Nanosolar

Record 2008 for cleantech with $8.4B in investments

January 6, 2009 - Exclusive - Yet a slowed fourth quarter in 2008 is translating into investor caution in 2009 and a change in strategy for some. Full Story »

Solyndra closes 2008 with $220M financing round

January 5, 2009 - Best of the web - Thin-film solar developer reportedly had second-largest funding round of the year, bringing its total raised to $820 million.
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DayStar looks to expand thin-film fab

October 8, 2008 - Exclusive - CIGS maker expects to start production line before 2009, remaining competitive with VC-backed firms despite somewhat tumultuous past. Full Story »

Solyndra reveals thin-film solar tubes

October 6, 2008 - Exclusive - Stealth startup debuts innovative CIGS cylinders, announces $600M in VC backing. Full Story »

Oerlikon aims to streamline thin-film solar

September 23, 2008 - Exclusive - Jeannine Sargent, CEO of Oerlikon Solar, talks about why thin-film will win the cost war with crystalline solar by learning from semiconductors. Full Story »

Q-Cells thin-film venture ships first panels

September 2, 2008 - News brief - German CIGS solar maker plans to ramp capacity from 30 MW peak of solar modules today to 135 MWp in 2009. Full Story »

AVA Solar joins thin-film funding flood with $104M

August 28, 2008 - News brief - Cadmium telluride solar manufacturer announces second round to ramp 200 megawatt factory in Colorado. Full Story »

Thin-film gets fat on cash

August 28, 2008 - Exclusive - Investors pour big money into two thin-film solar companies, along with 14 other deals we spotted over the past week. Full Story »

Nanosolar grabs $300 million for utility solar

August 27, 2008 - Exclusive - Manufacturer joins pack of thin-film companies securing big bucks to take innovations to production stage. Full Story »

Solar boom kicks salaries higher

August 15, 2008 - Exclusive - Recruiters and analysts say the solar industry ramp up is raising the price tag for manufacturing executives. Full Story »
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