial rooftop space (in the United States). If we covered that with our solar panels, that would generate 150 gigawatts, enough electricity to generate power for 15 percent of U.S. homes.”

That’s the words of Solyndra CEO Chris Gronet (formerly VP @ Applied Materials for those [...]

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Next week, I’ll be heading down to San Diego, California to enjoy what I’m hoping might be one of the highlights of the year - the Solar Power 2008 Conference & Expo. After getting to work with Brad and the other volunteers at the ASES booth this summer, this will be my second major solar [...]

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Chinese solar producer Suntech Power announced this week that it will dramatically expand US operations, up to three-fold, and focus on building large-scale municipal grade solar plants throughout the country. To accomplish these goals, they’ve teamed up with US-based MMA Renewable Ventures, a subsidiary of MuniMae headquartered in Baltimore, MD.
The new joint venture, Gemini Solar [...]

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The US Senate this evening passed their version of the Wall Street “Bailout” bill with a majority 74-25 votes, and put pressure on the congress to respond in kind and approve the bill on Friday. Contained within this version, however, were several provisions that weren’t included in the original House bill that was tanked Monday, [...]

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