Energy Conversion Devices: Big Customer In Cash Crunch

Trouble is brewing for Energy Conversion Devices. Yesterday, the company noted in a press release that one of its largest customers, London-listed Solar Integrated Technologies has discontinued discussions with a commercial lender on a new line of credit, and extended its current loan agreement with a unit of General Electric until July 3.

Solar Module Prices to Drop 20 Percent in ’09, UBS Says

Sunshine is free. Solar modules are not. But they are getting cheaper: UBS analyst Stephen Chin today revised his forecast for solar module pricing to down 20 percent from a previous estimate of down 14 percent.