Q-Cells

March 11, 2013

Solarworld – How long can it survive?

Solarworld Solarworld, which is one of the largest European solar companies surviving the current downturn, is in a bad shape. The company faces a large debt […]
October 1, 2012

USA losing Solar Tech Edge as Hanergy vulture buys up Distressed Solar CIGs Panel Leader Miasole

Big Chinese state owned companies are gobbling up financially strained Western solar firms as a massive overcapacity in global solar panel supply (caused by their brethren) […]
September 17, 2012

Leading Concentrated PV Company Greenvolts follows Amonix into Oblivion

Greenvolts – CPV Company While bankruptcies of leading crystalline silicon and thin film companies like Solyndra, Q-Cells has received a lot of attention, the shutdown of […]
September 13, 2012

Solar Riches to Rags Story of Erstwhile Global Solar No.1 German Q-Cells Ends, with Korean Hanwha Buying the Remains for a mere $50 Million

The story of Q-Cells comes to an End Q-Cells is the biggest solar failure in Europe as the company which was the global leader in 2008 […]
August 30, 2012

European Solar Carnage continues as Solar Panel Companies fall like nine pins against the Chinese Onslaught

European Solar Companies Solar Companies in Europe have been falling like nine pins for almost a year now and the carnage shows no sign of stopping. […]
August 27, 2012

The Best Chinese Solar Companies heavily Outperform the Badly Managed Over Debted Solar Firms in 2012 as Mr. Market Prices in Bankruptcy

The whole solar panel industry has been in a tailspin as the massive solar glut takes toll of the whole industry. The industry downturn which started […]
August 23, 2012

CEO of one of biggest Korean Chinese Solar groups goes to Jail after Siphoning Company Cash

Hanwha Hanwha Chairman has got a sentence of 4 years to serve in jail after being found guilty of using company cash for personal use (all […]
August 6, 2012

Why Solarworld CEO Frank Asbeck Will Never Receive a Salary Again

Solarworld Solarworld CEO Frank Asbeck has announced that he will stop taking his salary of half a million euros till his company returns to profitability again. […]
August 2, 2012

Solar Inverter Industry in 2012 – Marketshare Churn even as Revenue remains Flat

The Solar Inverter Industry The Solar Inverter Industry has remained relatively stable compared to the solar panel industry due to fewer number of players and higher […]
July 20, 2012

Will SMA Solar Die like Q-Cells and Centrotherm as Chinese Solar Inverter Companies gain Traction

SMA Solar The stock price of the company has touched new lows, as investors are anticipating that the company will be unable to face the onslaught […]
July 3, 2012

Solar Shutdowns this Week sees German heavyweight Schott Solar close shop at 4 factories as Chinese onslaught ruthless.

German Solar Companies Are being pushed out of the solar market they developed by the ruthless assault of Chinese solar panel companies. Already stalwarts of the […]
July 2, 2012

Why has Abound Solar Demise Surprised People

The news report on Department of Energy informing of Abound Solar demise surprised many people and led to the usual media excitement of Obama’s faulty loans […]
July 2, 2012

Solar Energy dominates Renewables Growth in 2011 with 60% share at $147 billion growing at 50% y/y even as Wind Energy Investment flattens out

Solar Energy Investment in Solar Energy sector jumped by more than 50% y/y to around $150 billion in 2011 with solar projects being built frantically in […]
June 27, 2012

Big Chinese Companies gobble up financially strained Western solar technology firms

Chinese Scenario Big Chinese state owned companies are gobbling up financially strained Western solar firms as a massive overcapacity in global solar panel supply (caused by […]
June 20, 2012

State Owned Chinese conglomerates strengthen their position in solar industry during industry crisis

While thousands of small solar companies in the world have gone / are going bust on account of massive industry oversupply and crashed solar panel prices, […]