Archive for December, 2006

Saturday, December 2nd, 2006

Honda Establishes Solar Cell Subsidiary Company 
GreenBiz - Dec 01 9:00 AM
TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 1, 2006 - Honda Motor Co. says it plans to establish a wholly-owned subsidiary, Honda Soltec Co., to produce and sell the next-generation thin-film solar cell independently developed by Honda. The new company will lead Honda to make a full-scale entry into the solar cell business.Save

Sharp to Introduce Thin-Film Solar Modules: Should MEMC Electronics Be Worried? 
SeekingAlpha via Yahoo! Finance - Nov 29 2:06 PM
William Trent submits: We picked up on the story that silicon wafer manufacturer MEMC Electronics was seeing growth from solar power applications, but after further research we learned that the company does not stand to benefit from the newer thin-film solar technologies.Save