Associated Press February 28, 2012 As published by the IBJ at http://www.ibj.com/abound-solar-halts-production-cuts-180-jobs/PARAMS/article/32931 A Colorado-based solar module maker said Tuesday that it was suspending work on its first-generation models and laying off about 180 workers as the company focuses on a more efficient product. Abound Solar, which hoped to hire up
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Inside Indiana Business Report: Abound Solar Still Committed to Indiana
updated: 1/19/2012 1:11:55 PM InsideINdianaBusiness.com Report Colorado-based Abound Solar says it remains on track to hire at least 850 people by 2014. Marketing Communications Manager Becky Ellzey tells Inside INdiana Business crews continue to work on turning an empty Tipton County building into a usable facility. Ellzey says the company
Read MoreAdvanceIndiana: Sunlight Needs to be Shined on Airport; IBJ: Solar farm is a tax; ‘Green’ funding is losing glow
Posted by Laura Arnold / October 04, 2011 / Posted in Feed-in Tariffs (FiT), IPL Rate REP, Uncategorized / No Comments
Dear IndianaDG Readers: It looks like the renewable energy naysayers want to tarnish the recent announcement about the Indianapolis Airport Authority (IAA) 10 MW solar farm using the Indianapolis Power and Light (IPL) Rate REP or feed-in tariff. Clearly, readers of this blog know that I don't agree with the
Read MoreAbound Solar Wants Italian Sun; Will Italian Government Extention of Current Feed-in Tariff Impact Indiana?
Posted by Laura Arnold / May 03, 2011 / Posted in Feed-in Tariffs (FiT), Uncategorized / No Comments
Editor's Note: Abound Solar will be manufacturing soon in Tipton, Indiana. Mark Chen, Director of Marketing at Abound Solar, told me in a phone conversation last month that 92% of Abound's product is exported to Germany and Italy. Of the remaining 8% of their product destined for the US, 80-90
Read MoreAbound Solar sale pushed back; Project on a Yo-yo string?
The sale of an empty plant in Tipton to a solar panel manufacturer has been delayed. The Kokomo Tribune is reporting Abound Solar Inc. is waiting for the federal government to wrap up some paperwork before the deal can go through. The company says it still plans to close on
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