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After the huge run up in solar stocks on Thursday, there are actually several key downgrades this morning.  These are the main ones we have seen so far: First Solar (NASDAQ: FSLR) Cut to Hold at...
The sudden strength in the stock market and the rise in the price of oil is suddenly making the key solar sector stocks rise.   Solar shares also appear to be benefiting from China’s support of a...
There has been an interesting ride in the solar sector that was almost identical to what was seen in the tech bubble days in 1999 and 2000.  Just like the tech bubble, the solar bubble burst.  But...
A conference on clean and green technology sponsored by ThinkEquity LLC opened yesterday in San Francisco. It is billed as a gathering for industry executives, investors, influencers and policy...
Solarfun Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ:SOLF) reported fourth quarter 2008 and full-year results this morning. For the quarter, Solarfun posted a net loss of -$1.14/ADS. Revenue was $164.6 million,...
There was what appears to be a massive increase in short selling for the period report ending March 13, 2009.  The short selling increases in companies like First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR), Suntech...
First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR) will build a 30 megawatt solar PV plant in northeastern New Mexico to supply power to a wholesaler that serves nearly 1.5 million customers in four Western states. The...
The ten northeastern states that comprise the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) raised more than $117 million in its third auction of carbon emission allowances for the 2009-2012 time period....
Baker Hughes Inc. (NYSE: BHI) has just released its weekly total rig counts for the US and Canada and for offshore rigs.  Despite the notion that oil is now back above $50.00 and calls to get off...
National Semiconductor Corp. (NYSE: NSM) is making a push into solar via an acquisition.  The company has acquired Act Solar, Inc. to expand its portfolio of power optimization technologies along...
Valero Energy Corp. (NYSE:VLO) has won the auction for seven ethanol plants formerly owned by VeraSun Energy Corporation (VSUNQ), which is now in Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Valero will pay $477 million...
DuPont, or EI DuPont de Nemours & Co. (NYSE: DD), has announced an initiative today that would have been cheered by investors a few months ago.  The company is continuing to expand its solar...
A Brazilian newspaper reports this morning that Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) may purchase the Brazilian ethanol group Unialco, together with a mill belonging to Da Mata. According to...
The sorry news just keeps rolling in from solar companies. This morning Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSIQ) reported an EPS loss of $-1.42, way below analysts expectations of a loss of -$0.31. In the...
If there is one phrase that a company does not want to see in its annual report, it is “GOING CONCERN.”  This hinges on a company’s ability to operate financially as a viable business.  March...