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Alternative Energy Watch: Solar PV Sales Predicted to Rise; Maine Wind Farms Not Universally Welcome; Bureau of Land Management Rules Change (LDK, WFR, WFC, FSLR, SPWRA)
Today’s news from the world of alternative energy highlights several stories from the solar sector, some pushback on wind farm development in Maine, and a change to BLM rules related to solar farm...
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Alternative Energy Watch: BrightSource Files for IPO; IEA Publishes Roadmap for Biofuels; Chinese Battery Maker De-listed (CRTP, GOOG, PCG, EIX, GS, C, DB)
Today’s alternative energy watch begins with a look at the IPO filing by solar thermal maker BrightSource and then examines a new roadmap for biofuels offered up by the International Energy Agency....
Douglas A. McIntyre
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Earth Day Special: The Most And Least Green States
April 22 is Earth Day. This year, its theme is “A Billion Acts of Green.” The idea behind the 2011 program is to demonstrate that millions of small acts can make a profound difference in the...
Douglas A. McIntyre
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Alternative Energy Watch: Redirecting Ethanol Subsidies; Heritage Foundation Proposes Cuts to Energy Department Funding; Wind Generation Subsidies Suspended in New Jersey
Today’s alt energy news leads off with some comments from Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, reports on some problems with wind generation in New Jersey, and comments on a new report from the...
Douglas A. McIntyre
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Alternative Energy Watch: Nuclear Power Old and New; Cape Wind Farm Gets US Approval; Boeing Plant Going Solar (ETR, NRG, BA, FSLR)
Today’s alt energy news leads off with the latest developments for two nuclear power plants. The Cape Wind project also got the go-ahead from the federal government, and a new airplane factory in...
Douglas A. McIntyre
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Alternative Energy Watch: Google Invests in More Wind; Another Federal Loan Guarantee; Clean Energy Acquisitions (GOOG, EIX, GE, FSYS, RTK, AMRS, CDXS, FTFL, AMAT, LCRX)
Today’s wrap-up of alt energy news includes a look at the latest investment by Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) in wind energy, another federal loan guarantee for a solar farm, and two acquisitions in...
Jon C. Ogg
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Alternative Energy Watch: Competition in Solar Equipment Manufacturing; A123 Gets a Boost; Another Setback for Wind (AMAT, SOLR, AONE, HEV)
Today’s alternative energy news focuses on new competition in the solar equipment manufacturing sector, an upgrade to a battery maker’s stock, and a hint that rare earth element production is off...
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Alternative Energy Watch: Investment in Clean Energy Fall; France Cancels Permits for Shale Gas Drilling; MEMC Meets Canadian Rule for Feed-in-Tariff (TOT, DVN, MEMC, CSIQ)
Today’s review of developments in alternative energy includes a look at the drop in investment in clean energy projects, the likely cancellation of shale gas drilling permits in France, as well as...
Jon C. Ogg
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Alternative Energy Watch: Suntech Now World's Largest Supplier of Solar PV Modules; Methane Releases Revisited; Storage Deal Announced for Wind Farm (STP, FSLR, CSIQ, HSOL, SPWRA, JASO, DUK)
Our daily review of alternative energy begins today with the latest rankings of solar PV makers by sales. Also, a recent study by Cornell University researchers on the release of methane as a result...
Douglas A. McIntyre
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Executive Desertion Pressures First Solar (FSLR)
First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) has already been under pressure and now the company is losing another key executive.  Bruce Sohn, President, Operations, is leaving First Solar.  The company’s...
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Alternative Energy Watch: Another Biofuel IPO; Batteries Make Headlines; SunPower Gets Federal Loan Guarantee (AMRS, GEVO, ADM, VLO, DD, CVX, BP, AONE, HEV, SPWRA, NRG, FSLR)
Today’s round-up of alternative energy news includes a new IPO filing from a well-known entrepreneur, some developments in batteries, and another federal loan guarantee for a large solar PV...
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Alternative Energy Watch: Google Invests in BrightSource Project; China Looks at More Solar Installation; Shale Gas Not So Clean (GOOG, NRG, FSLR, LDK, JASO, TSL)
Today’s look at the goings-on in alternative energy includes a significant investment, a possible shift in China’s energy policy, another look at wind power, some budget hits to alternative...
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Alternative Energy Watch: Senate Boost to Ethanol Not the Answer; Wind Energy May Not Be Meeting Its Hype (ADM, VLO, PEIX)
Today’s alternative energy watch looks at a new effort to increase domestic use of ethanol and a report from the UK on the efficiency of wind generation. A bill called the “Biofuels Market...
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Week's Biggest Market Losers (FSLR)(MON)(HOG)
First Solar (NASDAQ: FLSR) fell 7% on concerns that the US government’s financial support of renewable energy will falter. The federal government’s move toward austerity makes it likely that...
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Alternative Energy Watch: LDK Solar Looks to LEDs; Wind Power Takes a Hit in Idaho; US Geothermal Outlook Upbeat (LDK, CREE, VECO, AIXG, RBCN, LEDS, ORA, CPN, HTM)
It is time for our daily review of the alternative energy sector, and today hits LEDs, wind power, and geothermal developments. Adding to an already crowded field, LDK Solar Co. Ltd. (NYSE: LDK)...
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