SFGate.com link
—
Fremont solar firm Solyndra files for bankruptcy
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/08/31/BU1R1KU8G2.DTL
**************************EXCERPT**************************************
Solyndra, whose modules are thin tubes rather than flat panels, gained national attention in 2009 when it won a $535 million loan guarantee from the federal government to build a second factory in Fremont, near the company's headquarters. State and federal officials cited the project as an example of how the green tech industry could generate jobs.
**************************EXCERPT**************************************
Solyndra, whose modules are thin tubes rather than flat panels, gained national attention in 2009 when it won a $535 million loan guarantee from the federal government to build a second factory in Fremont, near the company's headquarters. State and federal officials cited the project as an example of how the green tech industry could generate jobs.