thinkstockThe alternative energy sector is supposed to be one of the great winners of the 2012 election outcome. After all, an Obama victory would indicate further government support for what are future…
The Blackstone Group LP (NYSE: BX) is going big into home automation, and we would note that there is a solar angle here as well. The private equity giant is paying a…
What happens when you get an industry leader reporting earnings that are nowhere close to as bad as the market thought after a 90% drop in the share price? Not only does…
The Chinese government has increased its planned installation of solar energy projects by 2015 from 5,000 megawatts to 21,000 megawatts. And at least one analyst expects the total to climb to more…
First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) has been battered and left for dead. Interestingly enough, the latest news flow has not been as bad and with shares above $14.50 the recovery is around 25%…
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 end of…
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 solar panel…
Solar stocks are going to again be under a focus on Friday after the Commerce Department tariffs on Chinese solar products was far higher than originally projected. Duties will be up to…
Westinghouse Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: WEST) may have some good news for the entire solar sector. The company has announced a merger agreement between it and CBD Energy Ltd. (ASX: CBD). The agreement…
Earth Day is April 22, 2012, which is this Sunday. Many Americans and many people elsewhere will be thinking about how they can be more green. Sadly, there are going to be…
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 stock would…
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 fact, if…
Solar power just cannot get a break. The age of austerity is drilling holes in the solar economic viability business model. Today’s negative news flow stems out of Italy, where the nation…
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 for 2012…
The three major US equities indexes opened higher this morning following an assurance from China’s central bank that it would continue to hold European sovereign debt and to participate in finding a…
