Comments on: Q&A: Crosslink Capital's Alain Harrus on Solar Investing in Tough Times http://gigaom.com/cleantech/qa-crosslink-capitals-alain-harrus-on-solar-investing-in-tough-times/ Sun, 27 May 2012 11:39:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Rooferguy http://gigaom.com/cleantech/qa-crosslink-capitals-alain-harrus-on-solar-investing-in-tough-times/#comment-25028 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:25:40 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=37224#comment-25028 VCs invested billions in companies that had a solution to the “silicon is too expensive” problem that the solar industry experienced from 2004 to 2008.

When silicon got cheap again, the value propositions of all these thin film and concentrating products disappeared. Now they’re all trying to figure out what to do. Temporarily they may get a DOE loan, but long term, good and cheap Chinese and FirstSolar panels are likely to dominate the market.

VC investments in energy need to look at areas away from the solar cell itself. Software, installation services, mounting systems, inverters, financing, etc.

]]> By: Rise & Shine: July 21, 2009 | Sweet Solar Home http://gigaom.com/cleantech/qa-crosslink-capitals-alain-harrus-on-solar-investing-in-tough-times/#comment-25027 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:30:19 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=37224#comment-25027 [...] NEWS & MARKETS Crosslink Capital’s Alain Harrus on Solar Investing in Tough Times At Intersolar North America, we sat down with Alain Harrus to get an update on what’s happening [...]

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