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Solar cell and module makers JA Solar Holdings Co. Ltd. (NASDAQ: JASO) and Yingli Green Energy Holding Co. Ltd. (NYSE: YGE) reported second-quarter earnings this morning and both fell short of...
We tracked the short interest in the following North American Solar companies: Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSIQ), First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR), GT Advanced Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: GTAT), MEMC...
We have long wondered if (or when) the wave of solar mergers was coming. We have seen several small deals, but so far we have yet to see any serious M&A in the solar sector when it seems that the...
In something of a surprise today, corn prices gave back nearly all the gains they made in August, closing at the Chicago Board of Trade at $8.13/bushel. That’s a 12% drop in the last week and a 7%...
Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE: RSG) has announced a new agreement to recover landfill gas today with a unit of Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (Nasdaq: CLNE).  The move is to expand the availability of...
Denmark-based Vestas Wind Systems A/S, the world’s largest maker of wind turbines, reported second-quarter results early this morning. The company posted revenue of €1.61 billion ($2.0 billion),...
Shares of First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) are up about 12% in the past five days, including jump of more than 6% yesterday and a similar-sized rise this morning. The company opened an operating...
Trina Solar Ltd. (NYSE: TSL) reported a second quarter net loss of $1.30 per ADS on $346.1 million in sales before markets opened this morning. In the same period a year ago, the solar-power...
The last couple of days have generated some interesting news on the green energy front. Today’s release of the Department of Energy’s report on wind power generation may be the biggest, but here...
In 2011, the United States added about 6,800 megawatts of new wind power generation, 31% more than was added in 2010, but less than the total additions in 2008 and 2009. U.S. wind generation now...
SolarWorld AG may not have a primary market listing in the United States, but the German solar power systems outfit often is considered a key player in the solar sector. Now the German outfit is...
The past year and a half have been murder on solar PV makers. Share prices have fallen as much as 80% due to oversupply. Short interest in the solar stocks would seem to be tempered by a conclusion...
SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWR) reported second quarter adjusted EPS of $0.08 and $595.9 million in revenue after the markets closed today. The company posted an EPS loss of -$0.19 for the same period...
MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. (NYSE: WFR) reported second-quarter adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.14 and $933.4 million in revenue before markets opened today. EPS for the same period a year...
After looking back over an analyst call on First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR), there is an interesting take.  We would caution that the bullish case may seem too good to be true.  We would also note...