| by John Farrell, Institute for Local Self-Reliance | October 15, 2012 | Post Your Comment |
 | A new government investigation of SolarCity on the eve of its initial public offering (IPO) may explain how solar leasing is fleecing federal taxpayers and making U.S. residential solar more expensive than in other countries. Full Article |
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by Steve Leone, Associate Editor, RenewableEnergyWorld.com | October 15, 2012 | 11 Comments |
 | Update: Interior Secretary Ken Salazar officially announced last week that the Department of the Interior has designated 285,000 acres of public land for solar development on pre-sited zones in the Western states of Arizona, Calif... Full Article |
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by Marc Roca, Bloomberg | October 15, 2012 | Post Your Comment |
 | Polysilicon, the raw material used by the $38 billion a year solar industry, is forecast to bottom near a record low next year after the leading manufacturers in China and South Korea halted factory expansions. Full Article |
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by Renewable Energy World Editors | October 15, 2012 | 63 Comments |
 | It's been a year of both continued expansion and mounting challenges for the global solar industry. RenewableEnergyWorld asked solar industry executives to share their thoughts and insights on one burning question: Full Article |
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by Tildy Bayar, Associate Editor, Renewable Energy World | October 15, 2012 | Post Your Comment |
 | Should the European solar thermal industry be cautiously optimistic that a year without decline points to a market turnaround? Introducing the trade body's new market report, European Solar Thermal Industry Federation (ESTIF) pres... Full Article |
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by Bernard Ferret | October 15, 2012 | Post Your Comment |
 | Sharp Corp, deeply in the red, has recently announced that it will cut almost 11,000 jobs (or 18% of its workforce) around the World, and sell many assets. The asset sale may include Recurrent Energy that it bought in 2010 for $30... Full Article |
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