Solar energy generates political heat

The bankruptcy of three solar companies in the US last month—Solyndra, Evergreen Solar and SpectraWatt—has turned the spotlight again on China and the support it provides to its solar industry. Solyndra is likely to be one of the more prominent bankruptcy cases in the clean energy industry. Until a few weeks ago, it was a promising company that had got backing from the US Department of Energy in the form of a $535-million loan guarantee—the largest given to any company.

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