Then there's a wall of solar panels attached to an electrolysis unit that turns water into hydrogen.
"It would be an indication to Wall Street that solar is a viable industry, not subject to changes in policy, " he says.
Shadow energy secretary Caroline Flint warned that "many firms currently providing solar are about to go to the wall".
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While there were clouds over much of Wall Street on Friday, the solar-energy industry was having a good day thanks to analyst upgrades and expansion deals.
Behind a high fence in Menlo Park, Calif. a gray, tuna-shaped robot glides on a monorail around 20 solar panel arrays attached to steel poles, like WALL-E on a Disneyland ride.
Behind a high fence a robot glides on a monorail around 20 solar panel arrays attached to steel poles, like WALL-E on a Disneyland ride. (See video below.) The robot, made by Menlo Park, Calif.
Analyst Gordon Johnson of Hapoalim Securities thinks a struggle to keep Wall Street happy is leading to financial shenanigans throughout the solar industry.
The investment bank says the solar energy's company's earnings may rise more than Wall Street forecasts and that it might buy other companies or its own stock as it generates more cash.
These devices transform the direct current generated by a solar panel or electric car battery into the alternating current you expect from a wall socket.
Though the proposed solar panels were eliminated, the roof of the circular building cantilevers out to shade the east wall of glass.
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Wall Street is getting better at handling oil's Dodge City mentality, while the solar sector is still grappling with its adolescence.
Improvements could include attic and wall cavity insulation, high-efficiency windows and appliances, duct-sealing, or rooftop solar.
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