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Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

        We hereby consent to the use in this Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 of our reports dated March 19, 2010 and July 31, 2008 relating to the financial statements and financial statement schedule of STR Holdings, Inc. and subsidiaries, which appear in such Registration Statement. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Hartford, Connecticut
April 12, 2010




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