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The 3 Greenest Celebrities in the World
Image by Smith We all like to know we’re doing our bit to help the environment, but what about the big stars on this planet? We might not be able to make a huge difference ourselves but surely, with all that money they can really make a difference? Here are top three celebrities who, in [...]
Strong Results from Suntech, Although Investors Don’t Agree $STP
Suntech Power’s (NYSE: STP) stock price was down 2.5 percent to $8.34 in advance of the firm’s Tuesday morning Q3 earnings announcement. The world’s largest vertically-integrated solar power firm, based inWuxi, China, reported an EPS of $0.18 on revenue of $744 million withslightly lower ASPs and a slightly lower 16.4 percent gross margin. Third Quarter [...]
First Solar Beats and Raises, Investors Don’t Care $FSLR
First Solar (FSLR) beat estimates by a wide margin after the bell today, posting an EPS of 1.84 vs theanalyst estimate of 1.60 on revenues of $588 million vs the analystestimate of $542 million. However, it represents the first quarter inwhich FSLR has posted decelerating quarter over quarter profit growth in many years if ever. [...]
Amorphous Silicon PV: Don’t Count It Out
The year is 2007.Generous subsidy programs in Germany and Spain are driving demand forPV through the roof, and crystalline silicon module vendors arestruggling to keep pace. Polysilicon is hard to find, and the littlethat is available is selling for well over $300/kg. Crystalline siliconmodules, at $4 per watt, aren’t cheap. Of the three available thin-filmoptions, [...]
Should you build your own solar panel?
Thisweek many people have been asking me if they should "build their ownsolar panels". There are quite a few eBooks and videos being soldonline give you step by step instructions on how to find solar cellsand turn them into solar panels in your garage. This is my two cents onif you should make your own [...]