Katherine Steiner Dicks
Articles
- CPV on rooftops: will VCs and customers bite at the prospects?
Solar veteran Shawn Buckley is hoping to put a low-cost linear Fresnel CPV design on rooftops after attracting interest in a high-profile competition. And it might even come with a wind turbine. Could he and his idea get the backing it requires to take the company to the next level?
Sun, 2011-04-17 00:00 - Adrian Pike, CEO Anesco: “we're spoilt by the calibre of our investors”
PV Insider chats to newco Anesco chief executive Adrian Pike and chief operating officer Tim Payne both of whom previously held the senior management positions in Scottish & Southern Energy. Experienced backers and a staff incentivisation programme could set this company apart from the competition.
Thu, 2011-04-21 14:51 - Timing is everything for CPV's first IPO
Amonix is leading the CPV industry in more ways than one and has been singled out to be the sector's first IPO candidate. But do the public markets have the appetite for a CPV IPO in the next 12 months?
Tue, 2011-04-26 00:00 - Fortnightly Intelligence Brief 12 - 16 April 2011
DuPont Apollo leads China bus stop pilot Companies mentioned: DuPont Apollo, Climate Change Capital, Enecsys, Total, SunPower, MiaSolé, Intel, Showa Shell Sekiyu, Solar Frontier, GE, Moser Baer, Magnolia Solar, Nanosolar, Abound Solar, OPEL Solar, and Proinso
Tue, 2011-04-26 00:00 - Fortnightly Intelligence Brief 11 April – 27 April 2011
Companies mentioned: Soitec, Chevron, Kit Carson Electric Cooperative, Sol Orchard, San Diego Gas & Electric, Sempra Energy, SolFocus, Solar Junction, Suntrix, National Development and Reform Committee (NDRC), and the World Bank
Wed, 2011-04-27 00:00 - Subsidies: PV's fair weather friend
Radical government decisions over feed-in tariffs and other subsidies are forcing PV companies and their backers to think differently about government ‘support’. Is it time for PV companies and their investors to re-think business models to ensure a long-term growth strategy?
Sat, 2011-04-30 00:00 - Bringing down PV systems costs
Cost reduction in the PV industry has tended to focus on cell technology. But what of materials use, installation and maintenance expense? We look at some alternative ways to improve efficiency across the PV supply chain
Tue, 2011-05-03 00:00 - New level of PV optimism in MENA region
Thin film and CPV technologies are increasingly being integrated into the MENA region's energy mix. Planned projects are picking up pace, climate-specific technology breakthroughs are being discovered, and prices continue to go down. Which regional markets are ripe for PV investments?
Wed, 2011-05-04 16:33 - Fortnightly Intelligence Brief 3-17 May 2011
Georgia Power awaits bids for PV systems Companies featured include: Georgia Power, Wells Fargo, SunEdison, Enecsys, Climate Change Capital, Total, SunPower, Proinso, Opel Solar, SkyShades, Solar Trust of America, SolarHybrid, Nextek Power Systems, Russell Engineering, andTrina Solar
Tue, 2011-05-17 11:53 - Fortnightly Intelligence Brief 3 - 17 May 2011
DOE commits $90m to Alamosa HCPV project Organisations mentioned: Department of Energy, Cogentrix, Riyadh Exhibitions Company , Amonix, Johnson Controls, SolFocus, University of Arizona Science & Technology Park, and Tucson Electric Power
Tue, 2011-05-17 12:31 - Fortnightly Intelligence Brief 3 - 17 May 2011
Solar cell maker profits plummet Companies mentioned: Constellation Energy United Solar, SoloPower, JSW Green Energy, MAG IAS and XsunX
Tue, 2011-05-17 13:36 - Improving PV Safety in the USA
As the PV market starts to mature projects will reveal potential safety concerns. We look at how industry safety standards are improving and the innovation behind the latest technology.
Tue, 2011-05-17 14:08 - Lower CPV prices bring promise to MENA solar projects
As CPV prices continue to go down, PV projects are picking up pace in the MENA region, climate-specific technology breakthroughs are being discovered, and system trials are proving successful. We look at which regional markets are showing signs of rapid uptake of CPV projects.
Tue, 2011-05-17 14:18 - Thomas Skovbjerg, Climate Change Capital: Another record year for PV
Thomas Skovbjerg, a Director in the Climate Change Capital Private Equity Fund, chats to us about the market drivers behind its latest solar investment, Enecsys; solar technologies on and off the fund's radar and why the PV sector has reason to be so optimistic.
Tue, 2011-05-31 13:34 - PV: Opportunist investors eye Spanish PV companies
Deep-pocketed investors are buying out cash-strapped PV operators in Spain in the hope of making a mint when the current harsh regulatory regime ends.
Tue, 2011-05-31 14:13 - Thin Film: Manufacturing v Technology : Analysing the East-West Dynamic
China is in the lead for solar-based manufacturing with Europe and the US holding the key solar power technology. But as the PV, thin film and CPV sectors mature, so too will the market dynamics between the major technology players and the manufacturers.
Tue, 2011-05-31 15:16 - CPV Intelligence Brief 17 May - 1 June 2011
Companies included in this brief include Morgan Solar, Arizona Western College, Soitec, and Concentrix
Tue, 2011-05-31 16:07 - Thin Film Intelligence Brief 17 May - 1 June 2011
Companies mentioned include: Ruukki, MS Solar Solutions, APS , PPA Partners, Rosendin Electric, and 8minuteenergy Renewables
Tue, 2011-05-31 16:35 - Fortnightly Intelligence Brief 17 May – 1 June 2011
Enfinity invests €70m in France’s largest solar array Companies mentioned include: Enfinity, S-Oil, Lanco Solar, Redland, Silicon Vineyard and Aspire
Tue, 2011-05-31 17:35 - PV Intelligence Brief 17 May - 1 June 2011
Companies mentioned include: Enfinity, S-Oil, Lanco Solar, Redland, Silicon Vineyard and Aspire
Tue, 2011-05-31 17:35 - CPV Intelligence Brief: 1–14 June 2011
Circadian to open more testing sites Companies mentioned include: Circadian Solar, Silex Systems and Solar Systems
Tue, 2011-06-14 13:03 - Thin Film Intelligence Brief 1-14 June 2011
DuPont Kapton film beats its own world record Companies mentioned: DuPont Kapton, First Solar, Proinso, Mecasolar, and Enecsys
Tue, 2011-06-14 14:09 - PV Intelligence Brief 1-14 June 2011
Mecasolar launches no concrete universal foundation screw Companies mentioned: Mecasolar, Enecsys, Proinso, British Property Federation, and Azure Power
Tue, 2011-06-14 14:42 - PV Intelligence Brief 14-28 June 2011
Companies mentioned: Schott, Kastle Solar Wind, Which? Hampshire Cosmetics, Anesco, PV Crystalox Solar and Hampshire County Council
Tue, 2011-06-28 13:16 - Solar Reinvention: Spain to be home to world’s fifth largest polysilicon factory
The Spanish solar industry has been beaten up badly in the past two years. Some companies are closing up shop, others selling up to turnaround specialists and others, like Isofotón—reinventing themselves.
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