SolarWorld learns what it’s like to be targeted by China
Two years ago, teams at SolarWorld’s sales office in Camarillo and production center in Hillsboro, Oregon, were hurrying to complete a Department of Commerce anti-dumping complaint against Chinese competitors when they received an urgent communication. An FBI field office in Camarillo wanted to give SolarWorld an important heads-up. Proprietary information had been hacked and the Read More →
Shooting for the moon, pioneer Bill Yerkes became a solar star
Building solar panels for the Apollo moon missions in the 1960s, John W. “Bill” Yerkes was struck by an idea that would change the way the world thinks about electricity.
Solar projects boom but some fear a bubble
Solar installers boomed in 2013 and are expecting another good year, but some are skeptical about the new financial models underlying the growth numbers.
Editorial: The perils of growing a green economy
The growth of alternative energy varies with government policy, which itself is as fickle as our nation’s politics.
Editorial: To succeed, green energy needs predictable politics
Don’t make politics yet another risk factor in renewable energy investment.
U.S. cracks down on Chinese solar
Handing a victory to SolarWorld Industries, which maintains offices in Camarillo, the U.S. Department of Commerce has issued a preliminary ruling that would impose a series of small tariffs on solar panels imported from China. According to a press release from a coalition of panel makers that supported the SolarWorld dumping case, the March 20 Read More →
