Vertical Axis Wind Turbines (VAWT) appear to be making a comeback after a few decades of dormancy, but it’s unclear how much legs the somewhat maligned technology will have in the market.
Editor’s note: For a piece that’ll run in Friday’s edition of the Portland Business Journal, I reached out to several solar industry insiders to ask whether SolarWorld’s proposed debt restructuring deal, which will take several months to approve, would help the company emerge and one day thrive. It’s a relevant question given the pressures SolarWorld and other manufacturers face from Chinese competitors charged with selling their materials at a fraction of the cost their U.S. counterparts collect.
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Sustainable Business Oregon editor
The last two weeks haven't been kind to solar manufacturers with footprints in Oregon.
On April 17, SolarWorld AG, which employs 700 workers in Hillsboro, began addressing the possible loss of $678 million. Less than a week later, SoloPower, expected to fortify the city's renewable energy manufacturing base, told the state it will suspend operations at its still-ramping-up North Portland plant.
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