Chinese solar PV maker LDK Solar Co., Ltd. (NYSE: LDK) reported fourth-quarter and full-year earnings after markets closed yesterday. The company posted earnings per ADR of $1.09 for the quarter on revenue of…
The news coming out of Japan for its nuclear reactors is sadly starting to now get more media coverage than the vast death toll. The projected death toll is somewhere around 10,000…
The possible nuclear power reactor meltdown in Japan is killing anything tied to nuclear energy today. As with most events, there is generally a silver lining elsewhere. It just so happens that…
Ontario-based Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSIQ) reported EPS well below estimates this morning, and just about every solar PV maker is paying the price. Canadian Solar posted EPS of $0.58 on revenue…
In the drive to increase solar power generation in Europe, Italy has trailed only Germany in subsidies and installed megawatts. Germany has lowered its subsidies for solar installations, though not as severely…
First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) is starting to enter into a no-man’s land after earnings. It is such that even the analyst community is very mixed on the stock both before and…
First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) reports fourth quarter and full-year earnings after markets close today, and investors are pushing the share price up in advance of the company’s report. Given that most…
For a while there in 2010, investors didn’t show much love for the solar stocks. But that changed almost overnight since January 1st. SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWRA) shares are up about 40%…
The story on solar energy in 2011 is manufacturing capacity. Or, more accurately, over-capacity. The termination of incentives in Germany and Italy are expected to slow solar installations in those countries, and…
MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. (NYSE: WFR) is leading solar related shares higher after its earnings. The irony is that MEMC is perhaps one of the larger disappointments in the world of solar…
The price of a barrel of North Sea Brent crude broke through $100 this morning, while the price of a barrel of West Texas Intermediate is hovering around $90. Does that mean…
LDK Solar Co., Ltd. (NYSE: LDK) is surging after this morning’s guidance. Shares are up by double-digit percentages on higher guidance for its fourth quarter 2010 and for its fiscal year 2011. …
If there’s any single word that defines the solar market for 2011, it is “uncertainty.” Policy changes in Germany, France, the Czech Republic, and elsewhere in Europe are expected to slow growth…
After the market closed yesterday, First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) released its initial guidance for 2011. The guidance is higher and the company also sold a project. Much was anticipated and there…
Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STP) may be down by more than half from its 52-week highs, but that is not going to keep it from seeing a rather large gain…
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