The obituaries for thin film solar startup HelioVolt were written about a year ago, when the thirteen-year-old company — after over $200 million in funding and no major sales deals –… Read more »
Here’s the 13 biggest things I paid attention to this year around next-generation energy, sustainability, and resource management. Oh heck, let’s just keep calling it cleantech. Read more »
Beleaguered solar startup Nanosolar has opened up the auction of its assets and solar manufacturing equipment. The fate is similar to many next-gen solar manufacturing startups, and represents large losses for… Read more »
The struggle isn’t over yet for solar manufacturers, solar company executives said during interviews at the major trade show, Intersolar, in San Francisco last week. Read more »
Nanosolar is winding itself down as the once-promising thin film solar startup sells off its German assembly factory to an unnamed Swiss investor, and is holding an auction for the rest… Read more »
Swedish thin film solar manufacturer startup Midsummer is taking a cue from optical disc manufacturing for its solar panels, but is facing a difficult solar market. Read more »
Once hot thin film solar startup Nanosolar has done a round of layoffs — which could be substantial — following a major down round last year. So goes the trend of… Read more »
DowJones VentureWire writer Yuliya Chernova has some good reporting on the realities behind the $70 million that thin film solar maker NanoSolar raised recently. Chernova reveals that the raise was done… Read more »
The pain of the down round. According to DowJones VentureWire, Nanosolar closed its most funding at a pre-money valuation of $50 million, which was a massive drop from a valuation of… Read more »
Thin film solar company Nanosolar announced on Friday that it has raised $70 million, a round which includes the previously announced $20 million. Overall Nanosolar has taken in at least $450… Read more »