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Solar – Are We Making Progress?

At the end of last year, the utility PV market in the United  States was valued at $1 billion annually and thought to be scaling rapidly, with an estimate of it reaching $8 billion a year by 2015.

 A September 7 opinion piece by Tuan Pham for PowerFin Partners, meanwhile, raises the question of  future interest rates and their potential for a negative impact on the growth of the solar industry. He argues that it’s the cost of capital, not the system costs, that the industry must keep in mind as it develops further projects.

Tula International Managing Partner Bernard Vanderlande will be attending the Utility Scale Solar conference in San Diego next week.

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Investing in Alternative Energy Companies – a good idea?

As published in On Wall Street, Anna Davydova of Fidelity believes investing in alternative energy companies is increasingly attractive, as demand for energy continues to grow, traditional energy disasters have made the public more interested in renewable alternatives, and technologies continue to make manufacturing and implementation more cost-effective.

For our readers interested in investing in alternative energy companies, this is an interesting article to read.

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Hydro Power = Cash Cow?

According to a recent article in Silicon Republic, hydro power is emerging as the cash cow of renewable energy. It describes wind power as a rising start and thinks solar energy deserves a question mark.

The article draws attention to the fact that renewable energy generated $62.2 billion in revenues in the United States in 2010. It expects this figure to rise to $87.3 billion in 2015.

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