A special SPI edition of SolarWakeup.  All of the articles are direct release from the companies participating in solar and at SPI.  Give them your support by reading their updates!

News

• SPI Tweet Up: Brought to you by Solar’s Marketing Experts, Tonight in Chicago!
• Advanced Energy: to Feature New Three-Phase String Inverter and Speak at SPI
• Demeter Power: Selected By DoE For SunShot Award To Unlock Solar Financing 
• CarbonFree Technology: Financing Finalized for Largest Solar Project in Canada
• Fraunhofer CSE: PVDI, a process to identify durability
• ZNSHINE SOLAR: ready for the US market
• AEG Power: Solutions extends broad inverter line with new 1000V outdoor inverters
• Skytron Energy: to strengthen presence in North America
• 3M & tenKsolar: Celebrate More than 200 Installations
• LG: PV SOLUTIONS AT HEART OF INNOVATIVE NET-ZERO PROJECT
• Hanwha SolarOne: Introduces a Zep Compatible™ Solar Module in the U.S.

Have a great day!

Yann

Hopefully you have arrived in Chicago and ready for SPI 2013.  To make your conference more engaging, don’t forget to download the SPI 2013 app and follow the happenings on Twitter using #SPICon.  We will be walking the show, so if you see us, say hello!

News

• Chicago Tribune: Chicago to make it faster, cheaper to add solar power
• Bloomberg: China Solar Says Three Directors Detained in Fraud Probe
• Motley Fool: Risks Facing Today’s Solar System Players
• American Progress: The Rise of Rooftop Solar Among the Middle Class
• Hartford Courant: Are Solar Panels Right For Your Home? A Google Maps For Solar
• CleanTechnica: Air Force Pilots New Solar Power Storage System
• Breaking Energy: Solar Power Coming To Airplane Windows?
• National Geo: Solar ‘Gardens’ Let Communities Share Renewable Power

Opinions

• AARP: Solar Panels: Rent, Buy or Skip?

Have a great day!

Yann

       A Special Report from SolarWakeup.com for your SPI travel!

News

• Forbes: China’s Growing Role In The Global Solar Power Industry
• Quartz: Super-large-scale solar installations are surging in the US
• AZ Central: APS, solar companies clash over credits to customers
• BizJournals: How to apply for Broward’s new building energy retrofits
• Energy Collective: Transformative Solar Energy Storage Policy for California
• GigaOm: Cleantech VC investments crater, drop down to pre-2006 levels
• Forbes: Threatened By Renewable Energy Subsidies
• RE World: Why The Money’s Flowing Into US Residential Solar Models

Opinions

• Tor Valenza: 25 Awareness Actions You Can Take to Make a Sound in Solar Forest

Have a great day!

Yann

The solar industry is a gold rush where much of the gold is yet to be found.  At this year’s SPI show, an exciting section is exhibiting around booth #3650, the Solar Start-Up Alley.  With venture capital looking at exciting startups throughout the solar industry, it is great to see these companies be given a place to show what is being worked on.  Start-Up Alley, SfunCube and many other great paths are being created for solar innovation.

News

• Bloomberg: EBay, Ellison Embrace Microgrids in Threat to Utilities
• Greentech Media: 5 Strategies Used to Acquire Residential Solar Customers
• Solar Industry: Solar Applicants Balk At The U.S. Treasury’s Grant Haircuts
• CommonWealth: Report: Solar subsidies cost $1 to $1.50/mo.
• Grist: California may force utilities to buy big batteries for renewables
• NY Times: Arizona Utility Tries Storing Solar Energy for Use in the Dark
• Greentech Media: Vivint Adds Half a Billion to Residential Solar Finance Surge
• Forbes: Chinese Billionaire Has Swooped On Cheap Western Solar Technology

Opinions

• RE World: Forty Years Post-Oil Embargo: How Does the Energy Landscape Look?

Have a great day!

Yann