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CBD Energy Plans Eastern U.S. Solar Expansion After Share Sale
By Justin Doom Jun 13, 2014 8:45 AM PT

CBD Energy Ltd., a Sydney-based renewable-energy developer, plans to expand along the U.S. East Coast after completing the purchase of a solar company in North Carolina and selling shares in the U.S.

CBD Energy sold 1.8 million shares for $4 each. They began trading today on the Nasdaq Capital Market and no longer trade over the counter. The company will receive about $6 million in net proceeds, according to a statement.

CBD is no longer listed on the Australian Securities Exchange, Chairman Gerry McGowan said in a telephone interview. Moving to a U.S. exchange will help the company raise capital.

“We’ve seen the U.S. understands renewables very well, and it’s been well received in the financial community,” he said in an interview. “The Australian market is really a mining exchange -- it doesn’t have the cleantech market -- which is why we delisted from there.”

CBD Energy licensed technology from Westinghouse Solar Inc. that it will sell to homeowners in the U.S., where about 1 percent of homes have rooftop systems, compared with 15 percent in Australia, McGowan said. He plans to start in Massachusetts and expand along the East Coast from there.

“When you’re seeing solar able to compete with fossil-fuel generation, people see that there’s a market for it,” he said.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-0...hare-sale.html

Regulation, Solar
Barclays Just Threw Gasoline on the Fire that is the Battle Between Utilities and the Solar Industry
By Elias Hinckley on June 13, 2014 at 1:30 PM

Last week Barclays downgraded the high-grade bond market for the entire electric utility sector because “we believe that a confluence of declining cost trends in distributed solar photovoltaic (PV) power generation and residential-scale power storage is likely to disrupt the status quo.” While this is not the first statement about vulnerability of electric utilities to competition from new technology it is the most important to date.

Electric Utilities vs. Solar

Barclays Sees Technology Winning – Soon

Downgrading Utility Bonds is Really Really Big Deal

What Happens Next?

http://breakingenergy.com/2014/06/13...olar-industry/

Jun 13, 2014
Tenaska Closes $450 Million for Photovoltaic Plant in California

June 13 (Bloomberg) — Tenaska Inc., a closely held energy developer, closed $450 million in financing to build its second utility-scale solar plant in California’s Imperial Valley.

The 150-megawatt Tenaska Imperial Solar Energy Center West project will be built near El Centro, the Omaha, Nebraska-based company said today in an e-mailed statement. First Solar Inc. expects to begin construction this year, with completion scheduled for 2016.

The company’s other California solar plant, the 130-megawatt Tenaska Imperial Solar Energy Center South, began generating electricity in November.

Sempra Energy’s San Diego Gas & Electric Co. has agreed to buy power from both solar plants under 25-year contracts, according to the statement.

http://about.bnef.com/bnef-news/tena...in-california/

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Solar “Freakin’” Roadways Reveals How the Solar Industry Has Failed to Inspire America
Tor 'Solar Fred' Valenza, UnThink Solar
June 13, 2014 | 6 Comments

Ladies and gentlemen, the solar industry has failed to communicate, and there’s no better example of how we’ve failed than the “Solar Freakin Roadways” crowd-funding project that’s raised over $2 million for a solar technology that will never become as utilized or as inexpensive as our good ol’ conventional solar PV panels.

I say this not to disparage or condemn the Solar Roadways creators. Clearly, they’re passionate about their invention and their ideal applications, but the reality is that they’ve thus far omitted real $/watt data for production, installation, O&M, or really anything cost related. Instead, they’ve created a fun little video with a satirical “voice” that has been viewed OVER 16 MILLION TIMES on YouTube.

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/...nspire-america

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06/13/2014 05:36 PM
Really Small Solar Gaining Traction Around the World
SustainableBusiness.com News

Although the solar industry's phenomenal growth is largely around systems that power homes and businesses, there's a subsector that's also gaining traction, called "pico" solar.

Call it really small-scale solar - at 100 watts or less - used to charge cell phones, power lights and small direct current (DC) appliances. Although, we mostly hear about these systems used in the developing world to provide light, it is increasingly used in industrialized countries to run emergency backup and disaster preparedness equipment, Recreational Vehicles (RVs), boats and even electric fences, in addition to lighting for off-grid homes and communities, says Navigant Research.

Worldwide, they expect pico solar products to grow from sales of 8.2 million this year to 64.3 million in 2024, with revenues of $550.5 million to $2.4 billion, respectively.

"Solar PV consumer products are rapidly moving from specialized niches for enthusiasts and early adopters into the mainstream," says Dexter Gauntlett, senior research analyst with Navigant Research. "The market for off-grid solar lighting, in particular, has reached a point where there is considerable opportunity around the world and multiple entry points for manufacturers, distributors, service providers, and others."

http://www.sustainablebusiness.com/i...splay/id/25769