Comments on: Fremont’s Solyndra Wins First DoE Funding

By: Showcase Solar Company Solyndra Files for Bankruptcy | CleanTechnica

Showcase Solar Company Solyndra Files for Bankruptcy | CleanTechnica — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 02:05:15 +0000

[…] a California solar panel maker — once a showcase for the Obama administration’s attempt to create clean energy jobs — stopped operating Wednesday as it filed for bankruptcy protection. In the wake of its […]

By: Deb

Deb — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 14:11:00 +0000

Congratulations on being right. I bet the author is still drinking the kool-aid though.

By: Solyndra’s Latest Install Will Make 1,360 MWH Annually for France – CleanTechnica: Cleantech innovation news and views

Wed, 01 Dec 2010 14:51:59 +0000

[…] at home, Solyndra is under heavy criticism for receiving support from the Obama administration in 2009 and yet subsequently having to cut back on its employee numbers (by between 20 and 40, out of […]

By: adam starr

adam starr — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 13:46:12 +0000

Taxpayers shouldn’t be asked to back high risk VC investments. Leave that to the VCs. “Sol” is right that the money should go to make a market and let the VCs chase the market. Solyndra is all smoke and mirrors. The modules are less than 8% efficiency and the cost to make them on tubes is much higher than on flat window glass. They will never make a profit. The only question is who will be left holding the bag when the company finally collapses. Looks like the VCs just got bailed out by the government.

By: adam starr

adam starr — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 13:46:00 +0000

By: Susan Kraemer

Susan Kraemer — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:25:21 +0000

What Bob said: – I am hardly a columnist, indeed I work for another solar company, but I can attest that millions, (or even pennies) have not been paid to me, nor the old friend that I got the inside story from.

By: Susan Kraemer

Susan Kraemer — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:25:00 +0000

By: Bob

Bob — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 22:43:07 +0000

@eh – I am close to Solyndra. Millions HAVE NOT been spent in marketing or paying columnists. Quite the contrary. Know your facts before posting such info.

By: Bob

Bob — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 22:43:00 +0000

@eh – I am close to Solyndra. Millions HAVE NOT been spent in marketing or paying columnists. Quite the contrary. Know your facts before posting such info.

By: sol

sol — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:14:07 +0000

We shouldn’t be allocating this money to young startup companies with significant execution risk. Even if they are successful they will only pour more panels into an oversupplied market. These loan guarantees should be focused on project developers who can take advantage of this oversupply of modules and will be far lower risk investments.

By: sol

sol — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:14:00 +0000

By: eh.

eh. — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:44:20 +0000

Solyndra’s millions in marketing and paying columnists to talk them up finally pays off.

By: eh.

eh. — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:44:00 +0000

Solyndra’s millions in marketing and paying columnists to talk them up finally pays off.

By: frdiamond

frdiamond — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 08:05:00 +0000

I was discouraged on first reading this also because the ratio of how many will be employed to the people building the plant was so high.

WHo do you think will get or deserves the next loan from DOE?

By: frdiamond

frdiamond — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 08:05:00 +0000

I was discouraged on first reading this also because the ratio of how many will be employed to the people building the plant was so high.

WHo do you think will get or deserves the next loan from DOE?

By: Susan Kraemer

Susan Kraemer — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 15:13:09 +0000

I think you are not looking at the long term here, Russ. Where there is innovation that leads to a better mousetrap like this there’s sales to be made for years.

Especially for commercial big box stores and buildings this is a real advance, and especially as it is cheap and transportable.

I do commercial solar estimates and often find that businesses that rent want to be able to take their solar with them if they move. There’s many ways this helps us in the industry make our jobs easier.

So there will be lots of longterm jobs rolling this stuff off assemblylines, selling it, that leads to more other related solar industry and construction jobs.

By: Susan Kraemer

Susan Kraemer — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 15:13:00 +0000

I think you are not looking at the long term here, Russ. Where there is innovation that leads to a better mousetrap like this there’s sales to be made for years.

Especially for commercial big box stores and buildings this is a real advance, and especially as it is cheap and transportable.

So there will be lots of longterm jobs rolling this stuff off assemblylines, selling it, that leads to more other related solar industry and construction jobs.

By: russ

russ — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 05:46:04 +0000

It may be the correct decision – let us hope so!

I expect far more short term jobs will created during construction than during operations.

Hi Tech processes are great for generating the least amount of jobs per million dollars invested as the plants are highly automated.

The automation is required for quality control and future cost control considerations.

This company/plant must be successful in order for repayment of the loan to take place.

By: russ

russ — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 05:46:00 +0000

It may be the correct decision – let us hope so!

I expect far more short term jobs will created during construction than during operations.

Hi Tech processes are great for generating the least amount of jobs per million dollars invested as the plants are highly automated.

The automation is required for quality control and future cost control considerations.

This company/plant must be successful in order for repayment of the loan to take place.

By: HSR0601

HSR0601 — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 03:53:17 +0000

I guess the U.S. need to accept the suggestions of the E.U., and the E.U. need to adopt an advanced smart grid technology, which is worth the deficit for job creation and economic activity, is something to do ultimately.

I think like USA, the world economy also urgently needs job creation, and like internet, the global economy requires common ground, that is why The World-Wide Green New Deal is necessary.

We can not rebuild grand economy on the volatile, declining energy base, instead, the world has enough technology and its potential, I suppose.

Thank you !