First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR), the world's largest maker of thin-film solar panels has seen its value fall to an all-time low today. At 4:00 PM EST, the company's shares were down 6.78%, trading at $19.25 on the Nasdaq.
The first solar panels ever installed, were photo-voltaic solar panels mounted on military satellites and blasted into space from Cape Kennedy, Florida during the 'Space Race' of the 1960's.
Enbridge, the increasingly embattled Canadian energy company, has purchased First Solar's 50-megawatt Silver State North photovoltaic project in Nevada.
First Solar, the world's largest thin-film solar manufacturer, has purchased a 100% stake in a 20-megawatt development in Maryland.
California-based solar developer Premier Power has started constructing a 16.2-megawatt solar farm in Bulgaria.
HyperSolar, Inc. has reached an agreement with the University of California, Santa Barbara to move the company's technology closer to market viability.
In what is being described as symptomatic of the “cutthroat” world of solar energy, San Jose-based SunPower Corp. (Nasdaq: SPWRA) sued SolarCity on Monday, Feb. 13, for reportedly accepting what it knew were stolen documents.
For the solar energy industry, it seems like the bad news just keeps on coming.
DuPont, the leading U.S. chemical maker, and Yingli Green Energy Holding Co., a top Chinese PV panel manufacturer, reached a $100 million deal this week with the goal of boosting supplies of solar-energy materials and promoting broader adoption of solar energy worldwide.
Konarka Technologies, Inc. has taken another step forward as the leading developer of organic photovoltaic technology (OPV) in the world.
