oregonlive.com - 1/9/2009
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SpectraWatt Inc., an Intel spinoff that planned to make solar cells in Hillsboro, may leave Oregon because it can't find financing to build a plant. Andrew Wilson, SpectraWatt's chief executive, confirmed Wednesday that the company had suspended construction plans and was searching inside and ...
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SpectraWatt Suspends Factory Plans, Expects Production Delay [Earth2Tech]
GigaOM Network —
... has put its plans to build a factory in Hillsboro, Ore., on hold after being unable to get enough financing, The Oregonian reported this week. ...
Green news harvest: Exxon CEO calls for carbon tax
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... The danger of a cap and trade system, say detractors, is that the system will benefit financiers but not be effective in putting a price on polluting. Solar-cell maker halts construction plans for new plant in Hillsboro -- OregonLive.com This case illustrates two trends: the difficulty getting loans to build factories these days and the cultural mismatch between start-ups and state clean-energy officals. ...
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