Hanergy Acquires California-based Solar Cell Manufacturer Alta Devices
Chinese thin-film solar cell manufacturer Hanergy has recently acquired California-based Alta Devices to diversify into consumer technology.
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Which Solar Panels Are Most Efficient?
Updated several times, last time being August 29, 2015, in order to update the solar panel and solar cell efficiency record chart. Originally published on Cost Of Solar. One of the most common things people ask when they start to consider going solar or start to plan their life-changing solar expedition is … [continued]
Bonnaroo Loves Solar; How Many Tesla Model S’sss Have Been Produced?… (Cleantech News Roundup)
Other than our own stories, here’s some top cleantech and climate change news of the past few days: Clean Power Solar Power Bonnaroo Unveils First Permanent Festival Solar Array First Solar Begins Construction of Campo Verde Solar Project Arizona’s Black Mountain Solar Project Reaches Completion Financing Complete for Largest … [continued]
MiaSolé Sets New World Record for Flexible PV Module Efficiency
Another day, another solar world record set. I think I need to start a page of solar world records — would be a useful resource, I imagine. The latest is from MiaSolé, which has set a new world record of 15.5% area efficiency for flexible PV solar modules. Here’s … [continued]
Prominent VC Firms Pump More Capital into MiaSole’s CIGS Solar PV
Leading venture capital firms are pumping an additional $55 million to fund the Colorado-based thin-film CIGS solar PV manufacturer’s expansion plans despite all the turmoil roiling the global solar energy market and industry.
Cleantech Venture Investments Up 13% in 2011 — Solar the Leader
As emerging clean technology companies reach stages of growth that require enormous amounts of deployment capital, investment figures for 2011 reflect that market dynamic.
Last year, global corporate and venture capital investments in cleantech grew 13% over 2010, reaching almost $9 billion, according to preliminary figures released from the Cleantech Group. Most of those investments are going to companies that have already picked up one or more rounds of funding, with 85% of dollars flowing into Series B rounds or later.
The most stunning increase in activity last year was in mergers and acquisitions, which grew by 154% in 2011. Because it’s often more attractive for cleantech companies to merge with a mature corporate parent rather than go public, the amount of exits in M&A have shot up dramatically. […]
MiaSolé Wins it Back for Thin Film With 15.7% Efficiency
MiaSolé, in the vanguard of California’s new thin film solar manufacturing start ups, has just made an efficiency advance that gets thin film back into competition with traditional solar. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory has independently confirmed a 15.7% efficiency of the company’s large area production modules (1 square meter … [continued]
