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JPMorgan has decided to make some key solar ratings changes this morning.  The firm is cautious on the valuation of some in the position of a declining market trend right now, but there are some key...
LDK Solar Co., Ltd. (NYSE: LDK) has signed a new agreement with SAEM Srl, a primary system integrator within the PV sector, to build five one-megawatt PV plants in the Apulia region of Italy. ...
Oil exploration and refining companies are natural enemies of alternative energy. Wind power, nuclear power, clean coal, and solar could all undermine the value of crude in world markets. Oil...
Reuters:   GM will accept product liability on cars it has built in the past. Reuters:   Obama could consider a second stimulus if necessary. Reuters:   Rising office availability in NYC is...
Short Selling looked higher in some of the key solar and alternative energy stocks.  Of the top 7 solar stock plays we track by market cap, six of the seven saw increased short selling for June 15...
First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) is going to be down early this morning after Canaccord Adams decided to downgrade the stock.  The brokerage firm decided to cut the rating to Hold from Buy, and the...
Tesla Motors is getting a solid backer above and beyond any investment: Uncle Sam.  The company announced that it has received approval for about $465 million in low-interest loans, from none other...
Investing in solar and alternative energy stocks comes with many risks.  We have often referred to many of these companies as being essentially nothing more than very leveraged speculative oil...
This year is going to mark a significant change in the Russell rebalance and reconstitution at end of June.  Now that oil and other energy related commodities have been cut in half from the year ago...
A new study from MIT says that if the US and China cannot control and reduce carbon dioxide emissions from coal-burning plants, efforts at cutting back on global warming may be a failure. The AP got...
Robert W. Baird has started several of the green or less-dirty energy players and water-plays in new coverage this morning.  Most of these are very unexciting ratings with a “Neutral” rating. ...
FuelCell Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: FCEL) is getting hammered this morning.  The developer and manufacturer of fuel cell power plants for electric power generation announced a $24.2 million financing pact...
Advanced Battery Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: ABAT) recently raised $10 million in a private placement.  It has agreed to sell additional $7 million worth of convertible preferred stock and warrants...
Spire Corporation (Nasdaq: SPIR) has announced that it has reached an agreement with Gloria Solar Co., Ltd. in Taiwan to liquidate their joint venture called Gloria Spire Solar, LLC.  The venture...
We have seen the new short interest data out of the NASDAQ and NYSE for the end of May reports.  There are many mixed bets in the alternative energy sector.  While some of these are large bets on...