Solyndra (Silicon Valley's poster child for clean technology) has gone bankrupt, since it was unable to compete with low cost Chinese manufacturers. A good take on the reality behind the doors by Forbes'Todd Woody.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/toddwoody/2011/08/31/what-solyndras-bankruptcy-means-for-silicon-valley-solar-startups/
http://www.forbes.com/sites/toddwoody/2011/08/31/what-solyndras-bankruptcy-means-for-silicon-valley-solar-startups/