President Obama at Solyndra with Chris Gronet less than one month ago: is the company less of a success story than we thought? Another one bites the dust. Solyndra canceled its planned initial public offering this morning “due to adverse market conditions,” the …
18 June 2010 6:15 AM EDT
Nathaniel Robinson, a merger and acquisition banker at Morgan Stanley, has joined Virgo Capital as a vice president in the Austin office of this tech-focused private equity fund. Morgan Stanley is understood to be in talks with potential replacements, an industry source tells …
22 March 2010 21:33 AM EDT
Just to be clear, GER is not on this list. Neat badge though! Ever since the untimely and inexplicable demise of WSJ.com’s Environmental Capital, the Journal has only been dipping the occasional timid toe into the cleantech waters. Now they’re back with a …
9 March 2010 6:15 AM EDT
BrightSource Energy was offered a $1.37 billion loan guarantee from the Department of Energy on Monday, the largest such loan awarded by the DOE –see official press release here. The Oakland, Calif.-based company will use this crucial government backing to secure financing to …
23 February 2010 6:23 AM EDT
BrightSource Energy was offered a $1.37 billion loan guarantee from the Department of Energy on Monday, the largest such loan awarded by the DOE –see official press release here. The Oakland, Calif.-based company will use this crucial government backing to secure financing to …
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Solyndra, the California maker of thin-film photovoltaic cells, received the most amount of venture capital cash in 2009, raising $198 million. Its backers are counting on a hefty payday with the company having recently filed for an Initial Public Offering (IPO). A123 Systems, …
13 January 2010 6:15 AM EDT
Let’s start with the good news: In 2009 cleantech became the dominant category in venture capital investing, attracting$5.6 billion in new investments worldwide. That’s more than IT or biotechnology, which until recently attracted the majority of VC investments. So says a report released …
6 January 2010 6:15 AM EDT
Solyndra, the California maker of thin-film photovoltaic cells, has filed for an Initial Public Offering of its shares that could be worth up to $300 million. Solyndra announced its planned IPO on Friday evening, when the media cycle was largely focused on the …
21 December 2009 6:15 AM EDT
Solyndra, the California maker of thin-film photovoltaic cells (PV), has signed a supply agreement with Italian installer Sun System. Solyndra could make $105 million over the next few years from this deal, the company said in a statement. Milan-based Sun System plans to …
25 November 2009 6:15 AM EDT
The printable solar cell Low-cost airlines, low-cost car rentals…and now, emerging: low-cost photovoltaic panels! First Solar produces its thin film PV panels for about $0.93 a Watt. San Jose, Calif.-based Nanosolar, which this week began operations at its German panel factory (and earlier …
15 September 2009 6:15 AM EDT