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2018 Could Be Another Record Year For Solar Energy
A year ago, 2017 and 2018 were supposed to be down years for the solar industry as the U.S. and China pulled back from extremely high installation levels and adjusted solar policies. Instead, this....
Why Micro Inverters Are Used in Residential Solar
There's a constant debate in the solar industry over whether residential solar systems should use power optimizers on each panel and a central string inverter or a micro inverter on each panel.....
First Solar Stock Could Still Have Room to Run
First Solar (NASDAQ: FSLR) stock has more than doubled in the past year on stronger-than-expected solar demand for the industry overall. And it hasn't hurt that the fear of solar tariffs has given....
Inverter Chargers Could Be the Future for Solar Energy
The solar inverter is a central component of every solar system, turning the direct current (DC) from a solar panel to the alternating current (AC) we use in homes and the electric grid. Some call....
4 Leaders in Solar Battery Storage
Solar energy and energy storage have always been natural partners for homeowners and businesses who want to produce their own energy. But the energy storage side of the equation has never made....
3 Top Stocks in Solar Energy
Renewable energy is (arguably) the biggest financial opportunity of our lifetimes, potentially worth many trillions of dollars. Solar energy could have the biggest chunk of that opportunity,....
Renewable Energy Is Now Unstoppable
Utilities that need to build new power generation facilities or replace old ones are going to have a hard time justifying anything but renewable energy in 2017 and beyond. Investment bank Lazard....
Why Wind and Solar Energy Costs Aren’t Dropping Like They Used To
For the last two decades, the costs of wind and solar energy have been dropping like a rock, driving adoption around the world. In the early 2000s, neither energy source was competitive with....
SolarEdge Technologies Inc Riding Solar Tailwinds in 2017
SolarEdge Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: SEDG) announced another strong quarter last week, sending the stock higher as a result. Revenue jumped 22% from a year ago to $166.6 million, gross margin hit....
2 Residential Solar Giants Take Diverging Paths
Sunrun Inc (NASDAQ: RUN) and Vivint Solar Inc. (NYSE: VSLR) seem to be heading in opposite directions in the residential solar market. Sunrun is doubling down on the lease/power purchase agreement....
Why Sunrun Inc's Shares Popped 14% Today
Shares of residential solar installer Sunrun Inc. (NASDAQ: RUN) jumped as much as 14.3% in trading Thursday after reporting better than expected earnings. At 1:30 p.m. EST shares had given back....
Why SolarEdge Technologies Inc.'s Shares Popped 19% Today
Shares of power-optimizer company SolarEdge Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: SEDG) jumped as much as 18.5% in trading Thursday after releasing third-quarter 2017 results. At 11:15 p.m. EDT shares were....
SolarEdge Carves Up Analyst Targets, Wins Upgrades
Every day, Wall Street analysts upgrade some stocks, downgrade others, and "initiate coverage" on a few more. But do these analysts even know what they're talking about? Today, we're taking one....
Solar Stocks Are a Great Buy Again
It's been a rough few years for solar stocks, despite the fact that adoption of solar energy is booming around the world. This year alone, 100 GW of solar are expected to be installed, enough to....
Is First Solar About to Go Into Growth Mode?
First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) is on a hot streak the likes of which the solar industry hasn't seen in a very long time. Not only is its stock up 75% in the past six months, it has booked enough....
Why Shares of First Solar, Inc. Jumped in October
Shares of solar manufacturing giant First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) jumped 19.5% in October, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence, after reporting earnings that were....
Here's What Fueled Ballard Power Systems' 7% Pop in October
Shares of Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ: BLDP), a leader in fuel-cell solutions, climbed 7% last month. The stock's notable rise in October seems trivial when considering its performance in....
Why Shares of Ballard Power Systems Inc. Popped 11% Today
Shares of Ballard Power Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: BLDP) jumped as much as 11.2% in trading Thursday after reporting third-quarter results. The company lost money, but surpassed revenue expectations by....
Why First Solar, Inc.'s Shares Plunged 10% Today
Shares of First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) dropped as much as 10% in trading Tuesday after the International Trade Commission gave its recommendations for solar tariffs on imports, which came in....
5 Things First Solar’s Management Wants You to Know
Earnings releases can be a great way to get a snapshot of how a business is doing in a quarter, but they don't usually give a lot of insight into operations. The conference call is where investors....
First Solar Isn’t Taking Chances on Tariff Dispute
First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) could be the only solar panel supplier with significant capacity to serve the U.S. solar market with tariff-free panels from 2018 to 2022, and it's already taking....
Why First Solar, Inc.'s Shares Popped 23% Today
First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) continues to exceed investors' expectations in 2017, and it may have an even brighter future than investors expected. Shares rose as much as 23.1% in trading....
First Solar Keeps Beating Expectations
First Solar Inc (NASDAQ: FSLR) is already the biggest beneficiary of the threat of solar tariffs on imports coming into the U.S. and the windfall continued to come in third-quarter earnings....
3 High-Yield Renewable Energy Stocks
Who says you can't get a high yield investment in the renewable energy business? Sure, the solar and wind power businesses are growing at breakneck paces and require loads of capital to be plowed....
3 Stocks With Salesforce-Like Return Potential
A decade ago, the term "software as a service" wasn't common in investing vernacular. Marc Benioff, founder and CEO of salesforce.com, was one of the first Silicon Valley leaders to bring it to....