All Posts Tagged With: "Colorado solar industry"

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Incubator Program Expands Reach

DOE is accepting proposals for the seventh round
of the SunShot Incubator program, which jumpstarted Colorado-based Primestar now owned by GE. Construction is underway for a $600 million plant in Aurora to commercially produce the company’s NREL-based cadmium telluride solar technology.

14Feb2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Boulder’s juwi Solar Inks 20-Year Power
Purchase Agreement

The deal is with the Salt River Project in Arizona for 19 megawatts of photovoltaic energy from a facility to be built in a Phoenix suburb. The plant will utilize approximately 90,000 photovoltaic modules mounted on a single-axis tracking system that follows the sun.

12Dec2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Solar Trade War Taking Shape

Meanwhile, a new American trade group representing buyers and installers of solar-energy systems argues that any new Commerce Department restrictions on Chinese solar panels would slow the adoption of clean energy technology in the U.S. and could cost thousands of American jobs.

10Nov2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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The Deal They’re Still Talking About

“This is great news for Colorado and further proof that our state is emerging as a center of innovation,” said Governor Hickenlooper. “GE’s move to Aurora takes advantage of Colorado’s clean energy resources and a collaborative business environment that is committed to helping the company succeed.”

19Oct2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Colorado Leads Nation in Per Capita Solar Jobs

More than 6,100 employed by state’s solar industry, up 16% over last year as number of solar jobs surpass number of mining jobs in the state. The survey examined employment along the solar value chain, including installation, wholesale trade, manufacturing, utilities and all other fields.

17Oct2011 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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Colorado First Market for Launch of Dow’s
Powerhouse “Solar Shingle”

The product targets the new construction market, but any homeowner looking to replace their current roof can get hooked up with one, as long as they go through an authorized dealer from a network that Dow is setting up to, in their words, … “grow the solar market in Colorado one rooftop at a time.”

14Oct2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Aurora Lands GE Solar Plant, Capping Big Week for State’s Economic Development

General Electric Co. plans to more than double the size of the solar panel plant it is set to build in Aurora as it grows its business, company officials said today.

13Oct2011 | admin | 2 comments | Continued
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Creating Real Clean Technology Jobs in Colorado

After the failure of solar-panel maker Solyndra, it’s easy for pundits to generalize about the fate and reality of the clean technology industry in the United States. However, here in Colorado, it’s real and it’s here. Solyndra’s failure cannot be used as an argument that the solar industry is a pipe dream, since companies like Abound Solar, Solar City and First Solar are still adding jobs with business plans and technologies that can compete globally. And we’ll know soon if GE’s investment in Arvada-based Primestar Solar leads to successful results.

12Oct2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Ascent Solar Selling 20% Stake to Chinese Company

The Thornton-based manufacturer of thin-film solar modules has signed a long-term, strategic partnership agreement with China’sTFG Radiant Group — worth more than $275 million to start — that will help it ramp up existing FABs and improve its technology.

15Aug2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Colorado’s REAL Cleantech Strength

Brookings and Battelle did a good job of framing the importance of the clean economy and explaining the methodology for the report. But….the numbers didn’t do justice to Colorado’s clean tech industry. When we asked Mark Muro at Brookings to narrow the definition to “cleantech” and not just “clean”, Colorado’s ranking raised significantly to 4th in the country. What does that mean? Well, it means that very few states have the companies creating clean technology products and services that Colorado does.

3Aug2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Hickenlooper Signs ‘Fair Permit Act’ Into Law

The news is a welcome tonic for the state’s solar industry, which took a hit when Xcel Energy slashed its rebate program. “Solar costs have just come down in Colorado,” said Neal Lurie, executive director of the Colorado Solar Energy Industries Association.

10Jun2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Renewable Energy to Trump Mining Claims

That’s the upshot of a BLM proposal that would prohibit new mining claims on land proposed for renewable projects. The agency wants to reduce conflict between mining claims and the development of wind and solar energy generation on public lands — something already happening in The West.

3May2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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CSU Launches Solar R&D Center

Abound Solar, one of the university’s most successful spinoffs with more than 300 employees, will take a leadership role in the new facility, with Abound co-founder W. S. Sampath heading up the endeavor. Other company supporters include 5N Plus, Pilkington, Ion Edge Corp and MBI Corp.

16Jun2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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