First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) has already been under pressure and now the company is losing another key executive. Bruce Sohn, President, Operations, is leaving First Solar. The company’s filing said the…
Jon C. Ogg Today’s round-up of alternative energy news includes a new IPO filing from a well-known entrepreneur, some developments in batteries, and another federal loan guarantee for a large solar PV project. Biofuel maker…
Today’s look at the goings-on in alternative energy includes a significant investment, a possible shift in China’s energy policy, another look at wind power, some budget hits to alternative energy, and a…
First Solar (NASDAQ: FLSR) fell 7% on concerns that the US government’s financial support of renewable energy will falter. The federal government’s move toward austerity makes it likely that this threat to earnings and…
It is time for our daily review of the alternative energy sector. General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) plans to build a new plant to manufacture 400 megawatts annually of thin-film solar PV…
Here’s our daily report on developments in solar and wind power, alternative fuels, and other news related to the alternative energy sector. Germany’s largest maker of solar PVs has warned that 2011…
Bank of America Merrill Lynch has a report out to start this week with a longer-term outlook for cleantech and alternative energy. The firm has a view of several key winners, although…
Our “Alternative Energy Daily” focuses on some of the key solar stocks with an eye on evaluating these as “value stocks” with growth potential out into 2012. Those under review are First Solar,…
It’s time for our “Alternative Energy Daily” report covering solar, nukes, utilities and more. Utilities with large nuclear power generation assets are also seeing pressure as more concerns surface related to the…
S&P 500 WEEK TOP 10 (11 MAR -17 MAR) Ticker Weekly Price Change (%) Close Price 17Mar11 Close Price 11Mar11 Market Cap($Mil) CONSOL Energy Inc. CNX 13.8 55.33 52.48 12517.7 Peabody Energy…
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…
First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) announced today that it will acquire about 135 acres within the Mesa Proving Grounds project for the first phase of its next solar module fabrication plant and…
Jon C. Ogg 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…
