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American Wind -North American Power: Wind Turbines

American Wind -North American Power: Wind Turbines

In the darkness, solar industry sees some light

In the darkness, solar industry sees some light

RICHARD BLACKWELL The Globe and Mail Saturday, Jul. 14 2012, 8:00 AM EDT

Joe Soto had good reason to leave his job at an auto parts supplier last year to work at Siliken SA, a global solar energy equipment maker with a new plant in his hometown of Windsor, Ont.
Since his wife was also employed in the auto sector, the couple, with two young children, figured it would be better if they weren’t both in the same turbulent industry. And Siliken was riding a frenzy of investment in alternative energy.

The Facebook IPO’s Connection to Solar Energy

When the Facebook IPO was the #1 news topic last week, it didn’t cross my mind that there was any important connection to cleantech, or solar energy in particular. However, a couple days later, it struck me that there was an important one.
Facebook went from a simple idea in 2003 or 2004 to a multi-billion-dollar company with one of the biggest IPOs in history this month. Why?

Canadian Solar reviewing candidate sites in Fukushima Prefecture to use government-backed incentives to build solar panels

As part of reconstruction efforts, the government’s designated special zones in the disaster-stricken areas will offer tax breaks and relaxed regulations to attract companies.Solar and other renewable energies are drawing interest in Japan in view of the tight electricity supply, especially as the nation is now without nuclear power-generated electricity for the first time in 42 years with operation of all of its 50 commercial reactors suspended.
Ontario-based Canadian Solar, the world’s fifth largest solar module maker, plans to build a plant in Japan as early as fiscal 2013 to become the first foreign manufacturer to produce solar panels in the country, Marketwatch reported Saturday.

Solar panel firm goes dark: Siliken lays off final 53 workers

One of the first green energy companies to set up in Windsor and herald a new industrial sector has closed its doors.After recently laying off 40 of its workers at its manufacturing plant on St. Etienne Boulevard, Siliken Canada laid off its final 53 employees Friday.
At its peak a year ago, the company was producing 1,200 solar panel modules a week with about 120 workers on three shifts.

Canadian Solar to make panels in Japan

Canadian Solar Inc., the world's fifth largest solar module maker, plans to build a plant in Japan as early as fiscal 2013 to become the first foreign manufacturer to produce solar panels in the country, company sources said Saturday.

The Ontario-based firm is among the domestic and overseas companies vying to strengthen their position in the Japanese market as a new government incentive program starting this July is expected to spur demand for green energy in the wake of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.

Canadian Solar expects to invest several billion yen for the new plant with an annual production capacity of 150 megawatts of solar panels.

Solar Marketing Campaign

Why I Like This Solar Marketing Campaign

May 12, 2012 By Stephen Lacey

Source: Clean Technica (http://s.tt/1bvJB)

Clean energy has become a huge part of the political campaign this year. And certainly not in a good way. The last election cycle, all the candidates went out of their way to express their support for renewables. This year, 81% of attack ads have been about energy — many of them directly attacking technologies like solar.

Japan shocks world, replaces nukes with solar

Japan shocks world, replaces nukes with solar
May 5, 2012, closed the last nuke in Japan today. The most important factor in speeding the change from nukes to solar & renewables, is to eliminate any land use policies which prevent installing wind mills and solar. @john_lamark