RT Thx & #FF @wkmyrhang @cleantechnician @amonixsolar @forbesgreen @overthewallst #
RT Thx & #FF @FreeHotWater @KateGalbraith @WindSector @votesolar @Silvio_Marcacci @clean15 @jurylady @chrisrbrown @homesolardude @gwsolar #
RT Thx & #FF @Krewell @bandap @smaldog @Stphn_Lacey @davidram @UciliaWang @SolarZoneAZ @Enphase @ddbits @canislatrans @SolarFred #
RT @pv_tech: Nanosolar #CIGS revisited: ‘We’re not competing with each other, we’re competing with crystalline’ http://bit.ly/lwPeTj #Solar #
cool RT @gwsolar: Symposium presentations online (#solar2011): Bill Powers | Powers Engineering http://slidesha.re/mEYsmY #transmission #RE #
@Stphn_Lacey Good luck to you. At least there is one good reason to visit DC #
Auriga's Mark Bachman SunPower Corp. ( $SPWRA, $16.12, $1,039mln Market Cap, Sell, $13.00 Price Target) #Solar #PV cost structure weighs #
RT @SVTC: Coca-Cola not ready to drop bisphenol A in can linings: http://bit.ly/l1TP2v $KO #BPA Pepsi $PEP? too #
RT @StionSolar: Today is day 1 of the San Jose Clean Energy Showcase http://bit.ly/epRzVt find the Stion rep @carterlavin + say hi and…. #
RT @TinajaLabs: Anyone freaked about Total SA's bid for 60% stake in SunPower Corp? http://reut.rs/iYGRyE #Solar #PV #Energy #
@ddbits Solar PV has a way of muddling thru, at least until it doesn't #
@uciliawang Nanosolar – seems like diff mgmt, same tune. 3rd early production announcement ~15MW 2011, 1GW not in sight #Solar #PV #CIGS #
@homesolardude ~$0.10/Watt less for the PV modules, may not be passed thru to the customer right away #
RT @UciliaWang: My interview with Nanosolar executives on their plan to beat First Solar… @REWorld http://tinyurl.com/3lz2rle $FSLR #PV #
RT @pvmagazine: Dates for new Italian FIT pushed back http://bit.ly/m6j8fq #Solar #PV 3 month delay, amendments #
RT @PVBlog: First Solar skunk works: We’ve Moved http://bit.ly/mkMCJf $FSLR #Solar #PV #CIGS $AMAT #
Mojave Desert Blog: Revised Biological Assessment of Ivanpah Site Underscores Poor Choices http://bit.ly/jruR76 #BrightSource #Solar #CSP #
RT @nytimesgreen: Mexico Oil Exports Could End Within Decade, Report Warns http://bit.ly/mOifwN golden opp for #Solar EOR? #CSP #
RT @ENERGY: 'America's Next Top Energy Innovator' challenge launches Monday. Get the facts so you can be 1st to apply. http://go.usa.gov/b9c #
RT @pvmagazine: #PV inverter market strong, but new challenges are emerging http://bit.ly/klOsPg but oversupply ->flight to quality #Solar #
RT @solarbizdaily: Towers of power: UA tech park gains world-class #solar panels http://bit.ly/kXTKW7 #CPV Amonix #
PR: City of San Jose #Solar and Energy Efficiency Fair http://bit.ly/lWcMqy Saturday, April 30, 2011 10am–3pm #
RT @IBCSOLAR: Hobby Solaranlage: Ein Redakteur der Frankfurter Rundschau erzählt von seiner Erfahrung http://bit.ly/mEKfnO #
RT @PVBlog: First Solar skunk works: We’ve Moved http://bit.ly/mkMCJf $FSLR #Solar #PV #CIGS #
Federal Government Betting on the Wrong #Solar Horse [PDF] http://bit.ly/li80DR #PV superior to #Thermal #FiT #
RT @pv_tech: Inevitable acquisition: Big oil buys in to top 10 #solar as Total makes majority move on SunPower http://bit.ly/kPy8Ev $SPWRA #
@marciachapman @amonixsolar how about some photos? #
RT @carbonmeme: Motech’s income declines on weaker demand, low prices – Taipei Times http://bit.ly/kOwpJK #Solar #PV #
SunPower and Total Partner to Create a New Global Leader in the #Solar Industry http://yhoo.it/iYHeho $TOT $SPWRA #PV #
DIGITIMES: Severe loss on #solar for $AUO http://bit.ly/ivrf0q #PV M.Setek mfg limps back June 20 #
DIGITIMES: Poly-Si #solar wafer prices to fall 10% in 2Q11, says Eversol chairman http://bit.ly/kix26v #PV 6" $3.10-3.20 #
RT @marciachapman: Amonix unveils 2MW #CPV installation in Tucson, producing enough energy to power 500+ homes. #solar http://bit.ly/kbcf1q #
PR: City of Coachella and its Partners Complete #CPV #Solar Power Plant at Water Reclamation Facility http://bit.ly/lALtQC 420kW $JCI #
PR: Trina Solar Announces Research Partnership with Australian National University to Enhance HE #Solar Cells http://bit.ly/kX6O2O $TSL #PV #
PR: JinkoSolar Signs 50 MW #Solar Module Supply Agreement with BULL PowerTech http://bit.ly/iUxmgr #PV #
RT @pvmagazine: Malaysia: Sophisticated FIT system adopted http://bit.ly/iefAnN #Solar #PV et al. #
@Stphn_Lacey I liked the idea, maybe mounted too low & intrusive? polar issue love/hate like wind turbines PSE&G/Petra #solar #pv #NIMBY #
Same old Nanosolar 1GW $.60/W in a few years via @pv_tech -> reality 15MW shipments 2011 backend loaded #CIGS #Solar #PV #
RT @pv_tech: News feature: Nanosolar inks deals with three European installers for up to 1GW of #CIGS panels http://bit.ly/mzrudZ #Solar #PV #
RT @TampaElectric: Customers claim $1 million in Tampa Electric rebates to install photovoltaic systems http://bit.ly/dLShH0 #Solar #PV #
RT @pv_tech: Dow #Solar sponsors student design solar competition http://bit.ly/kIoRfV #
From @PetraSolar RT @Stphn_Lacey: This is painful. RT @KateGalbraith In #NJ burbs, #solar on utility poles "eyesores" http://nyti.ms/mpV0A1 #
@nelderini re Donald Trump: it is hard to understand an idiot, a shameless self promoting one at that #
@canislatrans That would be a shocker. Waiting to see if the right thing is done now when the report is final #
If the #BrightSource Ivanpah #Solar desert tortoise numbers go from 38->140 ->1000's, easy to see Unit 3 and maybe Unit 2 cancelled #CSP #
RT @canislatrans: BLM: Ivanpah #Solar project will disturb thousands of tortoises, kill hundreds http://bit.ly/hLVbb8 #BrightSource #
RT @Earth2Tech: TenKSolar Raising Funds for Wave-Like #Solar System http://dlvr.it/Pnkxy #PV outlook overcast, let $MMM invest #
High Country News: More desert tortoises found at Mojave #solar project http://bit.ly/e68mpD cryptic species, calling jeopardy? #
Myths about Large-scale #Solar Threaten Public Lands http://bit.ly/eag2rW via @REWorld http://solardoneright.org/ #
DIGITIMES: $LDK plans to set up the world's largest module plant in 2011 http://bit.ly/foyQPL #Solar #PV #
RT @appleinsider: Angry Birds boss says Apple's iPhone 'changed everything' http://dlvr.it/Pqzxz #AngryBirds #
RT @Morgansolar: A somewhat technical post on… What We Presented at CPV-7: The Gen 3 Sun Simba Optic http://bit.ly/hEBcX5 #solar #CPV #
funding != cash flow ++ RT @katiefehren: PHOTOS: Solyndra Ramps Up Factory, More Funding Soon — http://bit.ly/hAL8b2 #Solar #PV #CIGS #
RT @Earth2Tech: PHOTOS: Solyndra Ramps Up Factory, More Funding Soon http://dlvr.it/Pr7B5 #Solar #PV #CIGS #
RT @pvmagazine: Q-Cells enters Japanese residential market http://bit.ly/eddYQ8 €QCE #Solar #PV #
@ddbits Canucks can breathe -> is it all good with Vancouver hockey now? #
RT @arielhs: Noo…SETI Institute to shut down radio dishes seeking alien life – Mercury News http://bit.ly/eBrCoU #
@UciliaWang did BLM confirm the #BrightSource claim "We asked the BLM to reinitiate consultation at Ivanpah… ? Sounds backwards #
Need 2 scale fast 2 be relevant RT @UciliaWang: MiaSole needs Intel to scale up production… @earth2tech post http://tinyurl.com/3ltxsbe #
RT @votesolar: end of an era. @REWorld After this week, our Inside Renewable Energy podcast series is coming 2 a close. http://bit.ly/gC1kzZ #
RT @IEEESpectrum: TEPCO Gets Help in Cold Shutdown Plan at Fukushima http://bit.ly/id4ToZ #Nuke #
DIGITIMES: TSMC confident of making #CIGS #PV modules comparable with #solar cells, says chairman http://bit.ly/gfZOem $TSM @StionSolar #
DIGITIMES: China-based makers lower prices for #solar cells to US$0.95/W http://bit.ly/gKsGiZ #PV 2nd tier mfgs break-even price #
RT @abnormalreturns: Depressingly common story. RT @edwardnh: More free money from Google for site scrapers http://bit.ly/eQXhxB $GOOG #
PR: Trina Solar Announces Sales Agreement with Fotowatio Renewable Ventures http://bit.ly/dSLxZA 35MW $TSL #Solar #PV #
PR: FRV Contracts with RES Americas to Build Landmark Project for Austin Energy http://bit.ly/hVaez2 30MW Webberville #Solar #PV #
Another @SolyndraCorp boondoggle? RT @pvmagazine: Solis Partners to install 1.2 MW #PV roof system http://bit.ly/egl8OQ #Solar #
RT @ans_org: WSJ: Japan gov't takes over information role from TEPCO on #Fukushima crisis http://on.wsj.com/fxylvP #
RT @PVBlog: #BrightSource Energy’s IPO Filing and the Ivanpah #Solar Project Temporary Suspension http://bit.ly/foGgK1 #CSP #
RT @PPGIndustries: PPG 2 install #solar array at #glass research facility in Harmar, Pa., for product testing by PPG… http://bit.ly/gVxNyc #
@Stphn_Lacey Thank You Sir! #
PR: Trina Solar Ranked Second Best #Solar #PV Manufacturer on SVTC's Green Scorecard http://bit.ly/ex15vi $TSL @SVTC #
DIGITIMES: The #PV inverter boom: Q&A with Digitimes Research analyst Sophia Chen http://bit.ly/fpa1ho #Solar #
DIGITIMES: #Solar market to rebound in 2-3 weeks, says $LDK COO http://bit.ly/eQvhHE #PV Let's hope so #
RT @greentechmedia: BrightSource Files for $250M IPO: A Closer Look http://bit.ly/dHMdsq #Solar #CSP #
RT @PVBlog: #BrightSource Energy’s IPO Filing and the Ivanpah #Solar Project Temporary Suspension http://bit.ly/foGgK1 #CSP #
RT @TheEconomist: Proposition 13: A case study in unintended consequences http://econ.st/gKGWz7 #California #
Frohe Ostern #
Innovative #solar array powers up in Questa http://bit.ly/hq8EI3 via @taosnews #CPV $CVX #Soitec initial 5yr test phase PPA w/ KCEC #
I'm shocked! RT @Krewell: Bought an Olympus E-P1 as a close-out from Frys. Bought Fotodiox adapter for my old OM lenses. Anxious to… #
@UciliaWang you forgot to turn around at Solaria http://yfrog.com/hsk7pfxj http://yfrog.com/h6ryzdj #
RT @SolarZoneAZ: On Thursday April 28, Amonix will activate the power of 2MWs of clean, green energy at the UA #Solar Zone! #CPV #
Twitter Tools 2.4 WordPress plugin has been cutting off the weekly tweet blog posts lately -> is it a new bug because of twitter changes? #
RT @PVBlog: GUNTHER Portfolio twitter Weekly Updates #Solar #PV – 2011-04-23 http://bit.ly/g4j52G #

Apr 30 2011 | Edgar A. Gunther

GUNTHER Portfolio twitter Weekly Updates #Solar #PV – 2011-04-30

Apr 29 2011 | Edgar A. Gunther

First Solar skunk works: We’ve Moved

Apr 25 2011 | Edgar A. Gunther

BrightSource Energy’s IPO Filing and the Ivanpah Solar Project Temporary Suspension

RT Thx & #FF @jurylady @Enphase @StionSolar @theealchemist @ParisRegion @votesolar @tparlade @xmichallet #
RT Thx & #FF @tassos_g @jeff_groSolar @GuymardSolar @chrisrbrown @chaolyst @ddbits @SolDist @SpenserVillwock @bandap @dawnshrum #
RT @greenwombat: Reading the fine print of BrightSource Energy’s $250 million Earth Day IPO filing. My Forbes post: http://bit.ly/dWEUp1 #
RT @UciliaWang: Rumor becomes reality: BrightSource Energy files 4 $250M IPO, in my @Earth2tech post http://tinyurl.com/3pymbko #solar #CSP #
RT @UciliaWang: Photo slide from Solaria’s 110KW demo array at its new HQ, in my @Earth2tech post http://tinyurl.com/3g36pe7 #Solar #PV #
Solaria #Solar #PV Mfg Plant + arrays ribbon cutting well timed by CEO Shugar http://yfrog.com/h48ahobj http://yfrog.com/gyd73tfj #
Lt. Governor Newsom & Solaria CEO Dan Shugar @ #Solar #PV Mfg Plant + arrays dedication http://yfrog.com/hskc9arj #
Yes, $0.00 potential RT @sevenOdouble: @edgunther Have you seen the potential for $OPL? If not, I would recommend that you do… #
RT @mlamonica: 25 years after Chernobyl, workers busy pouring concrete on New Safe Confinement. Photos in @techreview: http://bit.ly/hWC5kt #
RT @Greenpeace: Happy Earth Day!! http://act.gp/safe_energy #
Mojave Desert Tortoise facts http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/cdd/deserttortoise.html via @blmca California Desert District #
RT @mashable: Volkswagen’s The Force Ad Lampooned by Thor [VIDEO] – http://on.mash.to/hZUOkk #
RT @mlamonica: Happy *rare* earth day. We sent CNET photog James Martin 2 Molycorp’s Mountain Pass mine. Cool pix: http://cnet.co/fCc6k3$MCP #
RT @ParisRegion: Air Liquide reinforces its leading position in the supply of gases 2 #solar #PV mfrs (15 new contracts) http://minu.me/49e6 #
Earth Day pick: Larry Hogue’s Ivanpah Video http://bit.ly/fNkA9Q #BrightSource #Solar Destruction #
profits? RT @danahull: Silver on Solyndra: they’ll do $140M in revenue this year. this company has had some bu… (cont) http://deck.ly/~kTu5f #
toe fracture mended, I’m boot loose & fancy free! #
DIGITIMES: Supply of Japan-made #PV inverter-use aluminum capacitors to not ease until 3Q11 http://bit.ly/h8exTK #Solar always somethin’ #
RT @katiefehren: Watch Green:Net 2011 live at 830AM, #greennet http://bit.ly/gMObh1 #
RT @pvmag_headlines: DOE study says #PV can boost home premiums http://bit.ly/efgxH6 @BerkeleyLab #Solar #
something useful from RT @AREVAinc: AREVA to set up a water decontamination process for the Fukushima site http://bit.ly/gXFjbD #nuclear #
OCI Rises 6% to Record in Seoul Trading on Polysilicon Capacity Expansion http://t.co/62xAYO3 via @BloombergNow #Solar #PV 24K MT #
Only w/ PolySi price drop RT @ReutersGreenBiz: #Solar panel price could fall to $1.20 in 2011 http://dlvr.it/P98dN #PV #
RT @StionSolar: Come to the San Jose Clean Energy Showcase 4/30 in @SJ_Downtown learn about #solar + Stion http://bit.ly/hahfu4 #
RT @legit_work: Hundreds using Calisolar link on NC State College homepage http://bit.ly/gqUt9h #Solar #Silicon #PV #
RT @greentechmedia: SolarNexus Dropping #Solar’s “Soft Costs”: SolarNexus of Berkeley, California… http://bit.ly/hBg5Ga
Secretary Chu Announces $130 Million for Advanced Research Projects http://1.usa.gov/hDlX6T via @ENERGY ARPA-E #Solar ADEPT
Is Google’s Green Investment a PR Nightmare? http://mvil.me/h3VkSx @minyanville $GOOG #BrightSource #Solar #CSP
RT @pv_tech: Gigawatt #CIGS, Part I: #Solar Frontier boldly goes where no chalcopyrite TFPV company has gone before http://bit.ly/eTAt3p #PV
PR: One Block Off the Grid Dramatically Expands #Solar Access Across U.S. http://bit.ly/gRM0Gw #PV group deals
RT @ENERGY: How does consumer behavior affect energy efficiency? Find out at the 2011 EIA Energy Conference: http://bit.ly/gyEe98
Mojave Desert Blog: Parts of Ivanpah #Solar Construction Temporarily Halted http://bit.ly/ewinrd #CSP fast track permitting downside
DIGITIMES: Toshiba reportedly to halve NAND flash output in May, June http://bit.ly/ecUCYm limited blank wafers & other raw materials
Permit backlash RT @solarbizdaily: MOJAVE DESERT: Tortoise finds curtail #solar-site construction http://bit.ly/i4yk5W #CSP #BrightSource
RT @pvmagazine: Italy: Complicated tariff times ahead http://bit.ly/i4yQtX #Solar #PV Jefferies analysis
RT @pvmag_headlines: Indian #solar industry off to a successful 2011, but bankability issues exist http://bit.ly/dVBS1v
RT @ReutersGreenBiz: SunPower power plant approval survives appeals http://dlvr.it/P3lFS California Valley #Solar Ranch #PV $SPWRA 250MW
RT @SpenserVillwock: #Solar SLO BOS approves Carrizo Plain solar farm – KSBY San Luis Obispo News http://ow.ly/1cgCdB #PV $SPWRA
RT @ReutersGreenBiz: U.S. spring nuclear plant outages near 1999 peak http://dlvr.it/P3dHm #nuke
RT @BW_Energy: Chevron Starts Operations of 1 MW #CPV #Solar Field in Northern New Mexico http://dlvr.it/P2DqN #Soitec http://bit.ly/hUdDXk
RT @OregonianBiz: Wilsonville city council approves SoloPower subsidies Monday night http://bit.ly/id2kci $11M package #Solar #PV
PHOTON #PV-Safety Conference Fire protection: Three to five year time frame http://bit.ly/g8BPaD More electronics in #solar modules
PHOTON: #PV production pathways to 61 euro cents per W module costs in 2 years http://bit.ly/hCQ2L6 #Solar
#PV technology has enormous potential: PHOTON’s #Solar Terawatt-hours Conference Series Europe 2011 (Final Report) http://bit.ly/goI4Z9
RT @pvmagazine: Despite strong 2010 growth, Phoenix #Solar sees 2011 revenues stagnating http://bit.ly/fwQJTF #PV
No desert dots RT @Stphn_Lacey: RT @johnffarrell: If You Like #Solar, Tell Your Utility To Publish This Map | http://is.gd/2b0lOW @REWorld
RT @ddbits: CanSIA "85 + 90% of Ontarians support Green Energy Act" #Ontario FIT Forum #solar #wind
Blog down Arg! RT @mediatemple: @stfngrrd Please see this status page for info: http://bit.ly/i7T9cs I’m sorry about the inconvenience! ^SC
DIGITIMES: Second-tier makers lower quotes for #solar wafers http://bit.ly/eXs5FR #PV 6" 200-micron poly-Si wafers $3.30 apiece vs. $3.50
RT @ieeesmartgrid: Find "#Solar on Campus" online at http://bit.ly/ed7uQp. #IEEE #smartgrid #smart #grid #energy
RT @pv_tech: OPEL #Solar posts increased revenue for 2010 http://bit.ly/gmPJSC #CPV Net Loss narrowed to $8.23M -> missing from PR
PR: Intersolar North America 2011 Sets #Solar Stage http://bit.ly/hhLc36 San Francisco Moscone Center July 12-14, 2011
RT @arielhs: Facing wild weather and dwindling water resources, a pepper grower says it’s time to rethink agriculture http://bit.ly/gxK3vR
RT @PVBlog: #GreenVolts GV1: Rising Sun – Part 2: [Byron, California USA] http://bit.ly/i0yB9X #Solar #CPV $PCG #GV1‘
RT @katiefehren: Molycorp Buys Up Another Rare Earth Firm — http://bit.ly/fog3sT $MCP
RT @ReutersGreenBiz: Analysis: Western #solar equipment firms feel heat of rising http://dlvr.it/Ntf2z €CTN $AMAT $SOLR #PV
RT @ReutersGreenBiz: Exclusive: U.S. nuclear regulator a policeman or salesman? http://dlvr.it/Ns13f #Nuke
RT @sandraenkhardt: Bundesnetzagentur ändert Anmeldeverfahren für Photovoltaik-Anlagen. http://bit.ly/gpORbF #Solar #PV
RT @Solarserver: Bosch #Solar Energy announces world record: 4.73 Wp silicon #PV cell with 19.6% efficiency http://bit.ly/hWn3Jb
PR: Q-Cells presents new #solar cell technology at first Silicon #PV conference in Germany http://bit.ly/fWv0IN poster http://bit.ly/gVZKrs
@GuymardSolar Thank You!
@chrisrbrown Thanks for the great recommendation!
DIGITIMES: #PV industry may suffer sluggish demand in 2Q11 http://bit.ly/fujt5B #Solar April output reduction, 1GW Japan system?
PR: Sungevity Staffs Up Leadership Team – Names Interactive Software Expert Paul Stroube as CIO http://bit.ly/dNCTaO #Solar #PV
PR: $AUO #PV Modules Approved by the California Energy Commission for Expansion into the U.S. Market http://bit.ly/fVuE5E #Solar
@jeff_groSolar I haven’t played with a Xoom. The iPad is a fantastic tool & an enduring platform
RT @PVBlog: #GreenVolts GV1: Rising Sun – Part 2: [Byron, California USA] http://bit.ly/i0yB9X #Solar #CPV $PCG #GV1‘
@tassos_g Gas in Europe is a whole different ballgame. €60 sounds cheap, you must not have driven much. The US is spoiled.
Bimmer fill up super $4.359 / gallon $60+ ouch! http://plixi.com/p/93144149
@jeff_groSolar I think your iPad 2 friends feel sorry for you
RT @lsmarr: Sunflower high concentration photovoltaic units at UCSD Green Open House #UCSD50th http://twitpic.com/4lo4ak #CPV #Solar
RT @cleantechvc: RT @GalenMoore: Exclusive: Fraunhofer to develop huge cleantech center in South Boston. http://bit.ly/fMsWAB @FhUSA_CSE
RT @Revkin: Good Bryan Walsh/Time video on human consequences of lax industry #fracking practices: http://ti.me/ePiDRL #natgas
RT @PVblog: GUNTHER Portfolio twitter Weekly Updates #Solar #PV – 2011-04-16: Well said! RT @GreenNewsDaily … http://bit.ly/hMx4wh