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Solar Company BrightSource Preps IPO (GS, C, DB, GOOG)

Posted: March 22, 2012 at 8:56 am

Solar thermal generation provider BrightSource Energy Inc. has filed an amended Form S-1 with the US Securities and Exchange Commission for an IPO of 6.9 million shares at a price ...
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Chinese Solar Firms’ Stocks Dive on Tariff News (YGE, TSL, STP, JASO, LDK, FSLR, SPWR)

Posted: March 21, 2012 at 11:48 am

Yesterday’s sugar-coated decision by the US Commerce Department to impose tariffs of up to nearly 5% on Chinese-made solar panels imported into the US has hit the makers hard. One ...
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Punishing Chinese Solar Makers, With Candy (TSL, STP, LDK, JASO, FSLR, STP)

Posted: March 20, 2012 at 1:54 pm

Solar shares are in a bit of flux after reports that the U.S. Commerce Department has ruled that Chinese solar panel makers have received illegal subsidies from China's government.  U.S. ...
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Energy Crop Firm Ceres Jumps on Gene Mapping (CERE)

Posted: March 19, 2012 at 11:55 am

Ceres Inc. (NASDAQ: CERE) develops and sells crops that are used to produce feedstocks for the US biofuel industry. The company’s customers include ethanol makers, farmers, utilities, and independent power ...
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LDK Solar Slashes Forecasts (LDK, HSOL, SOL)

Posted: March 19, 2012 at 7:42 am

Solar panel maker LDK Solar Co. Ltd. (NYSE: LDK) has revised its fourth quarter 2011 forecast and announced its guidance for the company’s 2012 fiscal year. The company will announce ...
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Renesola Puts Up Weak Numbers, Guides Sales Higher (SOL, HSOL)

Posted: March 16, 2012 at 7:29 am

Chinese solar maker Renesola Ltd. (NYSE: SOL) reported results this morning that missed earnings estimates, but managed to beat the estimate on revenues. Given the state of the solar panel ...
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A123 Snags Geely/Volvo Deal In China (AONE)

Posted: March 15, 2012 at 9:07 am

A123 Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: AONE) has announced that Advanced Traction Battery Systems, its co-owned Shanghai-based joint venture company, has been selected to develop battery packs for a new plug-in hybrid ...
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Chinese Wind Power Firm Opens US R&D Facility (MY, XJNGF, VWDRY)

Posted: March 14, 2012 at 1:10 pm

China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Ltd. (NYSE: MY) has opened a US research and development facility at North Carolina State University’s Centennial Campus. The new R&D center will focus ...
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Will Taxpayers Get Burned By First Solar? (FSLR, TAN, PBW)

Posted: February 29, 2012 at 10:39 am

First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) is getting crushed with an 9% loss in its stock this morning.  The move is on the heels of earnings and a much lowered expectation ...
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First Solar Guidance Lower… Good Enough? (FSLR)

Posted: February 28, 2012 at 4:38 pm

First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) was halted pending earnings.  The U.S. solar leader reported earnings of $1.26 EPS and $660 million in revenues.  Thomson Reuters had estimates of $1.54 EPS ...
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Solar Energy to Light up Africa?

Posted: February 22, 2012 at 5:27 pm

Africa is not referred to as the “Dark Continent” for nothing. According to the World Bank’s Africa Energy Unit (AFTEG), for most of Africa’s population the availability of reliable and ...
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The Ten States That Run On Nuclear Power

Posted: February 21, 2012 at 5:36 pm

The anniversary of the Japan earthquake, which killed over 16,000 people and caused the disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, is only two weeks away. Immediately after the disaster, ...
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ETF Reverse Stock Split Highlights Solar Death (TAN, FSLR, GTAT, TSL, WFR)

Posted: February 15, 2012 at 10:20 am

The Guggenheim Solar ETF (NYSE: TAN) has been a total dud due to the fact that solar shares are only liked now by short sellers and the White House.  These ...
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Energy Conversion Devices Bankruptcy… Energy Suppression (ENER, TAN)

Posted: February 14, 2012 at 10:29 am

Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENER) has proven that penny stocks in trouble just cannot be trusted.  The small solar player used to be close to $100 and then dropped, ...
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More Short Covering Exaggerates Solar Rallies (TAN, FSLR, SPWR, ENER, TSL, WFR)

Posted: February 9, 2012 at 3:10 pm

Solar stocks are on fire.  Still, they are so far down from a year ago that celebrating the move it difficult to do.  To show just how powerful this move up ...
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