Solar Panels

Lessons Learned From SolarCity’s First Home Energy Storage Installs, Updated

Lessons Learned From SolarCity’s First Home Energy Storage Installs, Updated

Eric Wesoff, Jeff St. John: May 30, 2013

Never mind the bollards. Updated with images.

Four Must-See Charts on the Future of the Global Solar Market

Four Must-See Charts on the Future of the Global Solar Market

Stephen Lacey: April 23, 2013

Who will be left standing when the dust settles?

Sol Voltaics: Can GaAs Nanowires Save the Solar Industry?

Sol Voltaics: Can GaAs Nanowires Save the Solar Industry?

Eric Wesoff: April 8, 2013

New solar technologies and innovation from Sweden

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 Impact of Suntech’s Insolvency on the US Module Supply Landscape

The Impact of Suntech’s Insolvency on the US Module Supply Landscape

Andrew Krulewitz: March 25, 2013

Not very significant, according to GTM Research

Suntech Update: Dr. Shi and Suntech CEO Barred From Leaving China

Suntech Update: Dr. Shi and Suntech CEO Barred From Leaving China

Eric Wesoff: March 25, 2013

Dr. Shi’s eroding worth—the Sun King could become the Cooler King.

Suntech Roundup: Bankruptcy Approved, Wuxi Moves Toward Bailout

Suntech Roundup: Bankruptcy Approved, Wuxi Moves Toward Bailout

Eric Wesoff: March 21, 2013

Keep an eye on Chinese bankruptcy proceedings and Dr. Shi’s eroding worth.

Suntech Solar Update: Wuxi Becomes Board Member, Jiangsu Approves Bankruptcy

Suntech Solar Update: Wuxi Becomes Board Member, Jiangsu Approves Bankruptcy

Eric Wesoff: March 19, 2013

Two more corporate moves in the shift to state-owned entity

Suntech Update: Huge Chinese Solar Firm Defaults

Suntech Update: Huge Chinese Solar Firm Defaults

Eric Wesoff: March 18, 2013

Once the world’s largest solar manufacturer, now just one of “a dozen Solyndras”

Reports: Suntech, Acquired by Wuxi, Now Officially a State-Owned Entity

Reports: Suntech, Acquired by Wuxi, Now Officially a State-Owned Entity

Eric Wesoff: March 14, 2013

Too big to fail

Suntech Closing Its Goodyear, Arizona PV Factory

Suntech Closing Its Goodyear, Arizona PV Factory

Eric Wesoff: March 12, 2013

Once heralded as a commitment to the U.S. market, Suntech packs its bags as part of its effort to “rationalize production.”

Dr. Shi Fights Back After Removal as Suntech Chairman

Dr. Shi Fights Back After Removal as Suntech Chairman

Eric Wesoff: March 6, 2013

The rise and debt-laden fall of a once-dominant solar panel supplier and its CEO. Will the Chinese government bail Suntech out?

Fortune 500 Bank: Tier-One Solar Panels Aren’t Necessary for Financing Projects

Fortune 500 Bank: Tier-One Solar Panels Aren’t Necessary for Financing Projects

Herman K. Trabish: March 5, 2013

“Our view is that panels are fairly plug-and-play.”

Solar 2.0: The Next Business Cycle in PV

Solar 2.0: The Next Business Cycle in PV

Eric Wesoff: February 12, 2013

What does the solar industry look like in the post-ITC, post-CSI, post-tariff, $0.50-per-watt-module world?

Guest Post: Brad Mattson on the ‘Real’ Birth of the Solar Industry

Guest Post: Brad Mattson on the ‘Real’ Birth of the Solar Industry

Brad Mattson: January 29, 2013

...and the beginning of Solar 2.0.