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First Solar is Still the Safest Bet in Solar Leading costs, heavy spending in R&D, and a large project development team are defending First Solar's leading position in the solar sector. |
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December 28, 2010
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5 Solar Predictions for 2011 Our best effort at predicting solar in 2011. |
Popular Mechanics
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Inside Solar Power's Top 5 Next Game-Changing Technologies A detailed analysis of the green industry's real priorities for fulfilling the promise of making solar energy cheaper. |
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September 22, 2011
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June 28, 2011
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Fast Company
November 2010
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Applied Materials and the $1.5 Billion Solar-Power Flameout Applied Materials was supposed to revolutionize the thin-film solar business, just as it had spurred chip and display makers to new heights. Instead, it was out of the game in three years. What happened? |
The Motley Fool
November 22, 2010
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The Motley Fool
August 30, 2010
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First Solar Reaches Efficiency Record First Solar hits another efficiency record, but will it make a difference? |
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September 21, 2009
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A Memory Lesson for Solar The recession, the credit crunch, and the slashing of Spanish subsidies all wreaked havoc on the solar sector in the past year. |
The Motley Fool
April 26, 2011
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SunShot Taking Its Best Shot at $1 Solar Power The U.S. government's SunShot Initiative may help solar manufacturers where they need it most. |
IEEE Spectrum
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The Motley Fool
April 6, 2011
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A Sharp Elbow to Your Solar Stock Sharp Corporation, the world's leading solar cell maker, just broke ground on a gigantic manufacturing complex that will primarily produce large-screen LCD panels, and 1,000 megawatts of thin-film solar cells. |
The Motley Fool
February 5, 2011
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DOE's Chu and SunPower's Swanson on the SunShot Initiative The SunShot initiative looks to reduce the total costs of photovoltaic solar energy systems by about 75% so that they are cost-competitive with other forms of energy without subsidies before 2020. |
The Motley Fool
April 18, 2011
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What's Really Going On With Solar Stocks? Understanding how efficiency and cost per watt affect solar manufacturer's competitive position. |
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January 3, 2008
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June 27, 2011
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Taking the Shine Out of Solar Silver prices have taken a bite out of solar stocks. |
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October 25, 2011
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February 6, 2008
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September 4, 2010
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This Week in Solar Solar news: This was a pretty big week for California in the solar space. First Solar secured a pair of power purchase agreements with Southern California Edison, while NRG Energy landed a smaller contract with Pacific Gas & Electric. |
The Motley Fool
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Fast Company
December 2008
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Applied Materials Serves Itself A solar power installation project will be its largest corporate facility to date. Investors, the sun could not only be powering its corporate offices -- it could also be powering its future growth and driving its stock price higher. |
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February 12, 2010
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JA Solar Is Simply Smokin' This is a strikingly strong solar report. |
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September 18, 2009
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November 22, 2010
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China Tightens Its Grip on Solar Another strong earnings report from Yingli Energy solidifies China's lead in the field. |
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October 9, 2009
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The Motley Fool
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May 21, 2010
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Are Solar Stocks Due for Another Fall? Overinvestment and Europe's economic problems could soon spell trouble for them. |
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September 8, 2011
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January 6, 2012
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Avoid Solar's Next Failure The technology may be cool, but don't buy the hype on sexy solar stocks. |
Fast Company
Max Chafkin |
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The Motley Fool
September 19, 2005
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PC Magazine
April 4, 2008
Jim Louderback |
Next-Gen Solar Heats Up Thin-film solar panels are a real breakthrough, built via a futuristic mashup of ink jet printing technology, aluminum foil, and space-age chemical compounds. |
The Motley Fool
November 2, 2011
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A Reflective Solar Revolution SunPower is still making all the right moves in solar. |
