SunPower

California-based SunPower is expanding its operations into Mexico in an effort to better serve the North American market, the company has announced.

First Solar Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR), billed as the “world’s most valuable solar company”, has announced a new efficiency record for its cadmium telluride (CdTe) photovoltaic (PV) solar cell.

Forbes Environment Editor Todd Woody says the U.S. solar industry has been changing its business models to remain competitive with foreign firms in a down economy. In this interview, he discusses their strategies and analyzes how they're working.

The German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety recently commissioned a study called Potential of Photovoltaic Systems in Countries with High Solar Irradiation. 

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