Comments on: Solar Shakeout Under Way, Serious Oversupply to Come, Report Says

By: Elicia Frank

Elicia Frank — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 00:27:43 +0000

I am searching for Michael Sullivan, CEO of BP Solar.

By: MEMC to Buy Solar Startup Solaicx

MEMC to Buy Solar Startup Solaicx — Mon, 24 May 2010 15:44:00 +0000

[...] latest acquisition, expected to close next month, comes as part of a long-anticipated shakeout in the solar industry. It also comes amid forecasts that 2010 will be a year of “gross oversupply” for solar [...]

By: Electric Car Battery Glut Looms on the Horizon

Electric Car Battery Glut Looms on the Horizon — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:01:29 +0000

[...] the solar panel industry dusts itself off from a long-anticipated glut in 2009, another green technology — large format lithium-ion batteries designed for transportation [...]

By: M&A Heats Up In the Solar Biz

M&A Heats Up In the Solar Biz — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:31:10 +0000

[...] the end of last year Lux Research predicted that in 2009 the supply of solar modules would overtake demand, and the resulting price drop would [...]

By: 7 Trends That Will Dominate the Intersolar Show

7 Trends That Will Dominate the Intersolar Show — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 04:01:44 +0000

[...] when combined with a poor economy, they help create a market with more supply than there is demand. Researchers say that solar module capacity will reach 10.4 GW this year, outpacing demand nearly twofold, and the [...]

By: Threat to Solar Market: Government Budget Woes

Threat to Solar Market: Government Budget Woes — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:10:39 +0000

[...] kilowatt-hour for a solar system’s total lifecycle — and the struggle to survive the shakeout brought on by oversupply and the global economic downturn — is [...]

By: Intersolar News: SolarEdge Snags BP Solar Deal | Save Energy, Save Money

Intersolar News: SolarEdge Snags BP Solar Deal | Save Energy, Save Money — Thu, 28 May 2009 01:23:55 +0000

[...] The main difference with National Semiconductor is that SolarEdge aims to integrate its technology directly into panels from the get-go through partnerships with manufacturers — rather than going for add-ons at the time of installation. (Tigo Energy, which just raised $10 million, is also using an embedded system to boost panel efficiency.) But as much as SolarEdge has been trying to build a lead by staying in stealth, it will have its work cut out for it by going for big deals as a startup venturing out in the midst of a shakeout. [...]

By: Intersolar News: SolarEdge Snags BP Solar Deal

Intersolar News: SolarEdge Snags BP Solar Deal — Wed, 27 May 2009 14:26:14 +0000

[...] stealth, it will have its work cut out for it going for big deals as a startup venturing out in the midst of a shakeout. [...]

By: Early Stage Solar Startups Skyline & Abound Slog Forward

Early Stage Solar Startups Skyline & Abound Slog Forward — Fri, 15 May 2009 17:50:20 +0000

[...] No Comments Posted May 15th, 2009 at 10:50 am in Startups For the solar industry, these are not the sunniest of times. And startups in general are vulnerable to the ongoing financial storms that have tied up credit [...]

By: Energy Conversion Looks for Revenue in Solar Project Development

Energy Conversion Looks for Revenue in Solar Project Development — Mon, 11 May 2009 22:31:27 +0000

[...] Written by Justin Moresco No Comments Posted May 11th, 2009 at 3:30 pm in Hit by a double whammy of oversupply and a worldwide recession, solar panel installations are forecast to slow by as much as 32 percent this year, according to [...]