Analysis

Back in February 2011, the U.S. Department of Energy announced the launch of the SunShot Initiative, a collaborative national initiative to make solar energy technologies cost-competitive with other forms of energy by reducing t...  more

Moody Investors Service states in a recent report, solar manufacturers feel the affects of declining profit margins and factory oversupply. The combination of government cutbacks on subsidies in the European Union (EU) and overs...  more

Two recent studies have added ammunition to the argument for supporters of solar power systems, especially regarding residential installations. There are the obvious benefits that everyone understands -- non-polluting, renewable e...  more

Solar Power Purchase Agreement (SPPA) refers to a financial contract between a solar power system owner and a host customer. The owner operates, maintains the photovoltaic (PV) system. The host customer usually owns the property...  more

As the largest energy consuming country in the world, transportation in the United States accounted for 28.1% of total energy consumption in 2010, according to a statistic report released by the U.S. Department of Energy. Notably,...  more

It seems most of the talk in the solar industry centers on the darling of the industry - solar cells and modules. It's easy to understand why - solar modules collect and covert the sun's radiation into electricity. Solar cell and ...  more