The U.S. solar market is booming—2016 is predicted to be the largest year ever for both rooftop solar and utility-scale installations. But shifting economic forces could spell trouble for some of the largest companies in the industry.

To date, growth in residential rooftop solar has been driven largely by leasing models, in which installers own the panels and homeowners make monthly payments that can span up to 20 years.

Volkswagen ha adjudicado un segundo modelo a la factoría que la marca tiene en Landaben (Navarra). Además de la nueva generación del Polo, el utilitario del segmento B de la marca alemana, ahora tendrá un segundo modelo de la familia Polo.

Primero comenzará la producción del nuevo Polo el año que viene, mientras que el segundo modelo llegará a partir de 2018. No se ha especificado cuál sería este segundo modelo pero podría ser la variante tococamino urbano del Polo.

Is the potential of diamond as a semiconductor now being realized? That’s certainly the case if we believe the praise being heaped upon the precious stone by companies such as AKHAN Semiconductor. AKHAN has pronounced that we are now in the “Diamond Age” of semiconductors.

Why? The superior thermal properties of diamonds, compared with those of silicon, are attracting increased attention. Unfortunately, doping diamond-based devices has proven exceptionally difficult, especially when it comes to producing n-type semiconductors. 

The 2016 edition of Mary Meeker’s annual Internet Trends report covers today’s Internet growth and an in-depth look at the following: