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Solar Shines on U.S. Manufacturing Council
Inannouncing his new appointments to the U.S. Manufacturing Councilyesterday, Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke singled out the Council’snew leader, Bruce Sohn. “With Bruce as chair,” said Locke, “we’re sending a message thatPresident Obama and this Administration are committed to makingrenewable energy and efficiency technologies a cornerstone of arevitalized American manufacturing sector.” Sohn is president of [...]
Sungevity Shines With Record Results for First Half of 2010
Sungevity, the leading online residential solar provider, todayannounced record results for the first half of 2010, due to widespreadconsumer interest in solar energy made more affordable by leaseprograms. Sungevity’s revenues from solar panel installations on residentialhomes have increased by a factor of 10 over the last six monthscompared with the first half of 2009 revenues. [...]
This Week in Solar: First Solar Shines
As you may have read in Why I Am Short First Solar, Bronte Capital hastaken a contrarian view of the solar market leader (Former solar marketleader, actually. Sharp looks to have regained the number one global supplier spot with $2.2 billionin revenue in 2009.) This week’s earnings report from First Solar, the PV price leader, [...]
A Jewish Heart for Africa Shines During Hanukkah
Picture an African village at night. It is completely dark. Look at the continent of Europe above (pictured left); and Africa below. Notice a stark difference? In Africa, village children struggle to study and complete theirhomework by candlelight. The medical clinics are closed. Emergencysurgeries and nighttime births are performed by the light of a leakingkerosene [...]
LDK Solar Shines (LDK)
I mulled buying a solar stock (the smaller and more Chinese thebetter) late last week in anticipation of the speculation that happensthis week, almost like clockwork – year after year. We just mentionedin a previous post: Buteven more important than the market is what happens in individualstocks … the most speculative of fare generally does [...]
PV Taiwan Shines New Era On Industry
The PV Taiwan 2009 exhibition dazzles forth Taiwan’s record size PVevent that offers an efficient window on the entire industry chain forevery sector of trade and industry. Exhibitors showcased thelatest PV technologies including photovoltaic materials, siliconwafers/ingots, Solar cells, HCPV, PV modules, BIPV, Power GeneratorSystems, Application products, processing equipment, testing andanalysis devices, and certification services. More [...]