Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., and Massachusetts Environmental Affairs Secretary Richard K. Sullivan Jr. have joined City of New Bedford Mayor Scott W. Lang to launch a city-wide, multi-site solar power initiative. The project, which will use solar panels that are exclusively manufactured in the U.S., is expected to call for the installation of up to […]

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An Illinois liquidation firm has been named to handle the auction of former Evergreen Solar plants in Massachusetts and Michigan. Hilco Industrial said in a statement Monday that it had been appointed by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court to take bids on the Evergreen facilities in Devens, Mass., and Midland, Mich., including all related assets housed […]

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A report just released by the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) indicates that the installed cost of solar photovoltaic (PV) power systems in the United States fell throughout 2010 and continues to fall in the first half of 2011. According to Berkeley Labs, the average installed cost of residential and commercial […]

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Baton Rouge, LA (PRWEB) September 20, 2011 – This week, Renogy signed a supply contract with Solar States to install 30kW of solar panels onto the rooftop of Finanta, a financial firm’s north Philadelphia headquarters. This installation will support 100 percent of the building’s energy needs. This partnership will help Finanta, a financial education and […]

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Many of the problems that forced solar company Solyndra to shutter operations threaten other businesses in the sun-power industry, with more upheaval likely in the coming months, analysts say. The bankruptcy last month of Fremont, Calif.-based Solyndra comes as solar manufacturing undergoes a major transition. Prices of solar panels have plummeted, causing a supply glut […]

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A new solar power plant set to break ground this fall is expected to produce enough electricity to power more than 600 homes in Massachusetts. Cathartes Private Investments announced Monday it plans to build a $23 million solar panel field on 22 acres bordering Route 3 in Westford. The solar power company Nexamp will operate […]

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A Midland solar materials factory that was celebrated as an example on how to fuel the alternative energy industry in the state is suspending its operations and taking away about 40 jobs. Marlboro, Mass.-based Evergreen Solar Inc., which operates a factory in Midland, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Monday in a U.S. Bankruptcy Court in […]

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Evergreen Solar Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection yesterday, completing a stunning reversal of fortune for a high-flying alternative-energy company that once seemed to herald a new era for the Massachusetts economy. The Marlborough company developed an efficient process for making silicon wafers used in solar panels, one that promised to lower the cost […]

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There’s a paradox in the global solar industry: When manufacturers are suffering, things are looking up for consumers. Lux Research last week released its latest industry analysis which projects fast growth in the amount of solar power installed, at 15.5 percent per year, but flat revenue until 2016. Reflecting the same dynamic of falling product […]

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