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American Superconductor Restatement Highlights The Woes In Solar Sector (AMSC, ESLR, SOLR, SOL, TAN)
Today is not a good-news day in the alternative energy sector. American Superconductor Corp. (NASDAQ: AMSC) has said that it will restate revenues for the last two calendar quarters of 2010,...
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Alt-Energy Watch: Pressure Rises on American Superconductor & Wind (AMSC, GE, SI, VWDRY, GCTAF, NRDXF, NEE, AES, FAN)
Shares in American Superconductor Corp. (NASDAQ: AMSC) have been taking a beating since early April. The company’s largest customer, China’s Sinovel, has refused to pay for $56 million in wind...
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Alt-Energy Watch: Germany to Replace Nukes with Fossil Fuels, Build Smart Grid (FSLR, SPWRA, TSL, STP, GE, VWSYF, ABB, SI, SBGSY, ALSMY, AMSC, BGC, QCLN, GRID, PWR)
The German government’s decision to abandon nuclear power generation by 2022 briefly put a little wind in the sails of alt energy sources like solar and wind. Now, however, Chancellor Angela Merkel...
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Alternative Energy Watch: Swiss Nix Nuclear Energy; Chinese Renewables Firm Withdraws IPO Again; Northeast Utility Sells Last Wind Farm (CHG, DUK, DATE, RENN)
Today’s alt energy news begins with a decision in Switzerland to phase out nuclear power generation. A Chinese renewables firm has withdrawn its IPO for a second time and CH Energy Group, Inc....
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Alternative Energy Watch: Biofuel IPOs; Hedge Fund Manager Short on Wind, Solar; GE Offers New Gas-Fired Design (CDXS, AMRS, GEVO, MON, FSLR, VWDRY, TAN, FAN, GE)
Alt-energy news today looks at some coming IPOs in biofuels, some comments from a hedge fund manager on clean energy, and a new design for a natural gas-fire power plant.  Biofuel maker Solazyme,...
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Alternative Energy Watch: Suntech Misses EPS, Revenue Estimates; More Solar Happenings; Google Invests in More Wind; US Grid Upgrade to Cost Half a Trillion (STP, TSL, YGE, SFTBF, SHCAY, GOOG, ED)
Today’s alternative energy news leads off with the exceedingly lackluster earnings report from the world’s largest producer of solar modules. We’ve also got more items on solar and wind power,...
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Alternative Energy Watch: Too Much Water, Too Much Gas, Too Much Wind; US Sets Profit Mark for Offshore Power Transmission Line; Nevada Solar Project Gets Federal Loan Guarantee (GOOG, UTX)
Today’s alt energy news focuses on wind generation shutdowns in the US and Scotland. The US Department of Energy has approved a $737 million loan guarantee for construction of a 110-megawatt solar...
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Alternative Energy Watch: Evergreen Solar Warns; Connecticut Rejects Wind Farm Plan; Car Buyers Thinking Electric (ESLR, GM, TM)
Today’s alternative energy news leads off with a warning from Evergreen Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: ESLR) that it may not be able to continue as a “going concern.” The state of Connecticut has...
Douglas A. McIntyre
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Renewable Sources Will Rule The Energy World In 2050
The Intergovernmental Panel On Climate Change, a program supported by the UN, has released its new forecast for the use of renewal energy in 2050. It has hardly worth reading except that it shows the...
Douglas A. McIntyre
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Alternative Energy Watch: Solar to Reach Grid Parity in 2013; Nuclear Plant to Close in Japan, New Licenses on Track in US; UN Report Predicts Renewable Surge (SPWRA, JASO, AONE, CLNE, SO, SHAW)
Today’s alternative energy news reports on a prediction that the cost of solar power generation will reach parity with other fuels by 2013. A nuclear power plant in Japan will close while two new...
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Alternative Energy Watch: More Biodiesel Planned in Brazil; Solar Struggles on Two Continents; So Does Wind (ADM, BG, LNT)
Today’s alternative energy news looks at a new joint venture for biodiesel in Brazil, a country that already has much more capacity than it uses. Solar and wind energy are fighting cuts to...
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Alternative Energy Watch: First Solar Downgraded; New Ethanol Bill in the US Senate; Spain's Iberdrola Gets Boost from US Wind Projects (FSLR, IBDRY, STP, SPWRA, YGE, TSL, CSIQ)
Today’s alternative energy news leads off with a downgrade to First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR), then looks at a new bill to cut ethanol subsidies, and wraps up with profit news from Spain’s...
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Alternative Energy Watch: Electric Vehicles and Batteries; Solar Projects in India; Wind Will Blow for 50 Years (TM, HMC, GM, TSLA, STP)
Alternative energy news today ponders electric vehicles and the batteries that power them, takes a look at solar installation in India and the risks still involved with solar plants generally, and...
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Alternative Energy Watch: Total to Acquire SunPower; Amyris Opens Plant in Brazil; Wind Power Installations Rise (TOT, SPWRA, AMRS, GEVO, WMT)
Today’s alternative energy review includes more than the offer by France’s Total SA (NYSE: TOT) to acquire a controlling interest in SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWRA). There’s also a new biofuels...
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Alternative Energy Watch: Power Merger; Evergreen Solar Stumbling; Beacon Gets a Second Deal (EXC, CEG, ESLR, BCON, DE)
Alternative energy news for today takes a look at the merger of Exelon Corp. (NYSE: EXC) and Constellation Energy Group, Inc. (NYSE: CEG), the piling up of new woes at Evergreen Solar Inc. (NASDAQ:...
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