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US Solar Installations Continue Shining through 2012; Outlook Dims in 2013 (FSLR, SPWR, TSL, YGE, STP, JASO, CSIQ, LDK)

Posted: June 13, 2012 at 10:45 am

Installation of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels doubled in 2011 and appears to be on track to grow by an additional 75% in 2012. But that could be end of the ...
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First Solar Gets Bounce from German Demand (FSLR, SPWR, TSL, YGE, STP, TAN)

Posted: June 12, 2012 at 1:10 pm

Solar panel maker First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) is trading up nearly 15% today following the company’s announcement that it will now keep its German manufacturing facility open until the ...
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Some Sun Shines on Chinese Solar Companies (STP, YGE, TSL, CSIQ, HSOL, FSLR, SPWR, TAN)

Posted: June 8, 2012 at 2:07 pm

Even though solar PV stocks have plunged over the last 18 months, there is a ray of hope in the sector according to a report at Bloomberg. China’s five largest ...
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MLPs Coming to Green Energy? (KMP, EPD, FSLR, SPWR, RSOL, WEST, BAC, GOOG)

Posted: June 7, 2012 at 11:24 am

US Senator Chris Coons (D-Delaware) is scheduled to introduce legislation today that would allow a wide range of renewable energy projects to qualify as master limited partnerships (MLPs). The partnerships ...
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After the Fall: Value Opportunities in the Solar Sector (AMAT, WFR, GTAT, FSLR, SPWR, STP, TSL, LDK, JASO, SOL)

Posted: May 25, 2012 at 10:41 am

Anyone looking for a sad story to tell need search no further than the solar PV sector. Manufacturing over-capacity and lower government subsidies led to a price collapse of about ...
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Solar Saga Continues Downward Spiral (STP, TSL, SOL, FSLR, SPWR, LDK, JASO, YGE)

Posted: May 23, 2012 at 12:52 pm

The string of losses in the solar PV industry is really not news any longer. Stock prices have been hit hard by collapsing panel prices and vanishing margins. Today is ...
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MEMC Loses CFO, Stock Hammered

Posted: May 17, 2012 at 11:38 am

Given the company’s horrible showing for the first quarter, the last thing MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. (NYSE: WFR) needed was to have a management shake-up. But that’s what the solar ...
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LDK Implodes (LDK, FSLR, TSL, STP, JASO, YGE)

Posted: April 30, 2012 at 7:40 am

Shares of solar PV maker LDK Solar Co. Ltd. (NYSE: LDK) are pointed toward a new 52-week low today following the company’s report on its fourth quarter 2011 earnings. The ...
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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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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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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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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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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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US Solar Market Tells Good News/Bad News Story (FSLR, SPWR, JASO, TSL, STP, LDK)

Posted: March 14, 2012 at 10:25 am

The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and GTM Research have released their review of the US solar market for 2011. The good news is that new solar installations more than ...
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