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Pacific Ethanol Brings Fears of a Capital Raise (PEIX)

Posted: April 16, 2012 at 10:24 am

Pacific Ethanol, Inc. (NASDAQ: PEIX) is paying the price this Monday morning after a filing from Friday came from the company allowing it to raise up to $100 million in ...
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Solar Panel Prices Continue Free Fall (FSLR, TSL, LDK, STP, HSOL)

Posted: April 13, 2012 at 3:02 pm

Prices for solar PV panels have continued to slide this year, dropping to $0.80-$0.85/watt, a decline of -10% on top of the the -50% drop in panel prices last year. ...
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BrightSource Withdraws IPO Filing (GOOG, NRG, FSLR)

Posted: April 12, 2012 at 9:04 am

Solar thermal power company BrightSource Energy Inc. today filed a request with the Securities and Exchange Commission to withdraw its Form S-1 registration statement, effectively cancelling the company’s planned IPO. ...
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More Short Covering Bolsters First Solar & Peers (FSLR, EXC, SPWR, WFR, TAN)

Posted: April 11, 2012 at 1:42 pm

First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) has become Wall Street's whipping boy and was recently considered the worst S&P performer over the last year.  After shares recently were challenging $20.00, the ...
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Will DOE Save First Solar? (FSLR, EXC)

Posted: April 10, 2012 at 4:13 pm

First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) was facing a nearly busted IPO situation just yesterday.  No 52-week low worries.  Try nearing the worst of the worst as its shares were danger-close ...
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Cree Cuts Prices on LED Streetlights (CREE, AIXG, VECO, LEDS, RBCN)

Posted: April 10, 2012 at 7:37 am

LED lighting maker Cree Inc. (NASDAQ: CREE) has succeeded in making an LED streetlight that sells for less than $200 when purchased in volume. Provided the company can actually make ...
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First Solar Flirts With All-Time Lows… A Busted IPO Case (FSLR)

Posted: April 9, 2012 at 12:26 pm

First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) hit yet a new 52-week low today, but the psychological damage is just about to get a whole lot worse if this stock's price trajectory ...
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First Solar Finally Gets Federal Loan (FSLR, EXC)

Posted: April 5, 2012 at 2:33 pm

First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) and Exelon Corp. (NYSE: EXC) announced today that the Antelope Valley Solar Ranch One project has received the first installment on a federal loan that ...
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“Virtual” Solar Power Sales Proposed for Greece

Posted: April 5, 2012 at 2:20 pm

Last year the Greek and German governments proposed a solar PV project to be built in Greece that would generate up to 10,000 megawatts of electricity that could then be ...
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Much Needed Capital Infusion For American Superconductor (AMSC)

Posted: April 4, 2012 at 8:41 am

American Superconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: AMSC) has entered into a securities purchase agreement with an institutional investor whereby the company will raise about $25 million in gross funds.  This compares to ...
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At All-Time Lows… Can First Solar Manage To Avoid Death? (FSLR, TAN, PBW, SPWR, WFR)

Posted: April 3, 2012 at 12:37 pm

First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) is the king of U.S. solar companies.  Despite a monstrous rally in the stock market year-to-date, First Solar shares hit a new 52-week low today.  In ...
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And Everyone Thought Solyndra Was Bad News …

Posted: April 3, 2012 at 9:48 am

When Solyndra filed for bankruptcy forcing US taxpayers to swallow a $500 million loss, the public outcry caused some real problems for the solar industry and its champion, the Obama ...
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Firms Approved to Make E15 Ethanol (ADM, BIOF, VLO)

Posted: April 3, 2012 at 7:23 am

The US Environmental Protection Agency yesterday released a list of 20 companies that have been approved to manufacture ethanol for use in blending the 15% ethanol-gasoline blend known as E15. ...
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German Solar Maker to File for Bankruptcy

Posted: April 2, 2012 at 10:54 am

German solar panel maker Q-Cells SE, once the largest solar panel maker in the world, has said it will file for insolvency tomorrow following a failed attempt to restructure its ...
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Enphase IPO Goes Out at Low End of Range (ENPH)

Posted: March 30, 2012 at 11:27 am

Microinverter maker Enphase Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: ENPH) completed its IPO this morning, issuing 8.97 million shares at an offering price of $6/share. The price is the low end of the ...
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