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A graceful exit in Switzerland

June 28, 2007 - by Dallas Kachan - A big solar acquisition and two pending European IPOs. Get the scoop on these and 5 other deals we saw this week. Full Story »

A cleantech edge with Ron Pernick

June 26, 2007 - by Dallas Kachan - Ron Pernick, co-author of The Clean Tech Revolution, on cleantech vs. the Internet, China and more. Full Story »

Suntech starts building Shanghai thin film plant

May 23, 2007 - by Dana Childs - New plant is to produce 50 MW of thin film on glass substrate a year.
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Solar startup Sunfilm to make thin film sandwiches

April 4, 2007 - by Dallas Kachan - Company is now the latest to be waiting expectantly for new manufacturing equipment from Applied Materials. Full Story »

Applied Materials to out-green Google

In classic Silicon Valley one-upmanship, Applied Materials, which itself recently got into making solar manufacturing equipment, plans to install over 1.9 megawatts of solar generation capability at its campus in Sunnyvale, California over the next year.

When completed, it's to be the largest solar power installation on an existing corporate facility in the United States, larger than the 1.6 MW system down the street at Google (see Google to install biggest corporate solar power system in the world.)

As we pursue our strategy to significantly drive down the overall solar cost-per-watt, we feel it is important to lead through example, said Mike Splinter, president and CEO of Applied Materials

Solar sales spawning silicon shortages

September 26, 2006 - by Dallas Kachan - Fast growth in California's solar panel industry is forcing up prices of the raw silicon also used by chipmakers. Full Story »
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