All Entries Tagged With: "Solar"
Consolidation Chronicles: Soltecture Joins the List of German Solar Insolvencies
Amazon.com Widgets Sulfurcell changed its name to Soltecture in 2011, but could not change its destiny. Which, apparently, is insolvency proceedings. According to a release, "Having extensively explored new financing options, the executive management saw no other viable option for averting the company’s impending insolvency at the present time." The CIGS startup had [...]
Compelling Quotes From the GTM Solar Summit
The dust has settled behind last week's Greentech Media Solar Summit in Phoenix and we're back to the mines. The event was a brilliant success (make sure to attend next year). In the meantime, here's a collection of quotes from just a few of the solar executives in attendance at the Summit. Barry Broome, President [...]
Surviving as a Solar Manufacturer in Today’s Market
Plunging panel prices, economic havoc and new technologies have solar manufacturing in turmoil. A panel of experts offered insiders’ insights at the GTM Phoenix solar summit last week on the state of play and when and how it will change. Moderator Shyam Mehta, the GTM Research Senior Solar Analyst, opened by asking how long the [...]
Update—Unfortunate Solar Installation of the Month: Utility-Scale Edition
Last week we featured a photo of a solar farm in Germany that was overrun by weeds. Strangely, the area between the rows of solar panels appeared to have been groomed. It turns out that vegetation management is a big deal on solar farms, and tilted panels make O&M a difficult task. Frameless thin-film solar [...]
First Solar Q1 Earnings: Posts Second-Ever Loss, New CEO, New Plan
First Solar (Nasdaq:FSLR) announced its Q1 earnings yesterday and posted its second-ever loss. As reported yesterday, the company appointed Jim Hughes as new CEO, and as reported last month, First Solar idled lines in Malaysia, closed down its German factory, and fired 30 percent of its workforce, or about 2,000 employees. The quarter's loss was [...]
First Solar Q1 Earnings: Posts Second-Ever Loss, New CEO, New Plan
First Solar (Nasdaq:FSLR) announced its Q1 earnings yesterday and posted its second-ever loss. As reported yesterday, the company appointed Jim Hughes as new CEO, and as reported last month, First Solar idled lines in Malaysia, closed down its German factory, and fired 30 percent of its workforce, or about 2,000 employees. The quarter's loss was [...]
First Solar Q1 Earnings: Posts Second-Ever Loss, New CEO, New Plan
First Solar (Nasdaq:FSLR) announced its Q1 earnings yesterday and posted its second-ever loss. As reported yesterday, the company appointed Jim Hughes as new CEO, and as reported last month, First Solar idled lines in Malaysia, closed down its German factory, and fired 30 percent of its workforce, or about 2,000 employees. The quarter's loss was [...]
First Solar Q1 Earnings: Posts Second-Ever Loss, New CEO, New Plan
First Solar (Nasdaq:FSLR) announced its Q1 earnings yesterday and posted its second-ever loss. As reported yesterday, the company appointed Jim Hughes as new CEO, and as reported last month, First Solar idled lines in Malaysia, closed down its German factory, and fired 30 percent of its workforce, or about 2,000 employees. The quarter's loss was [...]
Morgan Stanley Brings $300 Million to Residential Solar Leasing
Fueling the rush into the residential solar leasing business, Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) subsidiary MS Solar Solutions Corp. is partnering with Clean Power Finance (CPF) to help fund up to $ 300 million in residential solar leases. MySolar is the new solar lease provider. Solar developer and power purchase agreement (PPA) provider Main Street Power [...]
Solar Tariff Debate: Rule of Law or Open Competition?
The Department of Commerce (DOC) recently ruled that China’s financial support to its solar manufacturers constitutes a violation of World Trade Organization (WTO) rules. DOC imposed protective tariffs of 2 percent to 5 percent. A second decision, potentially imposing further and higher tariffs, is expected May 17. Tariffs enforce WTO rules and protect U.S. solar [...]
