Latest Solar News: Iran Wants to Develop Its Solar Market With Foreign Help. But Trade Restrictions Are Still a Problem; Sungevity’s Reverse Merger a ‘Great Deal’ Considering Bleak Cash Situation; And more
Solar Newsletter | July 11, 2016
TODAY'S NEWS FROM GTM
07.08.16 | Steve Goodbody
Building Solar Projects on Brownfields Is Hard Work. But There’s Massive Upside to Getting It Right
“Brightfields” represent a major opportunity for solar developers, argues Steve Goodbody.
07.08.16 | Nicholas Rinaldi
GTM Statcast: The Week in Energy in Less Than 60 Seconds
All the numbers from this week in energy.
07.07.16 | Stephen Lacey
Bryan Miller Ousted From Sunrun and TASC: What Does It Mean for State Solar Advocacy?
Miller was a controversial figure in the solar industry. What does his departure mean for state politics?
07.07.16 | Jason Deign
Iran Wants to Develop Its Solar Market With Foreign Help. But Trade Restrictions Are Still a Problem
Lots of MOUs are getting signed. Will the projects materialize?
07.07.16 | Julia Pyper
Sonnen Launches a Home Battery for Self-Consumption at a 40% Reduced Cost
The “eco compact” is designed to maximize on-site solar consumption in markets where net metering is getting phased out.
MORE SOLAR NEWS FROM GTM
07.06.16 | Eric Wesoff
Sungevity’s Reverse Merger a ‘Great Deal’ Considering Bleak Cash Situation
An SEC document filed by the merger hopefuls shows Sungevity is about to run out of money.
07.06.16 | Julia Pyper
First Solar’s Jim Hughes Touts a ‘Bulletproof Balance Sheet,’ Warns of an Industry ‘Train Wreck’
A Q&A on rate structures, energy storage and stocks with the leading solar company’s recently retired CEO.
07.05.16 | Eric Wesoff
First Solar Discontinues Its TetraSun High-Efficiency Silicon Experiment
First Solar is halting production and development of its new silicon product and returning to its historic focus on cadmium telluride.
07.05.16 | Julian Spector
Senator Heinrich to Introduce Energy Storage Tax Credit Bill Next Week
He’s trying to build bipartisan support for a model based on the 30 percent solar tax credit.
07.05.16 | Manan Parikh
Argentina Wakes Up to the Opportunity of Solar
A closer look at a country that could install almost 1.5 GW of solar by 2020.