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Solyndra was a manufacturer of cylindrical panels of copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) thin film solar cells based in Fremont, California. Heavily promoted as a leader in the sustainable energy sector for its unusual technology, Solyndra was not able to compete with conventional solar panel manufacturers of crystalline silicon . [1]
Solar panel start-up Solyndra was the first company to get government-backed loans from ARRA after its passage, collecting $535 million and receiving a $25 million tax break from California's ...
Full coverage of Solyndra, the California-based solar company that went bankrupt after receiving $535 million in federal loan guarantees from the Obama administration. Real Estate Rentals
Technology / Products. Solyndra’s cylindrical design offers proven reliability and superior performance. Each panel is made up of 40 individual modules, wired in parallel for high current, which capture sunlight across a 360-degree photovoltaic surface capable of converting direct, diffuse and reflected sunlight into electricity. Using ...
It's been exactly ten years since the Solyndra solar power company accepted a loan of half a billion taxpayer dollars that would never be repaid. Now one industry expert says he's not sure any ...
Obama donor warns White House about president visiting Solyndra. Obama visits Solyndra, touts it as model of clean tech and job creation. Solyndra executives learn that the company is out of...
The Solyndra story Solyndra ultimately failed because of global industrial changes that few could have foreseen. Solyndra aimed to produce solar panels without silicon.
Solyndra was a darling of clean tech but filed for bankruptcy. Department of Energy loan guarantees of $535M sparked an investigation. No wrongdoing has yet been uncovered despite a huge waste of government money. Lower production costs in China have been singled out as the critical factor in Solyndra's demise.
Solyndra: A Case Study in Green Energy, Cronyism, and the Failure of Central Planning. By David Boaz. Back in 2011 I wrote several times about the failure of Solyndra, the solar panel company that ...
The Facts: In August 2009, White House staff repeatedly asked Office of Management and Budget (OMB) officials about the status of a $535 million loan to the solar-panel manufacturer Solyndra. Last ...