The BP Oil Capture’s Fuzzy Math
BP plc’s (NYSE: BP) shares rallied on news that it captured 10,000 barrels of oil leaking from the wreckage of the Deepwater Horizon. It claims the amount could move as high as 20,000 barrels.…
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Alternative energy is continuing to win new deals. A123 Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: AONE) will provide lithium-ion battery systems for electric vehicles. The award is from a Navistar International Corp. (NYSE: NAV) joint venture with…
Despite Some Success, Solar Beatings Continue (FSLR, STP, TSL, YGE, SOLF, SPWRA, TAN)
For much of this year solar PV makers have been hammered for many reasons, most of which aren’t related. For example, the proposed subsidy cut in Germany expected to take effect on July 1st…
BP Slick Moves East Quickly
Some predictions show the spill from the Deepwater Horizon wreck will extend up the East Coast and into the middle Atlantic by August. The current NOAA map shows the oil slick already moving in…
Petrobras Looking For Record Share Offering (PBR)
The global equity market is about to get ready to absorb one of the world’s largest securities offerings ever. Petroleo Brasileiro SA (NYSE: PBR), or the state-run ‘Petrobras,’ has hired a slew of bankers…
The Oil Spill And A Storm Surge
The federal government has not made public any forecast of what would happen if a storm the magnitude of Katrina occurred over the next two months and the Deepwater Horizon leak continued at its…
Is Peak Oil Finally Here?
The US Energy Information Agency has released its annual International Energy Outlook for 2010, and in contrast to its usually positive forecast for energy supply and demand, has seriously pulled back on its prognosis…
A Win for FuelCell Energy (FCEL, PCG)
FuelCell Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: FCEL) is not the biggest household name in alternative energy stocks, but is up this morning on a contract win. The maker of ultra-clean power plants using renewable and other…
Government Data Shows Spill Surge Toward Florida
Government data provided by the NOAA shows that the oil from the Deepwater Horizon is moving rapidly to the east. The agency reported that NOAA scientists continue to generate surface oil trajectories. In the…
What Assets Will BP Sell To Fund The Gulf Disaster Clean-Up?
Wall St. is starting to consider what the Gulf disaster will cost BP plc NYSE: BP) both in legal and liability costs and clean-up expenses. Some scientists believe that the leak cannot be capped…
More Futility in Solar Land (CSIQ)
There are two words that investors fear inside of public companies:accounting irregularities. That is what is hitting shares of Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSIQ) this morning. The company said it was delaying the release…
BP Disaster: What If No One Is At Fault?
It is a legal practice, although perhaps not a principle, that someone or some entity, is at fault when something goes wrong. This extends from medical malpractice to car recalls to man-made disasters. The result…
Oil Spill Spreads Rapidly After “Top Kill” Fails
The surface size of the Deepwater Horizon spill is expanding rapidly as news came out that the “top kill” attempt by BP plc (NYSE: BP) has failed and the company will try alternatives to…
BP Kills Top Kill
BP plc’s (NYSE: NBP) plan to pump heavy mud into the leak caused by the Deepwater Horizon disaster, known as “top kill” appears to have failed. The oil company had hoped that the project,…
SunPower/AUO J-V Only Prelude to More Solar M&A Activity (SPWRA, SPWRB, AUO, WFR, AMAT)
SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWRA, SPWRB) is following the trend of deals in the solar sector. This is a Joint Venture rather than real M&A, but it has announced a definitive agreement to form a…