Global cell and module production are down year-over-year for the first time ever; thin film market share falls to 2006 levels.
The strategy behind the decision is sound. But is more internal production and capital investment the right approach in an oversupplied market?
A restart with CIGS instead of CdTe for a vintage solar startup. Jim Woolsey joins the Board.
In short, downward, according to GTM Research
The 550-megawatt Topaz project installed its millionth solar module last month as part of the 3 gigawatts of utility PV now being built in the U.S.
The 550-megawatt Topaz project installs its millionth solar module.
No comment on cost per watt, efficiency, or 2012 shipment volume
Principal Solar spent a year assimilating manufacturer data and running numbers.
Can First Solar continue to dominate in India as tariffs drop and loopholes close?
Before going into China, U.S. developers need to know about solar wildcatters.
Another thin-film solar firm sold to China. Another VC-funded disaster?
Will 18+ percent module efficiency and 98 cents per watt costs allow the startup to survive in today’s brutal solar market?
Asian conglomerate Hanwha now owns Germany’s once-dominant solar power.
How does Q.Cells North America, an EPC, fare in the acquisition of parent company Q.Cells SE?
Hype and hope won’t pay the bills in today’s solar industry.
The shift from the centralized utility model is forcing utilities—for the first time in their existence—to figure out how to compete.
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