在竞争激烈的能源行业,小公司必须和那些他们曾经想要取代的行业巨头们合作,才能生存下来。美国能源部的贷款计划是政府推动新能源技术扩大规模和商业化的重要一环,现在却是一团糟。2009年,Solyndra公司接受了能源部5.35亿美元的贷款担保。去年9月,这家硅谷的太阳能公司宣告破产,这让贷款计划名声扫地。另外几个已收到大额度联邦贷款的能源创业公司,似乎也有财务上的麻烦。今年2月,位于科罗拉多州的盛产太阳能(Abound Solar)公司表示它已经关闭了最初的生产线,并辞退了180名职工,这家公司曾得到能源部 In a competitive energy industry, smaller companies must survive in partnership with the industry giants they once wanted to replace. The U.S. Department of Energy’s loan program is an important part of the government’s move to scale up and commercialize new energy technologies. It is a mess now. In 2009, Solyndra received a $ 535 million loan guarantee from the Department of Energy. In September last year, the Silicon Valley solar company declared bankruptcy, which left a reputation for loan programs. Other energy startups that have received large federal loans have also seemed financially troubling. In February this year, Colorado-based Abound Solar said it had closed down its initial production line and dismissed 180 workers, the company that received a grant from the Department of Energy