Intersolar Wrap Up: Grid Parity, U.S. Boom, Startups Surge Ahead
The U.S. version of the world’s largest solar conference, Intersolar, saw four packed days in downtown San Francisco this week, with more than 15,000 visitors and 500 solar exhibitors. We covered the speakers, the startups, the big players and the trends. Here’s a wrap-up of what we learned and saw:
- Thin-Film Solar Startups Race to Build Plants, Despite Recession
- 1366 Technologies Scores Its First Order
- When It Comes to Solar Panels, Spire CEO Says Supersize ‘Em
- The 1GW Solar Factory, a Dream Deferred
- Chasing First Solar: Why Oerlikon, Applied Materials Think They Can Catch Up
- DIY Solar: GreenRay Raises First VC Funds
- 5 Reasons Utilities Want to Build Their Own Solar Projects
- Solar Manufacturers: More Solar Robots, Less Green Jobs
- Most of U.S. Solar Market to Reach Grid Parity by 2015
- Holy Desertec: $555B Solar Saharan Project Finds a Dozen Backers
- 7 Trends That Will Dominate the Intersolar Show
- Solar Data Needs Standards, Too
Image courtesy of NREL.
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