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Solar Power Your Home For Dummies by Rik DeGunther
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Stirring It Up; How To Make Money And Save the World, by Hirshberg
Sun-inspired House by Debra Rucker Coleman
Sun, Wind & Light by G. Z. Brown and Mark DeKay
Thin Film Solar Cells by Jef Poortmans and Vladimir Arkhipov
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Sunday, September 21, 2008
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Applied Materials and SunPower solarize parking lot for clean energy generation
AMAT and SPWR team up to build 21st Century parking lot
This type of photovoltaic power plant above an existing patrking lot is a model that can be replicated many thousands of times over across North America, and may even provide plug-in outlets to power the next generation of electric cars.
Applied Materials (Nasdaq: AMAT) and SunPower Corporation (Nasdaq: SPWR) today announced completion of two SunPower solar power systems totaling 2.1 megawatts at Applied Materials' corporate facilities in Sunnyvale, Calif. The systems represent the largest solar power deployment at a corporate facility in the United States.
(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080919/AQF026)
"This is an exciting milestone in the adoption of solar power in
California," said Mike Splinter, President and CEO of Applied Materials (AMAT). "More companies are realizing the wisdom of integrating solar as a non-intrusive, clean, silent form of energy generation into our businesses and communities. We've converted our parking lots to power plants and we encourage others to join us in making solar power a meaningful part of the energy supply."
The system includes a 950 kilowatt SunPower PowerGuard(R) installation and a 1.2 megawatt SunPower(R) Tracker installation atop an elevated parking canopy. The SunPower Tracker follows the sun as it moves across the sky, increasing sunlight capture by up to 25 percent over conventional fixed-tilt systems. Both systems use SunPower solar panels, the most efficient panels available on the market today. SunPower uses Applied Materials' Baccini technology in its solar cell manufacturing process.
Since the first phase of installation in November 2007, Applied reports
that its solar installation has generated 1,413 megawatt hours of power. The system is expected to replace more than 2,700 tons of carbon dioxide emissions per year, which is equivalent to the annual carbon emissions from approximately 450 passenger cars.
"Applied Materials has joined the ranks of the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Air Force in recognizing the value of solar as a mechanism for reducing exposure to volatile electric rates and promoting energy independence through the use of clean, renewable solar power," said Tom Werner, chief executive officer of SunPower.
Applied's investment is supported by the federal investment tax credit
(ITC) that encourages deployment of renewable energy systems across the
U.S. Due to expire at the end of 2008, Congress is now considering
legislation to extend the ITC.
"Congratulations to the leadership in the U.S. Senate for their efforts
to forge a bipartisan agreement on a long-term extension of the ITC,"
continued Werner. "According to a new study from Navigant Consulting, an
eight-year extension of the ITC would result in the creation of more than
1.2 million job opportunities and $232 billion in investment in the solar
energy sector."
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This type of photovoltaic power plant above an existing patrking lot is a model that can be replicated many thousands of times over across North America, and may even provide plug-in outlets to power the next generation of electric cars.
Applied Materials (Nasdaq: AMAT) and SunPower Corporation (Nasdaq: SPWR) today announced completion of two SunPower solar power systems totaling 2.1 megawatts at Applied Materials' corporate facilities in Sunnyvale, Calif. The systems represent the largest solar power deployment at a corporate facility in the United States.
(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080919/AQF026)
"This is an exciting milestone in the adoption of solar power in
California," said Mike Splinter, President and CEO of Applied Materials (AMAT). "More companies are realizing the wisdom of integrating solar as a non-intrusive, clean, silent form of energy generation into our businesses and communities. We've converted our parking lots to power plants and we encourage others to join us in making solar power a meaningful part of the energy supply."
The system includes a 950 kilowatt SunPower PowerGuard(R) installation and a 1.2 megawatt SunPower(R) Tracker installation atop an elevated parking canopy. The SunPower Tracker follows the sun as it moves across the sky, increasing sunlight capture by up to 25 percent over conventional fixed-tilt systems. Both systems use SunPower solar panels, the most efficient panels available on the market today. SunPower uses Applied Materials' Baccini technology in its solar cell manufacturing process.
Since the first phase of installation in November 2007, Applied reports
that its solar installation has generated 1,413 megawatt hours of power. The system is expected to replace more than 2,700 tons of carbon dioxide emissions per year, which is equivalent to the annual carbon emissions from approximately 450 passenger cars.
"Applied Materials has joined the ranks of the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Air Force in recognizing the value of solar as a mechanism for reducing exposure to volatile electric rates and promoting energy independence through the use of clean, renewable solar power," said Tom Werner, chief executive officer of SunPower.
Applied's investment is supported by the federal investment tax credit
(ITC) that encourages deployment of renewable energy systems across the
U.S. Due to expire at the end of 2008, Congress is now considering
legislation to extend the ITC.
"Congratulations to the leadership in the U.S. Senate for their efforts
to forge a bipartisan agreement on a long-term extension of the ITC,"
continued Werner. "According to a new study from Navigant Consulting, an
eight-year extension of the ITC would result in the creation of more than
1.2 million job opportunities and $232 billion in investment in the solar
energy sector."
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Saturday, September 13, 2008
Solar Energy Stocks by Market Capitalization
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A Rough snapshot in time, from Google Finance, closing prices September 12, 2008:
Name Exchange Symbol Mkt Cap
General Electric Co. NYSE GE 266B
Applied Materials Inc. NASDAQ AMAT 21.78B
First Solar, Inc. NASDAQ FSLR 17.18B
Schneider Electric SA EPA SU 15.55B
MEMC Electronic Materials NYSE WFR 7.76B
SunPower Corporation NASDAQ SPWR 7.09B
Q-Cells AG Solar QCLSF 6.7B
Energy Conversion Devices ENER 6.7B
Suntech Power Holdings NYSE STP 6.35B
LDK Solar Co. Ltd. NYSE LDK 4.34B
Cypress Semiconductor Corp NYSE CY 4.23B
SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. OTC SANYY 3.54B
JA Solar Holdings Co. NASDAQ JASO 2.20B
Yingli Green Energy NYSE YGE 1.74B
Fairchild Semiconductor NYSE FCS 1.31B
GT Solar International, NASDAQ SOLR 1.31B
Evergreen Solar Inc. NASDAQ ESLR 1.04B
ReneSola Ltd. (ADR) NYSE SOL 942.89M
Canadian Solar Inc. NASDAQ CSIQ 888.95M
Trina Solar Limited NYSE TSL 701.34M
Ener1 Inc. AMEX HEV 667.66M
Solarfun Power Holdings NASDAQ SOLF 643.60M
China Sunergy Co. Ltd. NASDAQ CSUN 350.22M
Valence Technology Inc. NASDAQ VLNC 301.12M
5N Plus Inc. TSE VNP 284.83M
Ascent Solar Tech NASDAQ ASTI 132.88M
Beacon Power (BCON) energy storage company, Solar energy inverters, flywheel technology
DayStar Technologies NASDAQ DSTI 95.42M
Spire Solar NASDAQ SPIR 78.7B
SIMTEK Corporation NASDAQ SMTK 42.61M
Carmanah Technologies Corporation TSE CMH 42.33M
ZBB Energy Corporation AMEX ZBB 31.54M
more to come!!!
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A Rough snapshot in time, from Google Finance, closing prices September 12, 2008:
Name Exchange Symbol Mkt Cap
General Electric Co. NYSE GE 266B
Applied Materials Inc. NASDAQ AMAT 21.78B
First Solar, Inc. NASDAQ FSLR 17.18B
Schneider Electric SA EPA SU 15.55B
MEMC Electronic Materials NYSE WFR 7.76B
SunPower Corporation NASDAQ SPWR 7.09B
Q-Cells AG Solar QCLSF 6.7B
Energy Conversion Devices ENER 6.7B
Suntech Power Holdings NYSE STP 6.35B
LDK Solar Co. Ltd. NYSE LDK 4.34B
Cypress Semiconductor Corp NYSE CY 4.23B
SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. OTC SANYY 3.54B
JA Solar Holdings Co. NASDAQ JASO 2.20B
Yingli Green Energy NYSE YGE 1.74B
Fairchild Semiconductor NYSE FCS 1.31B
GT Solar International, NASDAQ SOLR 1.31B
Evergreen Solar Inc. NASDAQ ESLR 1.04B
ReneSola Ltd. (ADR) NYSE SOL 942.89M
Canadian Solar Inc. NASDAQ CSIQ 888.95M
Trina Solar Limited NYSE TSL 701.34M
Ener1 Inc. AMEX HEV 667.66M
Solarfun Power Holdings NASDAQ SOLF 643.60M
China Sunergy Co. Ltd. NASDAQ CSUN 350.22M
Valence Technology Inc. NASDAQ VLNC 301.12M
5N Plus Inc. TSE VNP 284.83M
Ascent Solar Tech NASDAQ ASTI 132.88M
Beacon Power (BCON) energy storage company, Solar energy inverters, flywheel technology
DayStar Technologies NASDAQ DSTI 95.42M
Spire Solar NASDAQ SPIR 78.7B
SIMTEK Corporation NASDAQ SMTK 42.61M
Carmanah Technologies Corporation TSE CMH 42.33M
ZBB Energy Corporation AMEX ZBB 31.54M
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Wednesday, September 3, 2008
3 Best Alternative Energy Stocks plus Pundits Picks
My top two renewable power equity investments are very easy for me; I really like the Geothermal energy powerhouse Ormat Technologies, and believe that Suzlon Energy, the windpower giant from India, is another extraordinary long term opportunity. In the near to medium term, the oil price has plenty of downside risk, which will create some short sharp buy-opps on the above two names.
Most people would expect First Solar to be near the top of my list, and though they are an awesome first-mover play in thin film solar, the technology and markets are wide open and everyone already knows about that stock. I'll play safe today and use Vestas as my 3rd pick. They are the number one wind energy company in the fastest growing green power sector.
Here are the 2007/2008 choices of other alternative energy bloggers / writers / analysts:
Tom Konrad AltEnergyStocks.com Dec 2007 #10, 9, 8
Tom Konrad AltEnergyStocks.com Dec 2007 #7, 6, 5, 4
Tom Konrad AltEnergyStocks.com Dec 2007 #3, 2, 1
Andrew Ling Top 5 Alternative Energy Stocks +10 Honorable Mentions
Twenty Top Alternative Energy Stocks from WindIntell.com
Five Alternative-Energy Stock Picks from Jim Jubak
Phillip Lyon likes Beacon Power, at Seeking Alpha
Most people would expect First Solar to be near the top of my list, and though they are an awesome first-mover play in thin film solar, the technology and markets are wide open and everyone already knows about that stock. I'll play safe today and use Vestas as my 3rd pick. They are the number one wind energy company in the fastest growing green power sector.
Here are the 2007/2008 choices of other alternative energy bloggers / writers / analysts:
Tom Konrad AltEnergyStocks.com Dec 2007 #10, 9, 8
Tom Konrad AltEnergyStocks.com Dec 2007 #7, 6, 5, 4
Tom Konrad AltEnergyStocks.com Dec 2007 #3, 2, 1
Andrew Ling Top 5 Alternative Energy Stocks +10 Honorable Mentions
Twenty Top Alternative Energy Stocks from WindIntell.com
Five Alternative-Energy Stock Picks from Jim Jubak
Phillip Lyon likes Beacon Power, at Seeking Alpha
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