Recently in Photovoltaic (PV)
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Space-X founder Elon Musk's SolarCity changes course on this week's IPO, cuts its stock price almost in half.
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The cost of installing solar panels on your roof has dropped significantly, according to a report by the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory.
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Photovoltaic panels at California water companies' facilities are putting out more juice than expected.
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It's official: Los Angeles is buying solar electricity from the Moapa Band of Paiute Indians.
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Bay Area solar leasing company SolarCity has scheduled an Initial Public Offering of its stock for this week.
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Some law enforcement officials are suggesting California pot growers are behind a string of Napa Valley solar panel thefts.
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Here's your chance to comment on a 300-megawatt solar facility in the Ivanpah Valley at the California-Nevada border.
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A high-ranking executive of a major solar developer has suggested that the era of "massive" photovoltaic developments in North America may be coming to an end. He has another idea instead...
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The solar industry shakeout continues as rock-bottom solar panel prices have forced a difficult decision at yet another high-tech California solar firm.
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Nifty subatomic technology didn't save this Bay Area solar firm from melting down.
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A Bay Area solar company lends support to the Armed Forces by helping make military bases sources of renewable energy.
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The BLM has released the final environmental documents for a proposed 135-megawatt solar facility on intact desert habitat near Joshua Tree National Park.
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A Contra Costa County town breaks ground on a project that should be a lot more commonplace across California.
Technology:
A team of researchers at Stanford University have found a way we might be able to use carbon to help solve the climate problem: by building photovoltaic cells with the stuff.
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A solar plant in San Luis Obispo County came online this week, and is now selling power to PG&E.
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A new, slightly resource-hungry web tool allows Los Angeles County property owners to get a good idea how much benefit rooftop solar power might provide them.
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The Bureau of Land Management is accepting comments on a proposal to build a solar facility on public lands straddling Interstate 15 just west of Baker and the Mojave National Preserve.
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The EPA wants your feedback on guidelines for promoting landfill solar projects.
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A Yale and NYU study says that if you install solar on your rooftop, your neighbor's more likely to do the same.
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A new report on the forecast for the photovoltaic manufacturing sector is about as bearish as you can get.
News and analysis about renewable energy in California. Blog host Chris Clarke is an environmental writer of two decades standing. He currently lives in Joshua Tree and can be contacted at: rewire@kcet.org.
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