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How does a solar cell work?

How does solar conversion work now and how do we want it to work in the future? Paul Altivisatos, interim director for Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory at UC Berkeley, explains how a solar cell works and how the solar energy of the future, via a solar fuel generator that converts...

Tags: Solar Cell, Intersolar

Videos 2009-07-16

What drives solar stocks?

At the Intersolar Conference at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, Vishal Shah, solar equities research analyst at Barclays Capital, predicted that the U.S. market will remain a strong force for solar stocks as commercial projects continue to grow. In addition, he says, many other countries--China, India, and Japan, among...

Tags: Stock, Investment, Finance, Intersolar

Videos 2009-07-15

Opportunities for investing in solar technology

At the Intersolar Conference in San Francisco, Scott Stephens, Photovoltaic Specialist for the U.S. Department of Energy, explains why he's optimistic about the future. He expects the market to stabilize and manufacturing to begin to consolidate. In addition, he says, the DOE is always searching for solar technology that...

Tags: Manufacturing, Intersolar

Videos 2009-07-15

Saving money with solar tech

It's not cheap to power a home these days. Could solar-energy tech be the solution? At the Intersolar North America exhibition in San Francisco, CNET's Kara Tsuboi finds a few products that could help bring sunshine to your wallet.

Tags: Tech, News, kara tsuboi, intersolar, solar, green tech, comsumer electronics, home remodeling, environment, global warming

Videos 2008-07-16

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Opportunities for investing in solar technology

At the Intersolar Conference in San Francisco, Scott Stephens, Photovoltaic Specialist for the U.S. Department of Energy, explains why he's optimistic about the future. He expects the market to stabilize and manufacturing to begin to consolidate. In addition, he says, the DOE is always searching for solar technology that improves...

Tags: Manufacturing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-16

Are solar-energy materials in short supply?

At the Intersolar and Greentech Media conferences, J. Michael Horowitz of the Stanford Group moderates a discussion on solar-thermal technologies and the challenges solar-energy companies face when acquiring materials. Panelists include Bob Cart of GreenVolts, Andrew McMahan of SkyFuel, Robert Morgan of Ausra, Suvi Sharma of Solaria, and...

Tags: Material, Solar

Videos 2008-07-17

Photos: Solar players show off their wares

Makers of consumer and utility-scale solar equipment display their goods at Intersolar 2008. by CNET News.com

Tags: CNET News.com

Image galleries 2008-07-16

Evaluating the cost of solar

J. Michael Horowitz of the Stanford Group moderates a discussion on ‘green‘ finance and operational and maintenance costs associated with new solar projects at the Intersolar Conference 2008 and Greentech Media conference. Panel guests include Bob Cart of GreenVolts, Robert Morgan of Ausra, Suvi Sharma of Solaria, and John...

Tags: Cost, Conference, Personal Finance, Financial Accounting, Finance, Solar

Videos 2008-07-16

The push for solar thermal

At the Intersolar Conference 2008 in San Francisco, Fred Morse, senior advisor at Abengoa Solar says, "Don't underestimate thermal storage." The veteran solar industry exec talks about the benefits of concentrating solar technologies and the reasons why utility companies are starting to back thermal storage.

Tags: Storage, Telecom & Utilities, Hardware, Solar

Videos 2008-07-14