International Business News - Solar http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Even as U.S. oil refiners scramble to increase the flow of Canadian crude from Alberta to Texas, a caravan of futuristic solar cars is racing that 2,400-mile route in reverse to show what transportation could look like without a drop of oil or gas. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080718/solar-cars-race-to-promote-renewable-technologies.htm Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:09:46 EDT Evergreen Solar Inc. on Thursday offered guidance for the third quarter that falls below Wall Street's expectations. For the quarter ending Sept. 30, the company expects to post a loss of 10 cents per share on revenue of $24.5 million to $25.5 million. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/evergreen-solar-guides-3q-below-streets-estimates.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:12:24 EDT Evergreen Solar Inc. said Thursday its second-quarter net loss widened as it spent on a new facility, but results still beat Wall Street's expectations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/evergreen-solar-2q-net-loss-widens-revenue-jumps.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:03:52 EDT Officials at Yosemite International Airport are installing what they say will be the largest solar energy project at a U.S. commercial airport Under a 25-year agreement, the Fresno airport is hiring a private company to design, install and maintain 11,700 solar panels on 9.5 acres of land. That will be enough to provide 40 percent of the airport's daily electrical needs. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/california-airport-installs-11-700-solar-panels.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:02:10 EDT Canadian Solar Inc. said Thursday it would price its previously announced follow-on public offering at $34 per share. The shares will be available for purchase on or about next Tuesday, the company said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/canadian-solar-offering-prices-at-34-per-share.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:29:02 EDT Among the earnings projection stories for Wednesday, July 16, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Chinese solar company Trina Solar Ltd. said Wednesday it expects to report second-quarter sales above its own and Wall Street's forecasts, and will likely meet or beat full-year goals as well. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/outlook-roundup-trina-solar-bluelinx.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:17:49 EDT Chinese solar company Trina Solar Ltd. said Wednesday it expects to report second-quarter sales above its own and Wall Street's forecasts, and will likely meet or beat full-year goals as well. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/trina-solar-expects-2q-sales-to-beat-forecasts.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:28:11 EDT First Solar Inc. said Wednesday it has begun building the first rooftop solar system in a plan by Southern California Edison to add 250 megawatts of solar power capacity to large commercial rooftops in Southern California. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/first-solar-begins-work-on-2-mw-rooftop-project.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:02:07 EDT Solar panel maker Evergreen Solar Inc. said Tuesday it has signed a sales contract with Germany's IBC Solar AG worth $1.2 billion--the biggest deal in the company's history. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080715/evergreen-solar-gets-1-2b-contract-with-ibc-solar.htm Tue, 15 Jul 2008 08:32:04 EDT Canadian Solar Inc. has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to sell 3.5 million new common shares in the United States in a public offering, the company said late Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080714/canadian-solar-to-sell-3-5-million-shares-in-us.htm Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:14:54 EDT Canadian Solar Inc. said Monday it expects its second-quarter revenue will be higher than the solar cell maker and analysts previously forecast. The company, which is incorporated in Canada and conducts all manufacturing in China, expects to report sales of $210 million to $214 million, up from its earlier forecast of $185 million to $190 million. The latest forecast includes about $6 million of silicon and other sales, the company said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080714/canadian-solar-sees-2q-sales-higher-than-forecast.htm Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:15:54 EDT Chinese solar cell maker JA Solar Holdings Co. Ltd. said Thursday that Elmer Hsu will replace Kang Sun as chief operating officer on Aug. 1. Hsu has been an independent director since September 2007 and will retain his board seat. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080710/chinese-solar-cell-maker-ja-solar-to-get-new-coo.htm Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:07:23 EDT GT Solar International Inc. said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that it expects its pending initial public offering to total 30.3 million shares and price at $15.50 to $17.50 apiece. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/gt-solar-international-ipo-to-total-30-3m-shares.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:56:27 EDT Canadian Solar Inc., which makes solar energy products, said Monday it signed five sales agreements with customers in Italy and the Czech Republic. The value of the deals, which entail total shipments of 14.9 megawatts of solar modules, was not disclosed. A solar module is a package of solar cells. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080707/canadian-solar-announces-5-european-contracts.htm Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:24:08 EDT The state Public Service Board has approved a plan by Vermont's second-largest power company to encourage the installation of solar power by homeowners and businesses. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/vermont-panel-approves-solar-power-push.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:18:11 EDT The government said Wednesday it is calling off a recently announced moratorium on applications to build solar plants on public lands. The Bureau of Land Management made the announcement after public opposition to its original decision, reached at the end of May. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/solar-plant-moratorium-called-off.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:03:52 EDT When viewed from the rest of the galaxy, the edge of our solar system appears slightly dented as if a giant hand is pushing one edge of it inward, far-traveling NASA probes reveal. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/space-probes-show-solar-system-dented-not-round.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:07:28 EDT Four of New Mexico's largest electricity providers have issued a request for proposals for the development of a solar power generation facility. Public Service Company of New Mexico, El Paso Electric, Xcel Energy and Colorado-based Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association say they want the plant to provide solar electricity by 2012. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080701/new-mexico-utilities-partner-on-solar-project.htm Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:39:54 EDT Shares solar cell maker Trina Solar Ltd. fell Tuesday, joining a decline among most other Chinese solar energy companies. Goldman Sachs analyst Jason Channell, citing "cash flow concerns" in a client note, moved Trina shares to his "Conviction Sell" list from a "Neutral" rating, and slashed his price target to $23 from $38. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080701/sector-snap-chinese-solar-energy-companies-fall.htm Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:45:48 EDT U.S. Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada used the opening of the first solar power manufacturing plant in North America to call for government incentives to help the alternative energy industry. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/reid-government-should-help-solar-power-industry.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:17:58 EDT