/tags/solyndra Solyndra en-US Copyright »ĘąÚÍřÖ·/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 14:44:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-03-20/chinese-solar-panel-maker-suntech-goes-bankrupt The company, a victim of a worldwide glut in solar panels, missed a $541 million bond payment and was forced into restructuring on Wednesday. Wed, 20 Mar 2013 14:44:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-03-20/chinese-solar-panel-maker-suntech-goes-bankrupt Scott Neuman /npr-news/2013-02-01/why-steven-chu-was-one-of-obamas-most-intriguing-choices Of all the individuals in President Obama's first-term Cabinet, Energy Secretary Steven Chu was arguably the least likely to be found in official Washington. And now that the Nobel Prize-winning physicist is leaving government, there are a few reasons that understanding his legacy might take some time. Fri, 01 Feb 2013 22:16:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-02-01/why-steven-chu-was-one-of-obamas-most-intriguing-choices Frank James /npr-news/2012-09-27/in-solyndras-wake-solar-company-sees-bright-spot SoloPower is on its way to receiving a loan of $197 million from the Energy Department — the same kind given to now-bankrupt Solyndra. But SoloPower has to meet a number of benchmarks before tapping into the fund, and one step toward that is the opening of a new plant in Oregon on Thursday. Thu, 27 Sep 2012 07:40:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-09-27/in-solyndras-wake-solar-company-sees-bright-spot Richard Gonzales /business/2012-07-18/abound-solar-executives-grilled-during-oversight-committee-hearing Executives of the now bankrupt Longmont-based Abound Solar faced tough questions by US House Republicans Wednesday during testimony before an Oversight… Wed, 18 Jul 2012 22:36:49 GMT /business/2012-07-18/abound-solar-executives-grilled-during-oversight-committee-hearing Nathan Heffel /npr-news/2012-01-24/obama-i-will-not-walk-away-from-the-promise-of-clean-energy In his State of the Union speech, President Obama called for more domestic oil and gas production, saying that "a future where we're in control of our own energy" is within reach, where the nation's security and prosperity would not be so closely linked to unstable parts of the world. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 03:24:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-01-24/obama-i-will-not-walk-away-from-the-promise-of-clean-energy Elizabeth Shogren /npr-news/2012-01-19/obamas-first-2012-tv-ad-defends-energy-record-dings-koch-bros The spot isn't just a defense of the president's energy policy, including loan guarantees to green energy companies like the failed Solyndra. It's also a defense of his ethics. Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:22:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-01-19/obamas-first-2012-tv-ad-defends-energy-record-dings-koch-bros Frank James /2011-11-18/chu-touts-colorado-solar-industry-at-arvada-firm In Arvada today, the Obama Administration’s top energy official warned that China will continue to dominate the solar panel manufacturing market unless… Fri, 18 Nov 2011 21:37:15 GMT /2011-11-18/chu-touts-colorado-solar-industry-at-arvada-firm Kirk Siegler /npr-news/2011-11-17/solyndra-loan-decisions-were-mine-energy-secretary-chu-says The Obama administration's point man on energy issues is on Capitol Hill to defend the $528 million in federal loans made to the now-bankrupt solar energy company. Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:10:00 GMT /npr-news/2011-11-17/solyndra-loan-decisions-were-mine-energy-secretary-chu-says Mark Memmott /npr-news/2011-11-15/energy-secretary-chu-defends-how-administration-handled-solyndra Steven Chu says even in hindsight, he sees no way his department could have known the solar energy company would go bankrupt. Tue, 15 Nov 2011 22:51:00 GMT /npr-news/2011-11-15/energy-secretary-chu-defends-how-administration-handled-solyndra Eyder Peralta