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Engineering Turns Trackless Deserts Into Tracking PV Powerhouses
German PV Recycling Law Likely To Set A Global Standard
U.S. Anti-Dumping Actions Open Solar Sector To Patent Lawsuits
U.S. Species Plan Could ‘Zone Out’ Half Of California’s Desert Solar
Low-Income Housing A Rich Market For Commercial-Scale Solar
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Products & Technology
Projects & Contracts

Marketplace: Solar Tracking Systems

Engineering Turns Trackless Deserts Into Tracking PV Powerhouses

By Michael Puttré

Large-scale solar projects find trackers a productive and hardy complement to desert arrays.

Industry At Large: End-Of-Life PV Recovery

German PV Recycling Law Likely To Set A Global Standard

By Oliver Friedrichs

Requirements aimed at recovering end-of-life PV products are intended to make a green industry even greener.

Industry At Large: ITC And Intellectual Property

U.S. Anti-Dumping Actions Open Solar Sector To Patent Lawsuits

By Teague I. Donahey

A little-known provision empowers authorities to bar the importation of products found to infringe on U.S. intellectual property rights.

Industry At Large: Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan

U.S. Species Plan Could ‘Zone Out’ Half Of California’s Desert Solar

By Andrew C. Bell & Zachary A. Kearns

As proposed, the draft plan substantially reduces the amount of land available for utility-scale solar development in Southern California.

Market Report: Commercial-Scale Solar Thermal

Low-Income Housing A Rich Market For Commercial-Scale Solar

By Mike Healy

Policymakers and community-based incentives are extending solar thermal benefits to new customers.

New & Noteworthy

TVA Preparing New Resource Plan

Policy Watch

Post-Patrick: What’s Next For Mass. Solar?

Products & Technology

SolarCity’s Zep Strikes An East-West Pose

Projects & Contracts

Standard Solar Completes 1.8 MW Project For New Mexico Co-op