It's easy to think about modules as singular units of power output, but the reality is that they are a collection of diverse components, each with influence over the end system's total cost and performance. For DuPont, its focus is of course on the materials side, from metallization pastes used to form contacts on the solar cell, to backsheet materials that protect the panels themselves.
The Obama Administration's $60 billion Loan Guarantee Program (LGP) for renewable energy is considered a failure because of Solyndra, Beacon Power, and potential 2012 bankruptcies. What is not well known is that 75 percent of the program's deployed funds went to relatively low risk power plants that will catapult the U.S. to a leadership role in the utility-scale solar sector. This is hardly the hallmark of a "failed program." The program is akin to Shakespeare's King Henry V, who said as a delinquent Prince: "I'll so offend as to make offense a skill, redeeming time when men think least I will."Donald Nimey – Advisory Board Member
Don Nimey – Advisory Board Member
Donald Nimey is a Principal in Reznick Group’s Transaction Consulting practice where he has the responsibility for assessing the economic feasibility, structuring, and financing of large and complex projects for developers and investors.
These transactions typically involve public/private partnership or economic subsidies such as tax credits. He is a firm leader with both Energy Tax Credits and New Market Tax Credits.
Previously, Donald was the Director of Finance for Historic Restoration, Inc. and a Senior Consultant in the Corporate Transaction Group of KPMG Peat Marwick.
He received a BA in Economics at Washington and Lee university and a MBA in Finance and Accounting at Tulane University.
In addition, Donald is a CFA charter holder and is certified as a Financial Risk Manager.
