Manufacturing

Guest Post: SolarWorld—Unfair Trade or Getting Whooped?

Guest Post: SolarWorld—Unfair Trade or Getting Whooped?

Joseph Berwind : December 12, 2011

Is SolarWorld the victim of unfair Chinese trade policies—or the victim of its own flawed cost structures? 

Can Heliatek Get Organic PV to Market?

Eric Wesoff: December 9, 2011

Current record holder for OSC efficiency at 9.8 percent sets its market sights on BIPV.

MiaSolé‘s First Moves With New Solar CEO?

MiaSolé‘s First Moves With New Solar CEO?

Eric Wesoff: December 7, 2011

New MiaSolé CEO makes his first move a plea for a partner and an Ex-Im Bank loan.

Solar Panel Dumping Claim: ITC’s First Decision Is Today

Solar Panel Dumping Claim: ITC’s First Decision Is Today

Eric Wesoff: December 2, 2011

Stay tuned for updates as the ITC votes on “injury” this morning.

MiaSolé‘s CEO Joseph Laia to Pursue Other Interests

MiaSolé‘s CEO Joseph Laia to Pursue Other Interests

Eric Wesoff: November 29, 2011

MiaSolé board appoints an ex-First Solar VP to replace the CEO.

Solar Dumping Claim: CASM Responds to CASE and CPIA

Solar Dumping Claim: CASM Responds to CASE and CPIA

Eric Wesoff: November 28, 2011

“Our coalition is challenging systematic, massive and ever-escalating forms of trade and subsidies that are quite simply illegal, unacceptable and anti-competitive.”

Chinese Solar Organization Accuses US of Dumping Polysilicon in China

Chinese Solar Organization Accuses US of Dumping Polysilicon in China

Eric Wesoff: November 21, 2011

Are US producers dumping polysilicon in China? 

Urban Legend: First Solar as M&A Target for GE

Urban Legend: First Solar as M&A Target for GE

Eric Wesoff: November 21, 2011

First Solar has lost more than $10 billion in value in the last few months, making it somewhat more digestible.

Solar Module Pricing vs. Analyst Estimates

Solar Module Pricing vs. Analyst Estimates

Eric Wesoff: November 21, 2011

It is difficult to make predictions, especially about the future.

Guest Post: Twelve Good Reasons Why High Efficiency Matters in Photovoltaics

Guest Post: Twelve Good Reasons Why High Efficiency Matters in Photovoltaics

Dr. Ajeet Rohatgi: November 17, 2011

Suniva’s CTO on achieving 20 percent efficiencies at little added cost.

DOE’s Steve Chu Speaks Today on Solyndra

DOE’s Steve Chu Speaks Today on Solyndra

Eric Wesoff: November 17, 2011

Attributes the Solyndra failure to “an acute drop in the price of solar cells”

Update on SolarWorld Trade Claim: Extending Petition to EU

Update on SolarWorld Trade Claim: Extending Petition to EU

Eric Wesoff: November 16, 2011

Summarizing the brief history and implications of the looming and difficult-to-avert US-China trade dispute

SEIA’s Resch: US Will Be a 10 GW Solar Market in 2015, 1603 Will Be Extended, and More

SEIA’s Resch: US Will Be a 10 GW Solar Market in 2015, 1603 Will Be Extended, and More

Eric Wesoff: November 16, 2011

There’s a good chance that the 1603 tax grant will be extended. And SolarWorld is filing a trade claim in the EU, as well.

GTM Research on the US Solar State of the Union

GTM Research on the US Solar State of the Union

Eric Wesoff: November 16, 2011

The US is becoming a much larger force in the global PV market. Expect a 1.7 GW total in 2011.