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Following the disaster in Japan, and particularly the explosions in one one of the country’s 53 nuclear power generating reactors, the reactions of other nations with nuclear power plants either...
The possible nuclear power reactor meltdown in Japan is killing anything tied to nuclear energy today.  As with most events, there is generally a silver lining elsewhere.  It just so happens that...
3.20 AM The Nikkei ended up 5.7% higher as problems with leaking reactors appeared to be temporarily under control. 8.50 PM The Nikkei recovered some of its lost ground in early trading as fears...
Ontario-based Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSIQ) reported EPS well below estimates this morning, and just about every solar PV maker is paying the price. Canadian Solar posted EPS of $0.58 on revenue...
When Dynegy Inc. (NYSE: DYN) reported earnings, or rather, losses, yesterday, the company also included the dreaded “going concern” statement telling investors that unless the company could...
After failing to pull the trigger on two buyout offers, Dynegy Corp. (NYSE: DYN) stated in its 10-K filing yesterday that it still has plenty of problems: “Our accompanying consolidated financial...
Siemens AG (NYSE: SI) could be close to making a name for itself inside the world of smart-grid technology.  The company has said it plans to make a couple of larger deals in the sector over the...
PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL) almost seems odd that its shares are trading higher after making such a premium acquisition.  The electric utility is paying more than $5.5 billion to acquire the second...
In the drive to increase solar power generation in Europe, Italy has trailed only Germany in subsidies and installed megawatts. Germany has lowered its subsidies for solar installations, though not...
First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) reports fourth quarter and full-year earnings after markets close today, and investors are pushing the share price up in advance of the company’s report. Given that...
Uranium processor USEC Inc. (NYSE: USU) reported earnings this morning and offered some partial guidance for 2011. The company’s fourth-quarter diluted EPS came to $0.05 on revenue $666.4 million,...
Force Majeure is perhaps one of the least favored aspects of corporate law.  In short, Force Majeure is that odd exception that suddenly gives a supplier or a customer a pass on its contractual...
For a while there in 2010, investors didn’t show much love for the solar stocks. But that changed almost overnight since January 1st. SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWRA) shares are up about 40% since...
The story on solar energy in 2011 is manufacturing capacity. Or, more accurately, over-capacity. The termination of incentives in Germany and Italy are expected to slow solar installations in those...
The extremely cold and snowy winter of 2010-2011 may be challenging the core case of global warming.  The earth is warming, the greenhouse gases are rising, and the oceans are rising… Right? ...