Cigs

SoloPower Solar Update: Still for Sale, Some Interest From Korea

SoloPower Solar Update: Still for Sale, Some Interest From Korea

Eric Wesoff: June 6, 2013

Let’s talk about CIGS.

Intermolecular’s Combinatorial Lab Improves PV, Coatings, and LEDs

Intermolecular’s Combinatorial Lab Improves PV, Coatings, and LEDs

Eric Wesoff: May 15, 2013

Accelerating R&D in semiconductors and cleantech

SoloPower Suspends Portland Thin-Film CIGS Solar Operations

SoloPower Suspends Portland Thin-Film CIGS Solar Operations

Eric Wesoff: April 24, 2013

It’s over, folks.

Rest in Peace: The List of Deceased Solar Companies

Rest in Peace: The List of Deceased Solar Companies

Eric Wesoff: April 6, 2013

The sad, inevitable results of the VC bubble and solar shakeout

The Clock Is Ticking at CIGS Solar Firm Nanosolar

The Clock Is Ticking at CIGS Solar Firm Nanosolar

Eric Wesoff: April 3, 2013

Searching for an Asian suitor

Thin-Film Solar Startup Solexant Re-Emerges From Stealth

Thin-Film Solar Startup Solexant Re-Emerges From Stealth

Eric Wesoff: March 18, 2013

A restart with CIGS instead of CdTe for a vintage solar startup. Jim Woolsey joins the Board.

NuvoSun, CIGS Solar Startup, Acquired by Dow Chemical

NuvoSun, CIGS Solar Startup, Acquired by Dow Chemical

Eric Wesoff: March 6, 2013

The twilight of standalone CIGS solar startups

Sources: Deep Layoffs at CIGS Solar Firm Nanosolar

Sources: Deep Layoffs at CIGS Solar Firm Nanosolar

Eric Wesoff: February 18, 2013

A once-heralded solar startup succumbs to the realities of the market and looks for alternatives.

Solar Frontier Ups Efficiency Mark for CIS Solar, Plus Recent PV Records

Solar Frontier Ups Efficiency Mark for CIS Solar, Plus Recent PV Records

Eric Wesoff: January 8, 2013

We’re seeing record-setting PV performance across all materials systems, from CIGS to OSCs to CdTe to c-Si to CPV to CIS to GaAs. How important are these milestones?

First Solar Teams With Intermolecular to Raise PV Performance

First Solar Teams With Intermolecular to Raise PV Performance

Eric Wesoff: January 7, 2013

“Cadmium telluride is still in its infancy, and First Solar has just scratched the surface.”

Stion Wins $25M VC Round for CIGS PV

Stion Wins $25M VC Round for CIGS PV

Eric Wesoff: December 14, 2012

The CIGS player with the biggest photovoltaic VC round of 2011 gets another $25 million.

More CIGS Solar Casualties: Global Solar Energy and ISET

More CIGS Solar Casualties: Global Solar Energy and ISET

Eric Wesoff: December 1, 2012

Global Solar, now defunct, was once a CIGS manufacturer in full-scale production on a flexible substrate.

Nanosolar Ships 10 MW of CIGS PV Panels to Valencia Solar Project

Nanosolar Ships 10 MW of CIGS PV Panels to Valencia Solar Project

Eric Wesoff: November 26, 2012

No comment on cost per watt, efficiency, or 2012 shipment volume

Solyndra Suing China’s SunTringli for $1.5 Billion Antitrust Violation

Solyndra Suing China’s SunTringli for $1.5 Billion Antitrust Violation

Eric Wesoff: October 15, 2012

The complaint from Solyndra sees a conspiracy “to fix prices at predatory levels.”

GTM Comment of the Day: SoloPower Flexible Panels

GTM Comment of the Day: SoloPower Flexible Panels

Eric Wesoff: October 2, 2012

Commenter “electricaldisobedience” lets us know his feelings about SoloPower and its flexible thin-film CIGS solar panels.