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Just wanted to share a quick note about an article found at Forbes: Solar Energy’s Sunny Side… Some pretty good thoughts included in both the future of the industry as well as the investment opportunities that might present themselves.
And to Jim Cramer, you’re great “booyah!” but frankly, this industry is anything but “done.” Stay tuned…

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In perhaps one of the bleaker stories I’ve read on the solar industry in recent months, Hayward, CA-based OptiSolar has announced that it will layoff 290 workers, according to a report on SFGate. This comes even as the Obama administration has come in to the executive office with promises for new spending and investment in [...]

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One of the aspects of the alternative energy future that has caught my attention in recent weeks is the electricity grid. On one hand, it’s such an ubiquitous feature of modern life that it’s hardly worth paying attention to… On the other, it’s a product of an era of the previous century. Even during the [...]

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This is part 3 of a 3 part series. If you’re joining a little late, I welcome you to read part 1 and part 2.
Conference Session: Finding Talent and Managing Growth
Brad Collins, Jay Paidpati, Barry Cinnamon, Jeff Melby, Dan Shugar
This session set several fast-growing company CEO’s together to discuss the challenges of building a company [...]

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This is the second in a 3-part series on the Solar Power 2008 Conference & Expo in San Diego, California in October. Read part 1 here!
Conference Session: CEO Panel
Kerry Dolan, Lyndon Rive, Jim Rodgers, Mike Ahearn, Santiago Seage
This session dealt with the overall industry and some of the challenges it faces in the future.
Each of [...]

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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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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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