White House unveils tribal land criteria for home building

Stamping company invests $20 million in expansion

Published: April 19, 2013
Tags: Jagemann Stamping, jobs, solar

A Manitowoc stamping company said it expects to add 100 jobs over the next year and a half as it completes a $20 million expansion.

Dark clouds gather over solar power

Published: February 18, 2013
Tags: biofuel, natural gas, pollution, solar, solar power, Solyndra

Homeowners on the hunt for sparkling solar panels are lured by ads filled with images of pristine landscapes and bright sunshine, and words about the technology’s benefits for the environment, and the wallet. What customers might not know is that there’s a dirtier side.

US trade panel finds harm from China solar panels

Published: November 7, 2012
Tags: solar, solar panels

A federal trade panel found China responsible Wednesday for harming the U.S. solar panel industry, clearing the final hurdle for U.S. attempts to impose steep tariffs on Chinese solar companies.

Renewable credits? Don’t count on them

Published: August 20, 2012
Tags: energy, renewable energy, solar, wind energy

The federal incentives that aided the renewable energy industry’s growth in the last decade are coming to an end, even if President Obama, a proponent, is re-elected, according to a pair of energy sector attorneys who spoke at the Renewable Energy in the Midwest seminar in Minneapolis last week.

US government sets stiff tariffs on China solar panels (UPDATE)

Published: May 17, 2012
Tags: Commerce Department, Obama, renewable energy, solar, SolarWorld, tariffs

The Obama administration moved Thursday to impose stiff new tariffs on solar panels made in China, finding that Chinese companies are improperly flooding the U.S. market with government-subsidized products.

Solar panel prices may heat up on rays of U.S. tariff

Published: April 9, 2012
Tags: Department of Commerce, H&H Industries, Helios Solar Works, solar, solar panels, Steve Ostrenga

Solar power installation companies have spent the past two years benefitting from Chinese manufacturers driving down the price of panels.

Wisconsin native starting country’s first solar-powered cheese factory

Published: March 8, 2012
Tags: Joe Arnold, solar, Wendi Arnold

Joe and Wendi Arnold watched it happen with beer, and thought, why not with cheese, too?

Solar rays still hard to reach

Published: December 12, 2011
Tags: Al Schultz, energy efficiency, Mike Dearing, renewable energy, solar, solar energy, solar panels, Tim Gulden, Winona Renewable Energy, Xcel Energy

When the sun shines, Al Schultz makes money. Specifically, the 32 photovoltaic panels on his roof turn the sun’s rays into electricity that powers his home in Ebner Coulee. If he doesn’t need the power, he sells it to Xcel Energy.

Chinese subsidies harming US solar companies, firms say

Published: December 2, 2011
Tags: Coalition for Affordable Solar Energy, International Trade Commission, ITC, solar, solar energy, SolarWorld Industries America, Solyndra Inc.

A federal trade panel voted Friday to investigate whether Chinese companies are harming the U.S. solar panel industry by dumping low-price products on global markets.