In a story concerning a lawsuit filed by Homayoun Talieh and Solopower (Ousted Solopower Founder Lashes Back at Investors) we reported that Talieh had denied that researcher Rommel Noufi had left the company earlier in the year but that Noufi had left already.

Talieh's denial came in March. In July, company officials (not Talieh) told us Noufi had been working at SoloPower on a leave of absence from NREL and that he had returned to NREL in February. Talieh informed us on Friday that Noufi left in April. Noufi's LinkedIn page states he left in May.

Why argue. Noufi's LinkedIn site works. We regret the statement. There will be other articles about the suit and many issues to follow.

In the current suit, an investor allegedly tried to persuade Talieh to enter into a $376.5 million purchas agreement with the 3M Co. and Hudson for material used for flexible substrate solar power generation. The agreement would have funneled $80 million in cash and warrants to Hudson but been “disastrous” for SoloPower, according to the lawsuit, which states the deal would have drained cash and resources from the business.

SoloPower puts CIGS onto substrates through electroplating. It's unusual, but very intriguing. The delays and complexities of CIGS have caused management changes at HelioVolt and Miasole as well. Solyndra and Nanosolar, the two others in the CIGS gang of five, already have (a very small amount) of panels coming off the production line.