JA Solar CFO Shuffle… More Worries? (JASO, TSL, APWR)
Shares of JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: JASO) fell more than -8% on July 6th and since that day have lost a total of -20%. The reason for the fall was an amended…
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Today is not a good-news day in the alternative energy sector. American Superconductor Corp. (NASDAQ: AMSC) has said that it will restate revenues for the last two calendar quarters of 2010, resulting in a…
Alt-Energy Watch: Italian, Chinese Solar PV Firms Expanding in the Face of Oversupply (FSLR, GE, JASO, STP, TSL, DQ, WFR, ENLAY, SHCAY, STM)
Predictions that oversupply of solar PV modules will push down prices and margins in 2011 apparently have no impact on decisions to continue building additional manufacturing capacity. Wafer makers in Asia expect to nearly…
Smart Grid IPO: Silver Spring Networks Files To Come Public (SSNI)
Silver Spring Networks, Inc. has filed the paperwork for an initial public offering with the SEC. The company intends to raise up to a maximum of $150 million through issuance of common stock. Upon…
Chesapeake Files to Spin Out Royalty Trust (CHK)
Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK) has filed a preliminary S-3 with the US SEC for the IPO of a company to be called Chesapeake Granite Wash Trust. According to the filing, the trust will…
Oil Sneaks Back To $100
August oil futures quoted on NYMEX moved just shy of $100 this week. That number was $90 in late June. No amount of crude released from strategic oil reserves or a belief that demand…
Alt Energy Watch: US Lends Funds for Cellulosic Ethanol Plant (FSLR, SPWRA, USU, ADM, VLO)
The US Department of Energy has announced that it will offer a loan guarantee for $105 million to expand an Iowa plant that makes ethanol from the cellulosic waste matter, called stover, of corn…
Alt Energy Watch: Solar Venture Funding Steady in Second Quarter
The projected oversupply of solar PV modules for 2011 and into 2012 has chilled some investors enthusiasm for the solar sector. But one area of the solar world that still appears to be doing…
Sunoco Expands Coking Unit IPO (SUN, SXC)
Sunoco Inc. (NYSE: SUN) has announced a revised and expanded initial public offering for its SunCoke Energy Inc. business. The company expects to issue 11.6 million shares of common stock and to raise a…
S&P Removes Cloud Over BP (BP)
Whether or not you still trust the independent credit ratings agencies after the credit crisis up to you. Credit ratings do still matter to many investors. This morning we have Standard & Poor’s coming…
Alt-Energy Watch: Another Believer in Solar Consolidation (FSLR, STP, YGE, TSL, SPWRA, SHCAY)
As part of last week’s story on stock buybacks in the solar PV industry, we opined that a consolidation in the solar industry is looking to take shape. Acquisitions and mergers have already cleared…
Conoco Holdings Could Offer a Boost to Some Mutual Funds (XOM, CVX, COP, PNEAX, FSENX, FISEX, AMADX)
Since the beginning of the year, returns for the three largest US oil companies have been sturdy, if not blinding, and each has a lower than average P/E ratio. Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM)…
The Best Funds For Oil Rising To $150 (OIH, DIG, PSCE, COP, PXJ, FNARX, EBERX, USO)
After posting a three-month low last month, WTI crude oil prices have been making a comeback as the agreement on Greek debt appears to be set, which has put some strength back in the…
GE, ConocoPhillips & NRG Venture Invests in Oil Recovery Tech (GE, NRG, COP)
Energy Technology Ventures is not exactly a household name, but its venture partners of General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE), NRG Energy (NYSE: NRG), and ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) are household names. What is interesting about…
The Solar Consolidation Phase May Just Be Starting (JASO, LDK, JKS, SPWRA, TOT, RSOL, WFR, FSLR, ESLR, ENER, TAN)
The merger and consolidation phase in solar may be getting underway. Solar PV maker JA Solar Holdings, Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: JASO) has reached an agreement to purchase privately held Silver Age Holdings Ltd., a…