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First Solar Q1 Earnings: Posts Second-Ever Loss, New CEO, New Plan
Amazon.com Widgets First Solar (Nasdaq:FSLR) announced its Q1 earnings yesterday and posted its second-ever loss. As reported yesterday, the company appointed Jim Hughes as new CEO, and as reported last month, First Solar idled lines in Malaysia, closed down its German factory, and fired 30 percent of its workforce, or about 2,000 employees. The quarter's [...]
SunPower Q1 2012 Earnings: Losses Continue but Business Is Expanding
SunPower (Nasdaq:SPWR) reported its Q1 2012 results after the closing bell yesterday. Greentech Media spoke with SunPower CEO Tom Werner soon after the earnings call. The firm posted Q1 revenue of $ 494 million and gross margins of 12.7 percent. The firm, like every other solar module firm in Q1, lost money. In SunPower's case, [...]
Morgan Stanley Brings $300 Million to Residential Solar Leasing
Fueling the rush into the residential solar leasing business, Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) subsidiary MS Solar Solutions Corp. is partnering with Clean Power Finance (CPF) to help fund up to $ 300 million in residential solar leases. MySolar is the new solar lease provider. Solar developer and power purchase agreement (PPA) provider Main Street Power [...]
Solar Tariff Debate: Rule of Law or Open Competition?
The Department of Commerce (DOC) recently ruled that China’s financial support to its solar manufacturers constitutes a violation of World Trade Organization (WTO) rules. DOC imposed protective tariffs of 2 percent to 5 percent. A second decision, potentially imposing further and higher tariffs, is expected May 17. Tariffs enforce WTO rules and protect U.S. solar [...]
Solar Tariff Debate: Rule of Law or Open Competition?
The Department of Commerce (DOC) recently ruled that China’s financial support to its solar manufacturers constitutes a violation of World Trade Organization (WTO) rules. DOC imposed protective tariffs of 2 percent to 5 percent. A second decision, potentially imposing further and higher tariffs, is expected May 17. Tariffs enforce WTO rules and protect U.S. solar [...]
Tom Doyle of NRG: Reasons to Be Cheerful in Solar in 2012
Reporting from Greentech Media's Solar Summit in Phoenix, Arizona. After the buzzkill that was Shyam Mehta, GTM Research Solar analyst's market outlook, Tom Doyle, the President and CEO of NRG Solar presented at the GTM Solar Summit and provided a number of reasons to be cheerful if not downright enthusiastic about being in the solar [...]
Candidate Romney’s Energy Plan
The Romney platform is called "Believe in America: Mitt Romney’s Plan for Jobs and Economic Growth"; it also contains the candidate's energy policy. But before Romney details his plan, he takes some swipes at the Obama administration's energy plan: As the Obama administration wages war against oil and coal, it has been spending billions of [...]
Candidate Romney’s Energy Plan
The Romney platform is called "Believe in America: Mitt Romney’s Plan for Jobs and Economic Growth"; it also contains the candidate's energy policy. But before Romney details his plan, he takes some swipes at the Obama administration's energy plan: As the Obama administration wages war against oil and coal, it has been spending billions of [...]
Heliatek’s Organic Solar Cells Join PV Firms Setting Records in Efficiency
We've been keeping a tally of record setting solar cell and module achievements and are now adding Heliatek's record for organic solar cells. It's a champion cell on a small area but it has achieved 10.7 percent efficiency. The question remains — can organic solar cell technology be successfully commercialized in an unforgiving solar market [...]
Heliatek’s Organic Solar Cells Join PV Firms Setting Records in Efficiency
We've been keeping a tally of record setting solar cell and module achievements and are now adding Heliatek's record for organic solar cells. It's a champion cell on a small area but it has achieved 10.7 percent efficiency. The question remains — can organic solar cell technology be successfully commercialized in an unforgiving solar market [...]
