Jesse Pichel

MEMC Advances as Sales of Solar Projects Boost Cash Flow

MEMC Electronic Materials Inc., the second-largest U.S. polysilicon maker, rose the most in more than a week after second-quarter sales of solar projects boosted its cash flow.

First Solar Profit Jumps 81% on Shift to Project Sales

First Solar Inc., the world’s biggest maker of thin-film modules, said profit jumped 81 percent after it recognized revenue for selling power plants, validating the company’s strategic shift to building solar farms using its panels.

First Solar Profit Jumps 81% on Shift to Selling Projects

First Solar Inc., the world’s biggest maker of thin-film panels, said profit jumped 81 percent after it recognized revenue for selling power plants, validating a strategic shift to building solar farms using its modules.

Suntech Bonds Drop as Analysts Raise Questions on Solar Company

Bonds of Suntech Power Holdings Co. plummeted to the lowest price since January as analysts raise questions about the Chinese solar manufacturer’s ability to refinance its debt.

Suntech Funding Needs Won’t Be Met by Wall Street, Analysts Say

Suntech Power Holdings Co., the Chinese solar manufacturer that may have been defrauded by an affiliate, has about $541 million in debt that will come due in March and won’t get any help from Wall Street, three analysts said.

Suntech Capital Needs Won’t Be Met by Wall Street, Analysts Say

Suntech Power Holdings Co., the Chinese solar-panel producer that may have been defrauded by an affiliate, has about $541 million in debt due in March and won’t get any help from Wall Street, three analysts said.

MEMC Gains on Sale of 98 Megawatts of Europe Solar Farms

MEMC Electronic Materials Inc., the second-largest U.S. polysilicon maker, gained the most in more than three years after announcing the sale of four solar farms in Europe with a total capacity of 98 megawatts.

First Solar Falls on News Project Won’t Get Loan Guarantee

First Solar Inc., the world’s largest thin-film solar producer, fell 9.1 percent, the most in almost two years, in New York trading after saying it’s in talks to sell a 550-megawatt project that won’t receive a U.S. government loan guarantee.

Solar Boom Heads to Japan Creating $9.6 Billion Market

Japan is poised to overtake Germany and Italy to become the world’s second-biggest market for solar power as incentives starting July 1 drive sales for equipment makers from Yingli Green Energy Holdings Co. to Kyocera Corp.

Solar Silicon Falling 9% Widens Slump That Hit Solyndra

Polysilicon, the raw material used to make most solar panels, is forecast to fall another 9 percent from its lowest in a decade as a supply glut narrows margins throughout the industry.

"The bankruptcy concerns are alleviated."

- Jesse Pichel on Aug 08, 2012

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