February 18, 2012 3:16 am | Edgar A. Gunther

GUNTHER Portfolio twitter Weekly Updates #Solar #PV – 2012-02-17

RT Thx & #FF @chaolyst @KenOatman @sclavennaGTM @EcoOutfitters @thisbeccalynn @dhymers @lambertmatt @SzTricia @ecdfan @MorganSolar ->
RT Thx & #FF @canislatrans @rpardell @sunman_geoff @cheynman @SolarFred @danahull @UciliaWang @Stphn_Lacey @votesolar @SaveTheDesert ->
New York Times gets Gizmodo treatment from Apple after negative reports http://t.co/hru4jsAi -> good indication NYT hit a nerve ->
RT @ewesoff: Nanosolar Scores $20M to Keep its #CIGS PV Dream Alive http://t.co/YLPRvGpp via @greentechmedia #Solar ->
Spring blossoms in February what's up with those groundhogs? http://t.co/IG9oWPqa ->
RT @thehill: Senate passes payroll tax cut deal, sends bill to Obama http://t.co/l6OQuqiu #payrolltax -> in time for holiday recess ->
Photo should be censored RT @Valleywag: PR Dummies: 'Attack of the Man-Boobs' http://t.co/j51W6FTe ->
PR: Nanosolar Secures $20 Million in New Funds: Investment to Fuel New #Solar Plants and Growth… http://t.co/qMWZIYU2 ->
Erik Oldekop Aeris Capital AG was Managing Director at Nanosolar GmbH until May 2011, PR fails to mention that http://t.co/5rfPBGuZ #Solar ->
RT @greenwombat: Congress passes payroll tax cut put fails to extend 1603 Treasury cash grant program to finance renewable energy projects. ->
RT @pv_tech: [News] Hemlock Semiconductor CEO retires http://t.co/ugN1EPNe Polysilicon #Solar ->
cultural differences re: savings & credit RT @pvmagazine: Germany: New PV leasing startup aims to "make #solar simple" http://t.co/eHfZARfa ->
RT @pvmagazine: Weak #solar demand fails to impact Applied Materials Q1 results http://t.co/l8zP9wbr $AMAT EES BU revs down 62% ->
RT @pv_tech: [News] Suntech guides 2011 revenue topped US$3.13 billion; recorded impairment charges… http://t.co/57dCoozu $STP #Solar ->
RT @greentechmedia: #CPV Startup Energy Innovations Seeking Strategic Acquirer http://t.co/zhP5j7DJ #Solar ->
RT @pvmag_headlines: Virtual power station project maps distributed generation: Australian scientists are… http://t.co/qNXdRDJA #Solar ->
EMCORE $EMKR headed back to a $1 after reverse split? #CPV #Solar ->
RT @sandraenkhardt: photovoltaik-Magazin online: Protest gegen den Sunblocker Rösler: http://t.co/iamDSOhX #Solar ->
RT @PVBlog: Photovoltaics: 11 Trends to Watch in 2012: 2011 Report Card plus my 2012 trends… http://t.co/KyL6YUoo #Solar ->
Dem: Snooping on bloggers 'outrageous' – The Hill's Hillicon Valley: http://t.co/UjvMa2bL -> I'll say! ->
Which CIS/CIGS start-up companies will fail next? Nanosolar leads w/ 70% followed by upstart SoloPower 51% http://t.co/1YkwQ0u2 #Solar ->
Will losses decline? RT @UciliaWang: SunPower is going 'on the offense,' CEO says, in my @GigaOm post http://t.co/hkTt0UmD $SPWR ->
Details Of The Final Payroll Tax Cut Deal http://t.co/9zRdbpf1 via @TPM Is this correct? 1603 not in here. ->
RT @pvmagazine: "Highly competitive" pricing from Tier 2 Chinese PV module manufacturers http://t.co/DEqNpGXT #Solar ->
Sempra Energy Buys 300 Megawatts of California #Solar, Wind Power http://t.co/vqVbddtD via @BloombergNews $SRE ->
Commentary: #Solar supply chain in dire straits despite growing installations in 2011 http://t.co/k0m8ZJ1q EPIA 27.7GW 2011 installs ->
RT @DigiTimesRSS: Four China polysilicon firms demand government start anti-dumping & anti-subsidy… http://t.co/jT8sUCmA #Solar $LDK ->
Reality disortion field RT @appleinsider: Apple's surging valuation distorting stock market indexes http://t.co/FUmH05qV $AAPL ->
PR: Trina Solar Announces Structured Term Loan Facility with Standard Chartered Bank http://t.co/uTXCJ1iT $TSL for 500MW expansion! #Solar ->
RT @DSIREUSA: New Jersey authorizes PACE financing: http://t.co/rxM5UJMF ->
RT @greentechmedia: Green Job Moves at Xtreme Power, MiaSolé, Lumenergi, Oasys Water… http://t.co/YpVwbz4B Eugenia Corrales was promoted ->
1603 too? RT @sclavennaGTM: Boooo!! – Sen. Alexander: Don't extend wind energy tax credit in payroll package http://t.co/H2shUQgc ->
RT @mikekanellos: I wonder how much the opt-out requests–mailing, paper, time–for smart meters cost PGE. Thanks, smart meter crazies. ->
China #Solar Silicon Production Curbed 30% to Lift Prices: Energy http://t.co/cuQs6z9c via @BloombergNews -> $40-$50/kg, wishful thinkiig ->
RT @pv_tech: [News] Emcore’s #CPV cell sales down, backlog up http://t.co/2arMHXKs $EMKR #Solar must expect Suncore installs in China? ->
RT @sclavennaGTM: Samsung may close #solar cell business http://t.co/6oRStLvl ->
RT @greentechmedia: Strategies in Light: The Worst of Times and The Best of Times for Solid State Lighting http://t.co/bpdVK32Z #LED #SSL ->
Counterfeit parts putting military at risk: http://t.co/813FnJem via @ee_times ->
Really? Imagine that! RT @DigiTimesRSS: Snow causes delays in Germany #solar PV system installations http://t.co/thryj1I9 ->
RT @appleinsider: Apple's iPad driving accelerated enterprise transition away from printing http://t.co/AFfIVt6L ->
RT @SEIA: U.S. #solar installations grew by 67 percent in Q4 2011, prices fell 16 percent http://t.co/lQHfw5rf -> 3-4GW in 2012 w/ 1603 ->
RT @mlamonica: An #LED bulb for under $5 from Lemnis to tempt consumers to give general lighting LEDs a try http://t.co/l6QL0XzN ->
RT @pv_tech: [News] Fourth quarter 2011 Japanese #solar cells sales rise 30.7% http://t.co/pYh3w0M7 ->
RT @photovoltaik: Bundesnetzagentur: Photovoltaik-Zubauzahlen sehr belastbar http://t.co/3n2OgGLV #solar Dec install figures in question ->
RT @pvmagazine: $AUO to market #solar products under BenQ brand name http://t.co/MFs9H4Sw ->
EMCORE's CEO Discusses Q1 2012 Results – Earnings Call Transcript – Seeking Alpha http://t.co/gd8EwSUS $EMKR Rosy #Solar #CPV forecast ->
RT @danahull: updated @SunPower lawsuit against @SolarCity story, with docs: http://t.co/6SHV78i3 $SPWR #Solar ->
PR: Poly Plant Project, Inc. Files Lawsuit Against Dan Huber and RMT International, Inc. Claiming Fraud… http://t.co/9cwj6dle #Polysilicon ->
How about #SPI12 or #SPI2012 ? It's a hashtag not a handle RT @cheynman: @edgunther @SPIConvention Suggestions, Mr. G? ->
Neither RT @SPIConvention: … To our faithful #SPIConvention followers, which do you prefer #SPIShow or #SPIChat for the new hashtag? ->
RT @UciliaWang: My tour of Alta Devices' #solar pilot line to make gallium-arsenide cells, in @GigaOm http://t.co/jwUxDqyV #GaAs ->
RT @sucuri_security New WordPress ToolsPack Plugin http://t.co/rIRc64hA -> w/ backdoor ->
Desert #Solar Bingo http://t.co/acJLZWVi via @canislatrans for educating environmentalists ->
RT @ProtectDeserts: Leave it to Chris Clark to give us some humor & help us deal with an old argrument: http://t.co/7VLmVJCq Enjoy this! ->
RT @pv_tech: [News] German Federal Cartel Office approves $LDK #Solar’s majority ownership of Sunways http://t.co/ZNBMP93J ->
RT @sandraenkhardt: photovoltaik-Magazin online: FDP-Minister gegen Deckel für Photovoltaik: http://t.co/8RsZeN8r #solar ->
RT @sandraenkhardt: photovoltaik-Magazin online: Hoffnung für #Solarparks auf Ackerflächen in Italien: http://t.co/zfFdAGh0 ->
Valentine's Day for @ecdfan RT @KruleWatts: Didn't see this coming… #ECD files for bankruptcy: http://t.co/hvQ4WO6M #solar $ENER ->
RT @ewesoff: President’s 2013 Budget Revives 1603 #Solar Tax Credit, Eliminates $4B Fossil Fuel… http://t.co/ukQdjaeH via @greentechmedia ->
RT @danahull: Wow. SunPower sues SolarCity, former employees: http://t.co/B1pW7YRi -> $SPWR #Solar ->
#Oil Price Poll 2012 @TheStreet http://t.co/359JqaUH consensus $110 per barrel (61.94% / 210 votes) ->
Roland Berger: #Oil Price Forecast for 2012 – What best performing forecasters think http://t.co/UlYhkQbN [PDF] http://t.co/fRNs0V4s ->
RT @pv_tech: [News] Yingli Green signs US$100 million materials deal with DuPont http://t.co/AlWIxJKD $YGE $DD #Solar ->
RT @votesolar: CA utilities to cap customer solar? This will be one of our biggest fights this year. Get ready. http://t.co/LuXh0hjc ->
RT @pv_tech: [News] Moser Baer #Solar to complete over 100MW of PV installations in first quarter http://t.co/jiXTPA49 growth in India ->
RT @REWorld: 2012 PV Forecast: Industry Value Chain Blues http://t.co/eNBMTyrX #solarenergy -> seems to ignore demand elasticity ->
PR: Mercury #Solar Systems Completes 3.6MW Solar Project in Manalapan, New Jersey http://t.co/HuCUNF3m ->
PR: Trina #Solar Receives "Made in EU" Certificate from ICIM http://t.co/L4QxIGeG ->
PR: Silicon Ranch and Phoenix Solar Announce Partnership to Install Rooftop #Solar Plant at Second Harvest Food Bank http://t.co/8b2DhaVY ->
Silicon Valley's Media Industry Is Winning While The East Coast's Is Shrinking – SVW http://t.co/i1mURr6x ->
DIGITIMES: Commentary: Chances of PV price increase to depend on extent of incentive cuts http://t.co/IGAP6vB7 #Solar ->
RT @DigiTimesRSS: Order surge of #solar cells from Germany to level off in end of February http://t.co/JgBhjXDP -> too cold for March boom ->
Very blue RT @chaolyst: Huh, @sunrun has an interesting new logo. #Solar ->
RT @greentechmedia: Feed-In Tariff for PV in Palo Alto, Calif. Imminent http://t.co/vajru0cY #Solar #FiT ->
RT @Solarserver: PHOTON kommentiert Gerüchte über geplante Volllast-Begrenzung bei der Photovoltaik-Vergütung http://t.co/VdIzxuNh #solar ->
RT @sandraenkhardt: photovoltaik-Magazin online: Länder wollen Photovoltaik-Beschluss blockieren: http://t.co/Mny5LyWh #solar #FiT ->
RT @greentechmedia: Bridgelux Wins $25M From China For GaN #LEDs on Silicon Substrates http://t.co/zBYdgpKB Bridgelux not at #SiL expo ->
RT @greentechmedia: #Solar Junction Wins $19.2M for #CPV Semiconductor Manufacturing http://t.co/Xm8nFrEo battling the 99+% ->
RT @pvmagazine: Germany: More FIT proposals on the table http://t.co/6Qn3IB8y #FiT Soap Opera #Solar ->
RT @Solarserver: Texas Instruments presents new $TI C2000 MCU #solar kits http://t.co/lXB1KEiX ->
ENERGY: Birds big concern for #solar project | http://t.co/97Emt107 http://t.co/8Ai40Brp #BrightSource Energy's Rio Mesa solar farm #CSP ->
PROBLEMS FOR BIG #SOLAR PROJECT (via @sdut) http://t.co/qycUOO4x #CSP $NEE sloppy work by @energyca & @BLMNational? ->
RT @egies: Andaman Islands: indigenous tribes, pristine oceans, gorgeous! My travel story in NYT: http://t.co/hA5kxTPS ->
RT @history_geek: Who knew? Psychologists Identify Twitter and Facebook Personality Types – WSJ http://t.co/6EDW9T3A ->
RT @TheLocalGermany: Nazi comedy unexpected hit at Berlinale: A sci-fi black comedy about… http://t.co/7IB7Sg2S Can Palin save the world? ->
Germans seek US help in Zwickau investigation – The Local http://t.co/FcY6mT3T via @TheLocalGermany ->
Europe’s German agenda – The Local http://t.co/7pKXmLmS via @TheLocalGermany -> Schröder's Agenda 2010 ->
A favor de la energía fotovoltaica: Implantación inmediata del balance neto. http://t.co/4hCgFos5 Spanish campaign for #Solar Net Metering ->
RT @nytimes: Knicks 100, Timberwolves 98: Lin LIfts Knicks past Timberwolves http://t.co/VFKQJSAs Linsanity ->
RT @solardoneright: Sign #Solar Done Right’s Call To Action for Energy Democracy http://t.co/qXCqtGtH ->
California #Solar Deal Hits a Snag http://t.co/MsluRRCs via @WSJ $FSLR & general #LGP woes ->
5 Themes in #Solar Stock Trading You Shouldn't Ignore – TheStreet http://t.co/kX8TTEgg via @TheStreet -> sound advice ->
Check out this presentation : Bill Powers | Powers Engineering http://t.co/mvrwVaXB via @slideshare California and distrbuted PV #solar ->
AES Gener planning US$572 million #solar farm in northern Chile | PV-Tech http://t.co/iwP21RXL $AES for copper mines ->
#Solargeschäft: Warum Bosch in eine Pleitebranche investiert http://t.co/VEKyxxNZ via @handelsblatt "Spinnen die Schwaben? " ->
#Solarbranche muss auf Forschung setzen http://t.co/7G0h7fbU via @handelsblatt ->
#Solarbranche: Subventionen schützen nicht vor Konkurrenz http://t.co/rfvCaHVw via @handelsblatt -> negative, govt aid for SolarWorld ->
RT @pvmagazine: Germany plans PV #FIT cap for modules http://t.co/ZzW4725q -> really dumb to place arbitrary limit on #solar module yields ->
RT @PVBlog: GUNTHER Portfolio twitter Weekly Updates #Solar #PV – 2012-02-10 http://t.co/Ew1Qkeu2 ->
Audubon Official Calls for Raptor Refuge, Moratorium on Altamont #Solar – The Independent: News: http://t.co/0nsMFuSb -> Pegasus, Cool Earth ->