Rhone Resch

In Q3 2011 U.S solar developers set a new quarterly record bringing online more than 449 MW in new solar electric capacity.

On October 30, 2011, Beacon Power Corp. (NCM: BCON) filed a voluntary petition in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware seeking relief under the provisions of Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code.

A new market insight report from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) outlines an impressive first quarter (Q1) for U.S. Solar, and significant contributions made by solar technologies on the U.S. economy. 

The newest report from GTM Research shows that the United States is now a net exporter of solar power, via solar panels, solar cells, and such peripheral supplies as inverters, solar trackers, charge controllers and racking systems.

With unemployment on everyone’s mind, the Obama administration has been touting “green” projects as a source of new jobs. Now the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has confirmed that some government programs can do just that -- create jobs.

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) announced plans to fast-track assessment of 670,000 Bureau of Land Management-run acres of public lands for solar power development, at a press conference in Las Vegas on Monday.