Q-Cells (ETR:QCE) is a German company that develops and produces solar cells. Today the stock has lost already more than 11%, after the company announced it would likely post a loss for the second quarter.
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Q-Cells Falls Over 12%: Catastrophic Results in Q2
QuantaSol Achieved 28.3% Efficiency
QuantaSol is a privately funded company providing third generation solar cells for use in concentrating PV systems. The company has reported having achieved 28.3% efficiency as tested by the Fraunhofer ISE. Green investors should follow closely the news about this company as it might well make the next big breakthrough in solar energy business.
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First Solar, SunPower Corp and Suntech Power Holdings Share the US Utility Markets
According to an analysis by Nicola Groom for Reuters, the U.S. markets for utility-scale solar power plants will be shared by only three major players during the next few years. These three companies would be First Solar, SunPower Corp and the Suntech Power Holdings (China). Read more (Reuters)…
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Clean Tech Investments Rebound in Q2
Clean tech investment has rebounded after two quartals of free fall, according to a report by Cleantech Group LLC. The 2Q09 total is up 12 percent from the previous quarter, although down 44 percent from the same period a year ago. The average round size in 2Q09 was $12.9 million, up from $12.3 million...
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VC Moving Away From Energy Creation Projects
Venture Capital is moving away from energy creation projects according to an article written by Mark Scott for BusinessWeek. Wind farms and solar power plants are simply too capital intensive and risky projects for the VC.
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NASDAQ OMX CRD Global Sustainability 50 Index Launched
Since last week, there is yet another interesting index to be followed as NASDAQ OMX has launched the NASDAQ OMX CRD Global Sustainability 50 Index (QCRD). It is an equity index serving as a benchmark for stocks of companies that have a leading role in disclosing their carbon footprint, energy usage, water consumption, waste,...
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Week of Losses in Alternative Energy and Cleantech
During this week, the stock markets experienced losses in most sectors. Thus it is no surprise that the cleantech and alternative energy sectors were among the bearish sectors. PowerShares Cleantech Portfolio (PZD) was one of the losing exchange traded funds as can be seen in the following graph. The solar energy ETFs did even...
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A New Solar Energy Stock Added to SOLRX
The Ardour Solar Energy Index(SM) (TICKER: SOLRX) will add one new component to the index The addition will be effective 6:00 PM (EDT) Friday, June 19, 2009. No stock will be deleted from the index and consequently the number of index components will change to 31. The change is a result of the quarterly...
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