solar panel

U.S. Solar Panel Makers Accuse Chinese of Trade Violations

NYT > Business  Wed, 10/19/2011 - 15:03

The trade case accuses Chinese makers of “dumping” panels for less than the cost of making them, and seeks tariffs of more than 100 percent of the wholesale import price.


 

Treasury probes $528M loan to bankrupt solar firm

Newsvine - business  Thu, 09/15/2011 - 11:46

The Treasury Department's inspector general has opened an investigation of a $528 million government loan to Solyndra Inc., the now-bankrupt solar panel manufacturer once cited as a model of the Obama administration's clean energy program.


 

GE Invests $600M to Build Largest US Solar Plant

Digg - Business & Finance  Fri, 04/08/2011 - 17:59

General Electric is making a major bid to become the leading manufacturer of thin-film solar panels in the U.S. with a $600 million investment in the technology that includes plans to build the largest solar panel plant in the country.


 

Solar Panel Maker Moves Work to China

NYT > Business  Fri, 01/14/2011 - 20:23

Evergreen Solar, a leading maker of panels in the United States, is laying off 800 people and shifting production to China.


 

Largest solar panel plant in US rises in Fla.

Newsvine - business  Fri, 10/23/2009 - 14:55

Greg Bove steps into his pickup truck and drives down a sandy path to where the future of Florida's renewable energy plans begin: Acres of open land filled with solar panels that will soon power thousands of homes and business.


 

Solyndra begins building second solar plant

Newsvine - business  Fri, 09/04/2009 - 15:41

Solyndra Inc. said Friday it has started building the second phase of a massive solar panel manufacturing plant in Fremont.


 

First Solar names Robert Gillette CEO

Newsvine - business  Thu, 09/03/2009 - 09:54

First Solar Inc., nation's largest solar panel maker, on Thursday named Robert Gillette CEO, succeeding Mike Ahearn.


 

First Solar profits jump; economic view improves

Newsvine - business  Thu, 07/30/2009 - 16:02

First Solar, the nation's largest solar panel maker, said Thursday its second-quarter profit more than doubled on strong sales of its thin-film modules.


 

Drawing Critics, China Seeks to Dominate in Renewable Energy

NYT > Business  Tue, 07/14/2009 - 01:34

When U.S. energy and commerce officials arrive in Beijing on Tuesday, they will confront policies that protect China’s solar panel and wind farm industries.


 

Hiring underway at Midland solar panel plant

Newsvine - business  Mon, 06/15/2009 - 18:37

Hiring is underway at Evergreen Solar Inc.'s new $55 million plant in Midland, which will make silicon components for solar panels.