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Solarreviews.com: Helping Consumers Find the Right Solar Installer
The solar energy market grew by 76% last year, according to GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association. As solar power becomes an increasingly competitive energy source, more Americans are looking for reputable companies that can meet their solar needs. Up until now, however, consumers have not had the ability to easily access ratings [...]
The Solar Shakeout Continues
The past few years have seen some spectacular flameouts in the solar energy industry, with none so prominent—at least in the U.S.—as Solyndra. Many of these flameouts were startups, but some were bigger players. Now Suntech is in the hot seat. The Chinese manufacturer was one of the world’s biggest PV producers, but it recently [...]
Q-Cells: On the Brink of Bankruptcy
This is what a solar shakeout looks like. This is also the last breath of what was once Germany’s solar manufacturing dominance. Q-Cells, Germany’s once the globe’s largest solar manufacturer, is on the brink of bankruptcy. The once-dominant solar company has lost hundreds of millions of dollars in the last year. Last week we reported [...]
Q-Cells Problems Persist
This is what a solar shakeout looks like. We are seeing Q-Cells, a long dominant solar PV module giant, lose money, market share, and face. While Chinese crystalline silicon competitors and more nimble American players make strategic moves to stay relevant and viable — Q-Cells is in a race to catch up, restructure, and survive. [...]