This will complete my summary of how the market for solar energy can be strengthened through demand development.
The true source of module pricing pressure is project developers seeking the minimum price that can be paid to maximize internal rate of return. Forcing manufacturers to compete on price and performance will lead to wholesale margin compression, [...]

I ran across this cool product.  It is an LED street light, with a wind turbine and solar module, mounted on the same pole, over the light.

This product, sized to fit in a residential neighborhood,  is sold by a company called Urban Green Energy.  It generates electricity when the sun is shining and/or wind is [...]

I’ve been studying clean energy – and solar in particular.  Solar appeals to me for its technical elegance and ability to address a number of challenges we face.  The upside for the category is stunning:  today’s $5B solar sector accounts for only 0.15% of the world’s electrical generating capacity, while total consumption from all sources [...]