The
bankrupt
solar
manufacturer
is
the
subject
of
a
joint
investigation
operation
that
includes
the
Department
of
Energy’s
(DOE)
Inspector
General.
Solyndra
received
a
$535m
loan
from
the
federal
government,
overseen
by
the
DOE
through
its
Loan
Guarantee
programme.
Solyndra’s
management
intends
to
spend
the
next
four
weeks
trying
to
find
a
“turnkey”
buyer
for
the
entire
debt-laden
company
before
proceeding
with
a
piecemeal
liquidation.
In
bankruptcy
filings
this
week,
the
US
manufacturer
of
cylindrical
thin-film
solar
modules
outlined
a
plan
to
borrow
$4m
from
its
two
largest
investors,
Argonaut
Ventures
and
Madrone
Partners,…