Panel price crash forces Bosch to exit solar sector

BusinessGreen staff
clock

German giant confirms it will end operations at the end of this year after recording €1bn loss in 2012

Bosch is to cease its solar operations at the end of the year after the division recorded losses of around €1bn in 2012. In a statement released late last week the company said it had "tried unsuccessfully...

To continue reading this article...

Join BusinessGreen

  • Enjoy exclusive news, insights and analysis from Europe’s leading source of information on the green economy and business.
  • Make smart, responsible business decisions with an eye on the latest regulatory and tech development
  • Tap into our extensive archive of exclusive articles, news, analysis and guide
  • Access to our new BusinessGreen intelligence service, providing you with
  • > Exclusive in-depth case studies
  • > Policy briefings, white papers and reports on market trends that are shaping the direction of the net zero transition
  • Our overnight briefing, expertly curated help you run a competitive and sustainable business
  • Online and interactive meetings with BusinessGreen’s editors to discuss the crucial stories and trends from the past month

Choose from 3 paid membership levels or start a 7-day no strings trial.

Join nowTry 7 day trial

 

Already a BusinessGreen member?

Login

More on Solar

Solar-powered politicking

Solar-powered politicking

The government's latest attempt to restrict solar farm development will undermine energy security and do next to nothing to improve food security - it amounts to little more than blatant electioneering

James Murray
clock 16 May 2024 • 5 min read
Claire Coutinho warns solar farms and food security are 'competing priorities'

Claire Coutinho warns solar farms and food security are 'competing priorities'

Ministerial statement seeks to tighten restrictions on solar developments on farmland, sparking bemused and angry response from solar farm industry

Michael Holder
clock 15 May 2024 • 7 min read
Spire Healthcare touts £5.2m plan to install solar at 38 UK hospitals

Spire Healthcare touts £5.2m plan to install solar at 38 UK hospitals

eEnergy Group hired by private healthcare provider to install on-site solar panels at its hospitals across England, Wales and Scotland

Cecilia Keating
clock 25 April 2024 • 2 min read