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Solar Power World’s Top 100 Contractors Application
If you’re proud of your company’s achievements, you owe it to yourself — and your employees — to apply for Solar Power World’s Top 100 Solar Contractors list (check out the 2012 list here)
You and your employees work hard to further the interests of the solar industry through installations, and we at Solar Power World appreciate your efforts. To that end, we have decided to create a program that will give you the recognition you deserve — based on independent, verifiable information.
The list will be broken down into Residential, Commercial and Utility installations, so you will only be competing against your peers. Let us give you the recognition you have earned.
(If your company works in multiple categories, please just fill the form out once. Solar Power World will slot you in the category where you do the majority of your business.)
Deadline May 31, 2013Apply Now >
CEO Michael Gorton's
Interview with Dubai TV
View CEO Michael Gorton's interview with Dubai TV April 17, 2013.
Solar drives Nevada to forefront of innovation
April 14, 2013 - Move over, Florida.
Since adopting the moniker nearly half a century ago, the Gulf Coast stalwart has been known as the “Sunshine State.”
When it comes to leveraging the solar boom seen in the past few years, however, most of the action is happening elsewhere — including the Silver State. Read More...
What Does Warren Buffett See in Solar?
April 11, 2013 - Everyone wants to see inside Warren Buffett's head. One of the world's most successful investors, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway is a rock star among those who check the markets before their breakfast. His annual shareholder letters are famous, generating the kind of hoopla among his followers as a just-released Harry Potter novel does among children. Even U.S. President Barack Obama listens to Buffett, or at least he quotes him often. In fact, headline writers have come to call Buffett the 'Oracle of Obama', a play on the Nebraska native's nickname of the 'Oracle of Omaha'. Read More...
Why Is Peter Lynch Bragging About His Solar Stocks?
April 11, 2013 - Welcome to another edition of Solar Speaks, Solar Power World’s podcast series that gives you the opportunity to hear from the industry’s biggest newsmakers — in their own words.
We’re spoke to Peter Lynch, an advisor to Principal Solar Institute, investment banker and expert in renewable energy. He also penned the December 2012 cover story on feed-in tariffs in Solar Power World. This time, Peter is back to brag about the performance of his solar stocks last year, which is probably better than you might imagine. Read More...
Consultant: Sky's the limit for solar in Texas
March 7, 2013 - Someday, solar panels could be just as common as wind turbines in West Texas and the two renewable energy sources would use the same infrastructure.
That’s the vision of energy consultant Ron Siedel, who sits on the board of directors at Principal Solar, a Dallas-based company that aggregates solar generation into a single solar utility. Read More...
March 2013 - When identifying a good sector to target, ad apecialty distributors tend to look for a claear set of characteristics. It should show growth in number of companies and jobs. It should reflet increased marketing efforts by firms in the industry. And, it sould be stable enough to withstand economic twists and turns.. Read More...
Japanese Saying Goodbye To Electric Vehicles
Interview with Michael Gorton
February 2013 - 
Buying new technology too early is expensive and could leave you out in the cold if it doesn’t catch on.
The Betamax vs VHS format war is an often-cited example of why it’s smart to wait until the marketplace has solved an issue before buying a new product. Besides, technology only gets cheaper over time as it’s mass-produced. Read More...
Solar Portfolio Up 39% for 2012
By Peter Lynch
February 2013 - Our solar portfolio currently consists of three stocks - First Solar (FSLR), Jinko Solar (JKS) and MEMC Materials (WFR) all three positions where initiated at the close of the market on November 29 2012 at the following prices – FSLR - $27.21, JKS - $4.44, WFR - $2.98.
This portfolio closed the year UP 20.7% in a little over of month of trading.
In the beginning of the 2012 we also initiated a portfolio, held the stocks for a total of 9 weeks and closed out the portfolio with a gain of 18.98%. For a total 2012 year return of 39.7% (18.98% + 20.7%). Read More...
PV module rating scheme explained
by Matthew A. Thompson, Principal Solar Institute
February 19, 2013 - The solar energy industry now has an independent tool for comparing photovoltaic (PV) modules: the PSI PV Module Rating, a comprehensive, independent rating standard based on lifetime energy production.
Launched by the Principal Solar Institute (PSI) and guided by an advisory board of academic and industry experts, the PSI Rating is designed to help large-scale solar consumers make informed, intelligent comparisons and decisions when selecting PV modules. Its methodology defines the standard for comparing critical characteristics of PV modules between different manufacturers and across product lines.Read More...
Solar energy has been promoted as a clean, safe energy source that has the potential to reduce the nation's reliance on nuclear energy and fossil fuels. For many years, the cost of producing electricity from the sun has been prohibitive compared with traditional electric power generation sources. To be viable, technology must be economically sustainable, with a balance between cost and value. Read More...
Saving energy and eating better
The US consumer wants food to be fresh, local and organic. But that means larger grocery bills in an economy where most people need them to be smaller.
As the New York Times tells it, 20-somethings, just out of college, feel the squeeze the most. They are more intent on Whole Foods-style eating than their predecessors, but less able to afford it. Read More...
Principal Solar, Inc. partners with solar developers and financiers to aggregate solar generation into a single, distributed solar utility. More...
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