cwerdna
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Starting this thread to discuss Desertstraw's assertions from December 17, 2011 at http://www.mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic.php?p=159438#p159438" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;.
Solynndra went bankrupt prior to his post. FSLR's stock has fallen from a peak of over $300/share to ~$37 as of this writing w/a 30% layoff a year ago and closing a plant in Germany. Suntech went bankrupt. BP and Bosch are exiting the solar business. LDK Solar is having trouble paying its bonds. I posted most of that in the prior battery upgrade thread.
I only happened to stumble across the above news as I don't follow the solar industry much as it is.
So far, nobody has pointed to any solid evidence that it's booming.
Discuss here.... Post evidence that it is or isn't booming.
Let's be clear. I am NOT anti-solar. I'd love to see it succeed and its usage be widespread. I just don't see (or am unaware of) any solid quantitative evidence to support the claims that it's booming.cwerdna said:Hmmm, as someone who invests and watches the stock market (but stays away from solar, too risky), do you have any good refutations against articles like http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2011/12/16/how-long-until-the-solar-industry-revives/?utm_source=pulsenews&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+fortunebrainstormtech+%28Fortune+Brainstorm+Tech%29" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;?Desertstraw said:I just can't let this misinformed quote pass. The solar energy business is booming, the news about some company failures is just the normal shakeout in a new industry. The days of fossil fuel are numbered.aqn said:OTOH, if EV's go the way of solar panels, that is, very slow in being adopted, it can be an entirely different ball game.
What are some publicly traded current solar companies that are booming and at what rate?
Solynndra went bankrupt prior to his post. FSLR's stock has fallen from a peak of over $300/share to ~$37 as of this writing w/a 30% layoff a year ago and closing a plant in Germany. Suntech went bankrupt. BP and Bosch are exiting the solar business. LDK Solar is having trouble paying its bonds. I posted most of that in the prior battery upgrade thread.
I only happened to stumble across the above news as I don't follow the solar industry much as it is.
So far, nobody has pointed to any solid evidence that it's booming.
Discuss here.... Post evidence that it is or isn't booming.