Update: US PV star Solyndra to file for bankruptcy

Solyndra, the US manufacturer of cylindrical thin-film PV modules that has received copious federal support, is filing for bankruptcy and laying-off 1,100 workers.

Solyndra's Fab 2 plant in California
Solyndra's Fab 2 plant in California
Published 31 August 2011, 17:17Updated 26 September 2016, 14:43