Soitec acquires Concentrix Solar

According to the Press Release, “The Soitec Group (Euronext Paris), the world’s leading supplier of engineered substrates for the microelectronics industry, announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire privately held Concentrix Solar GmbH (“Concentrix”), a leading provider of concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) solar systems. With this acquisition, and in line with its strategy, [...]

Solyndra, Inc. Files Registration Statement for Initial Public Offering

According to the Press Release, “Solyndra, Inc., a manufacturer of innovative cylindrical photovoltaic systems for commercial rooftops, announced today that it has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the proposed initial public offering of its common stock. The joint book-running managers of the proposed offering will be Goldman, Sachs [...]

U.S. House of Representatives passed the Solar Technology Roadmap Act

On the 22nd of October, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Solar Technology Roadmap Act, in the hopes of laying the groundwork for a more ecologically friendly future. The main purpose of the act was to bring together both politicians and representatives from the solar industry to plan out what needs to be done. [...]