The third quarter in cleantech brought into focus the successes and challenges of moremature companies like Tesla, Airbnb, and Zipcar. It also highlighted energy challenges in India and China Read more »
Over the past year I’ve been wondering when the solar woes that have impacted European and North American companies would start to unravel in China. The solar companies there dominate the… Read more »
There’s been an unsurprising amount of anger and political games from Republicans over the recent announcement that Wanxiang Group would invest $465 million in ailing American battery maker A123 Systems, effectively… Read more »
The global solar market added 27.7 gigawatts (GW) of photovoltaic systems in 2011, a 70 percent increase over 2010, according to the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA). Europe continues to be… Read more »
Solar tech companies have suffered in 2011, and a speedy recovery in 2012 doesn’t seem likely. But the market holds huge potential for growth, and this dark time shall pass. Here… Read more »
Solar makers continue to struggle in 2011 with weak third quarter earnings, as the price of solar panels has dropped by 40 percent and important European markets have cut subsidies. Solar… Read more »
The troubles inflicting the solar industry seem poised to strike China. Wells Fargo dropped coverage on LDK Solar, which received a massive $8.9 billion credit line from the China Development Bank,… Read more »
I have argued in this column that the scandal surrounding Solyndra’s bankruptcy distracted U.S. lawmakers from a fundamental market dynamic: Though the U.S. is investing in cleantech, it’s getting crushed by… Read more »
U.S-listed Chinese public companies are facing growing scrutiny for their accounting practices, and that investigation has extended to cleantech businesses as well. The latest example comes from A-Power Energy Generation Systems… Read more »