Sustainable Energy First Solar Shines as the Solar Industry Falters First Solar’s strong finances are helping fund innovation and drive down the cost of solar power. by Kevin Bullis 2013-04-12T11:25:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy Solar Downturn Casts a Shadow Over Innovation With no one buying new equipment, solar companies are looking to make the best of existing technology. by Kevin Bullis 2013-04-02T00:00:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy Why We Need More Solar Companies to Fail Solar manufacturers like Suntech are struggling. Hundreds need to die for the industry to recover. by Kevin Bullis 2013-03-18T00:00:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy Once-Mighty Suntech Struggles to Survive The Chinese solar giant is in deep trouble, but even its collapse wouldn’t be enough to stabilize a massively oversupplied market. by Martin LaMonica 2012-08-20T00:00:00-04:00
Suntech Why: Has developed a low-cost way of making better silicon solar cells.Key innovation: Its new panels are more efficient because they reflect less light and use thinner electrodes that block less light. 2012-02-21T00:00:00-05:00
Sustainable Energy Cheaper High-Efficiency Solar Panels Suntech Power has developed a better way to make high-grade silicon wafers. by Kevin Bullis 2011-06-24T17:00:00-04:00
Suntech Why: Extremely large-scale production of solar panels is reducing the technology’s cost.Key Innovation: Developed its own solar cells and equipment for manufacturing them cheaply. 2011-02-22T00:00:00-05:00
Suntech Why: Has developed a low-cost way of making better silicon solar cells.Key innovation: Its new panels are more efficient because they reflect less light and use thinner electrodes that block less light. 2011-02-22T00:00:00-05:00
Business Impact Suntech Stresses R&D China’s solar giant shifts its strategy. by Kevin Bullis 2010-04-09T00:00:00-04:00