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How Apple could revolutionize solar
If Apple launched one of its gadgets with embedded solar cells, it could revolutionize the market for solar. Apple has been exploring how to use solar power to charge gadgets for some time, including...
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Sixtron: Latest solar company to drop out?
Two and a half years ago we covered Canadian solar startup Sixtron Advanced Materials, which had developed a new type of anti-reflective coating system for solar cells. Fast forward to 2011, and the...
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First Solar shows improved Q3 earnings, amid CEO transition
A day after announcing an abrupt departure of its CEO, First Solar has some good news that is helping to stem the rapid dive of its stock. The solar panel maker on Wednesday said it’s boosted both...
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Solar complaint against China moves forward
A complaint accusing Chinese solar makers of flooding the U.S. market with unfairly low-priced goods cleared a hurdle to move forward Friday. The U.S. International Trade Commission voted six to zero...
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The tough market for solar in 2011
Companies continue to bow out of the solar market in 2011 following both bankruptcies and strategic decisions to exit the market. This week it’s BP’s solar panel arm BP Solar, which is shutting down,...
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The new year brings continued solar strife
The turning of the new year didn’t make the solar industry any easier for solar manufacturers. Power electronics maker, Satcon Technology, announced Wednesday it’s laying off 35 percent of its workers...
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Chart: The death spiral of solar bankruptcies (& counting)
The solar death spiral has been long and ugly. Over the past year, there have been over a dozen stalwarts and startups that have headed to bankruptcy court. Two companies even filed for bankruptcies in...
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SolarWorld shuts solar panel factory in California
The solar factory shutdown trend continues with the announcement by Germany-based SolarWorld on Friday that it will shutter one of its factories in the United States to cut costs. The company issued a...
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Solar crunch: Solon to close U.S. factory
Low solar prices and global competition continue to rock solar manufacturers. On the heels of Evergreen Solar filing for bankruptcy on Monday, on Tuesday, German solar maker Solon announced that it...
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Today in Green IT: Growing pains for solar PV
The tale of Evergreen Solar — which recently filed for bankruptcy — matters because the company fell victim to shifting forces that are redefining the solar industry: subsidy rollbacks in Europe,...
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IPod, the UpSide of OutSourcing?
Outsourcing has become such a hot button topic, that sometimes we often overlook the upside. While not a supporter of the trend, I did find one example where outsourcing/offshoring did come in handy....
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Bobby, you got a problem?
Foundry Networks just lost its CTO, Karl Triebes to F5 Networks. What gives? Silicon Valley insiders say that it might be something to do with mercurial ways of founder-CEO Bobby Johnson. Triebes isn’t...
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Level 3 Shocker
Level 3 is cutting 12% of it workforce, a move it expects to save the company $60-to-$70 million a year. Why the cuts? Despite the promise of VoIP, CEO Jim Crowe says that the end demand from the...
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I Hate Transperency
I hate transparency. Only recently, though. I used to love it. And Mac OS X is littered with it. It’s everywhere – in the Dock, in Terminal, in Dashboard, etc. At one point, you could see about 5...
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Analyst believes Leopard will ‘integrate Windows interoperability’
Since Steve Jobs announced the switch to Intel nearly two years ago, it’s been continually rumored that Macs would gain the ability to run Windows applications natively within OS X. And with Jobs set...
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PolyFuel fuel cell capable of 500 Watts per liter
We’re all still waiting for a usable fuel cell solution, but maybe we’re a step closer. PolyFuel just announced that their latest fuel stack can deliver up to 500 Watts per liter. Now, we don’t want to...
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Simple Electronic To-Do Lists, Schedules and Reminders
Does your to-do list still consist of a bunch of post-it notes strewn around your desk? Even if you’ve already moved to one of the many good solutions for electronically managing your tasks, you may...
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Solar Stock Watch: Evergreen Solar Brightens on Profit
Solar stocks have largely cooled in the month of January, thanks to a chilly combo of a short silicon supply and fears over losing an important investment tax credit. But this week solar stock watchers...
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Politics Driving More Live, Online Video Coverage
How super was Super Tuesday for sites covering the primaries with live video? CNN.com had a banner day, and served 2.7 million video streams and 600,000 live video streams according to Silicon Alley...
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Motion LS800 with SSD for just $1,499
John Hill of Allegiance Technology has just let us know that since the LS800 has been discontinued that Motion is letting him sell his remaining inventory for just $1,499. This is a unit with the View...
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Obopay: Another Mobile Payment Choice
People are still launching micropayment and phone payment solutions. The latest to come to our attention is Obopay, which is centered on mobile phones but has a web component as well. After signing up...
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The Solar Shrug: Investors Blase About Earnings
With the President talking green in the White House Rose Garden, you might think that investors in solar stocks would be in a bullish mood this week. But no. Rather than listen to what could happen...
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Wicked-fast Screen Shot Sharing With grabUp
You’d think by now we’d have see everything when it comes to screen image capture software for OS X. While Apple provides basic functionality out-of-the-box there are a plethora of add-ons that vie for...
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Instango- IM for the Blackberry
You Blackberry owners can rejoice with the release of IM client, Instango. Instango works with GTalk, ICQ, Yahoo, AIM, MSN, QQ, Jabber and Gadu-Gadu for starters. You’ll have to sign up for an...
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Evergreen Solar Shares Fall on Weak Outlook
Solar stocks have been down across the board this week, thanks to reports that Spain is considering cutting solar subsidies. Even a bright earnings report from SunPower couldn’t clear those clouds. So...
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Evergreen Solar's EverQ Delays IPO, Becomes "Sovello"
Prince, aka The Symbol, aka TAFKAP, has nothing on cleantech companies these days. Last week, Aptera’s three-wheeled Typ-1 became the 2e, and SunEthanol renamed itself Qteros the week before that. Now...
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Suntech Reaches 1GW of Solar Manufacturing Capacity
China’s Suntech Power Holdings announced a big milestone today, hitting 1 gigawatt (GW) of photovoltaic cell and module production capacity in Wuxi, nearly doubling the firm’s 2007 output of 540...
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SpectraWatt Suspends Factory Plans, Expects Production Delay
Intel solar spinoff SpectraWatt has put its plans to build a factory in Hillsboro, Ore., on hold after being unable to get enough financing, The Oregonian reported this week. CEO Andrew Wilson told the...
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Solar Firms Are Slashing Jobs
We’ve all read the ugly news: some 500,000 jobs lost in December, and layoffs happening all over the tech industry. And while the solar industry may be the darling of the media, venture capitalists and...
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IBM Beefs Up Tivoli for the Cloud
Today IBM announced that six universities are using its cloud computing expertise to set up and manage clouds located in Qatar, Africa and in Japan. It is using Hadoop for allocating resources in the...
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Can First Solar Shake the Earnings Blues?
Solar companies have spent the past few weeks reporting their latest quarterly results, and the sector is looking battered. Many big names reported discouraging financials for the last three months of...
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Solar Manufacturers: More Solar Robots, Less Green Jobs
Everyone and their mother are touting the benefits of more green jobs on the world’s economies. That is, unless you happen to be part of a clean power or energy efficiency firm that is actually making...
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Solar Concerns Turn from Credit Crunch to Price Plunge
One year ago, two key trends dominated the solar industry: economic uncertainty and scarce credit. If solar companies were to survive, they needed to scramble to adapt their strategies to both. Today,...
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Race to Outfit White House With Solar Begins
After some intense lobbying by solar energy advocates, White House is making room for solar. In a blog post, Energy Secretary Steve Chu said solar panels and a solar water heater system will rise from...
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Solar maker Evergreen Solar files for bankruptcy
It's not a startup, but it's the latest member of the cleantech graveyard. On Monday, Evergreen Solar filed for Chapter 11 and announced it will be selling its assets, laying off 65 people and...
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