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Solar suppliers try to find place in the sun

(Finance & Commerce, October 24, 2011)—On their way to becoming solar-electric panels, more than half of the world’s silicon solar cells produced today reportedly pass through a furnace made by a century-old Lakeville manufacturer. What’s more, the company only started supplying the solar industry four years ago. Despatch Industries now owns more than 60 percent [...]

Posted 24 October 2011 † Dan § Business § Energy § Finance & Commerce § Manufacturing § Minnesota ‡ Comments (0) °

How will Silicon Energy and TenKsolar manage in oversupplied solar panel market?

(Finance & Commerce, October 24, 2011)—Silicon Energy became Minnesota’s second solar-electric panel manufacturer when it started shipping rooftop units from its Iron Range factory in mid-September. It joins Bloomington-based TenKsolar, which began selling its commercial systems in 2010. The companies are getting a boost from a made-in-Minnesota solar rebate program for Xcel Energy customers. And [...]

Posted 24 October 2011 † Dan § Business § Energy § Entrepreneurs § Environment § Finance & Commerce § Manufacturing § Minnesota ‡ Comments (0) °

Improved forecasts for wind farms could save billions

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Posted 06 October 2011 † Dan § Energy § Midwest Energy News § Minnesota ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Read my story on water scarcity in Twin Cities Business

I spent a few months this spring looking into the potential risks and opportunities for Minnesota companies as development, pollution, population growth and climate conspire to strain our planet’s fresh water supply. The risk may seem distant here in the land of 10,000 lakes, but in an age when global supply chains span the globe, [...]

Posted 01 July 2011 † Dan § Business § Energy § Environment § Minnesota § Technology § Twin Cities Business ‡ Comments (0) °

Minnesota wind farm drama may be entering final act

June 28, 2011, Midwest Energy News —  Two fronts have collided before Minnesota utility regulators, and now, observers on both sides are waiting to see which way the wind will blow in what’s been the state’s highest-profile and hardest-fought battle over wind turbine placement. The proposed $179 million, 78-megawatt Goodhue Wind project would consist of [...]

Posted 28 June 2011 † Dan § Energy § Environment § Midwest Energy News § Minnesota ‡ Comments (0) °

Risky Business: How insurers are adapting to climate change

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Posted 20 April 2011 † Dan § Business § Energy § Environment § Momentum ‡ Comments (0) °

Cargill Connections

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Posted 01 November 2010 † Dan § Bioscience § Business § Minnesota § Twin Cities Business ‡ Comments Off °

Electric Vehicle Store plans to move HQ; hopes for surge in e-car buyers

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Posted 17 September 2010 † Dan § Minnesota § The Business Journal ‡ Comments Off °

Solar PV Manufacturing Comes to Minnesota

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Posted 01 September 2010 † Dan § Business § Minnesota § Twin Cities Business ‡ Comments Off °

Smart-grid software maker OSI to break ground on $20 million Medina headquarters

An energy management software company is expanding in the western suburbs. Open Systems International broke ground Friday on a new $20 million corporate headquarters in Medina. The 100,000-square-foot building will be LEED-Gold certified and incorporate some of the company’s own energy management technologies. “We are growing rapidly, leaps and bounds, and the space we’re in [...]

Posted 26 May 2010 † Dan § Business § Minnesota § Technology § The Line ‡ Comments Off °