Dec 31 2012 | Edgar A. Gunther

GUNTHER Portfolio twitter Weekly Updates #Solar #PV – 2012-12-28

FYI @jowyang Nest learning thermostats now saving a whole lot of energy http://t.co/ms2Zavt6 via @katiefehren ->
The @BrightSource 500MW HHSEGS project does not comply with all applicable laws, ordinances, regulations and standards (LORS) @energyca #CSP ->
RT @UciliaWang: Cal Energy Commission's final environmental report on BrightSource's 500MW Hidden Hills project: http://t.co/Fba9m13T #Solar ->
Largest yule log http://t.co/vGVwLPGJ via @gwrnews 21.95 m. (72 ft) in length ->
RT @greenwombat: Drone Wars: Berkeley Considers Ban On Robotic Aircraft. My Forbes post: http://t.co/g2AxOHSo > $300 @ardrone has camera ->
RT @pv_tech: [Project] Tucson, Arizona http://t.co/0BYOzVSJ > 25MW Avra Valley #Solar #PV facility $NRG $FSLR $UNS ->
>$5/W residential??? RT @shaylekann: We're seeing meaningful decreases in PV system pricing in the U.S. See more at http://t.co/mYFj25RH ->
Philips Lumileds and Future Electronics restructure principal distribution agreement http://t.co/drjEHnUH #LED ->
#Solar equipment market suffers oversupply http://t.co/lgpSdRQ3 > biz model changes afoot? ->
RT @pvmagazine: US: Meaningful improvements in #PV system pricing http://t.co/xGXp0u9P #solar > $5.45/W to $5.21/W residental is better! 🙁 ->
RT @ThePhoenixSun: Delighted that HuffPo Green has named "Clean Break" Book of the Year. http://t.co/xlnqcADI #energy #solar #Energiewende ->
RT @pvmagazine: SMA acquires majority stake in Chinese PV inverter company http://t.co/BIB3r5um #solar #PV @SMAsolar ->
RT @EUPVSEC: The Call for Papers is now open for the 28th #EUPVSEC 2013! #callforpapers http://t.co/jF5yLeHY #Solar #PV ->
PHL ->
Is there a way to auto unfollow someone who sends an automated DM after a follow? ->
Guns Out of Stock at Wal-Mart as Magazine Prices Surge on $EBAY http://t.co/lu7SnK4P via @YahooFinance > not talking periodicals ->
Cisco IP Phones Vulnerable http://t.co/vUisAA3K via @IEEESpectrum $CSCO ->
#Solar supply chain prepares for 1Q13 UK demand surge, says NPD Solarbuzz http://t.co/VtdO2hoY ->
N-Type mono timing: Taiwan http://t.co/ylYAXNQc China http://t.co/wRtepjdG #Solar ->
Yes, registration, not permitting RT @tassos_g: @edgunther should be registered though with the DSO ->
RT @SEIA: The next big #solar event – @PVAmerica East. Will you be there? http://t.co/xfIVw9cg ->
RT @Neilms1: http://t.co/FUTgyJT5 via @Solar_Editor ->
Intelligence Community Warns Solar Storms Could Collapse Electric Grid – Forbes http://t.co/6wzfnabs ->
PR: AE-AMD Renewable Energy And Tenesol/SunPower Begin Work On Two #Solar Projects In South Africa http://t.co/EgmBUCDB $SPWR ->
the database is a Band-Aid RT @UciliaWang: The hidden pain points holding back #solar, my @GigaOm post http://t.co/gBxOLxIJ ->
RT @ChinaDailyEU: #Solar sector to get jolt from new policies: The government is working to improve China's photovol… http://t.co/ylnG15qh ->
RT @SolarPVTV: Karl-Heinz Remmers, CEO of Solarpraxis AG and other industry experts about the new business models
http://t.co/8UXpBbYa ->
RT Thx @redaelchaar @madmarkO @cheynman ->
RT @CarlSiegrist: #China says it will overhaul solar panel industry by forcing struggling producers to merge http://t.co/TqLsRdX3 #solar ->
RT @jank0: Google sells Motorola’s set-top box biz for $2.35 billion to Arris http://t.co/YMe7D8HD ->
SJC ->
Done that! RT @ENERGY: Today in San Diego, the world’s largest #CPV manufacturing facility opens its doors http://t.co/EG0s87yI #solar ->
San Diego Mayor proclaims today Soitec Day at #CPV production facility opening #solar ->
is an @WorkPress 3.5 fix in the works for the visual editor? ->
RT2 @PVBlog: Behind the PHOTON Europe Insolvency: Photovoltaic Meltdown? http://t.co/tgGdUJnh #Solar @PHOTON_Magazine ->
SAN ->
RT @PVBlog: Behind the PHOTON Europe Insolvency: Photovoltaic Meltdown? http://t.co/tgGdUJnh #Solar @PHOTON_Magazine ->
China-based GCL-Poly Energy reportedly to take over stake in Motech from TSMC http://t.co/G8pgKBl4 #Solar > $TSM ->
#Solar shakeout: GT Advanced Technologies to exit DSS furnace business http://t.co/8Ov2tDG5 via @pv_tech $GTAT > quasi-mono a dead end ->
RT @Solarserver: OPEL Technologies exits #solar PV tracker business http://t.co/yzs8CX8b ->
Let utilities pay TOU rates RT @sclavennaGTM: #Solar power cost pass-along: $1.3 billion http://t.co/TiLpJPHT ->
RT @pv_forum: Viel Erfolg im neuen Job @Pistolereau Nun ist es offiziell http://t.co/Zdo2bNWL #agora #energiewende ->
RT @NZ_Online: #Solar Millennium: Investoren schauen in die Röhre. http://t.co/pNTPwdUf > most complex insolvency case ever, 5yrs to unwind ->
RT @nelderini: Brian Lam reverts to quality over quantity in Web publishing, "doing it slow and doing it right” http://t.co/L4eDx9lm ->
recommendation akin to FaceBook Like RT @jonogifford: Why do my "connections" on #Linkedin keep "endorsing" me? Am I running for office? ->
Britain's German-born population prefers life under the radar http://t.co/QnNeOXuc via @guardian ->
IMS Research – Top-10 #Solar Market Predictions for 2013 http://t.co/nkgLoKWB > predict 2H13 module price stability ->
Commentary: China anti-dumping tariff to stir domestic polysilicon price http://t.co/DQ4KKEOA #Solar ->
RT @SolarEdgePV: SolarEdge wishes you Happy Holidays! Watch our employees do the #Solar Dance, Gangnam style: http://t.co/pjeTl0qr ->
RT @EcoOutfitters: #Solar Gangnam Style – http://t.co/M2AWZxrO via the very hip @SolarEdgePV #SolarChat Watch it, like it! ->
50.2 Hertz issue RT @Solarserver: BSW-Solar: Nachrüstung von Photovoltaik-Anlagen mit mehr als 10 kW Leistung… http://t.co/giXopldZ #Solar ->
falsified certain accounting entries RT @pvmagazine: @SunPower reaches $19.7 million class action settlement http://t.co/lU8qTnSW #solar ->
RT @pvmagazine: PV Crystalox unveils "radical" restructuring http://t.co/tzDL1K06 #solar #PV ->
RT @Solarserver: Xinhua: 90% of Chinese polysilicon producers suspend production http://t.co/M4rHu9aw #Solar ->
RT @Solarserver: Photon Europe GmbH insolvent; Geschäftsbetrieb der Photovoltaik-Fachzeitschriften wird fortgeführt http://t.co/Ml7zBSj0 ->
RT @HirokoTabuchi: Update: Liberal Democrats Win Landslide Victory in #Japan Elections http://t.co/eAyJ5y1n ->
DOE Announces the Sunshot Prize and a #Solar Installer Responds to the Challenge http://t.co/q5PSH26m > not 1000's per day! more like month ->
RT @hburgamerican: More than 700 vehicle batteries stolen in Texas http://t.co/IPojC3yh ->
James Buchanan was the last US Secretary of State to later become President http://t.co/XposWLWq ->
Bosch #Solar Thin Film GmbH – 30 MW Fab: Private Treaty Assets Immediately Available for Negotiation http://t.co/Y7pwzR1l via @Go_Dove ->
photovoltaik-Magazin online: Bosch versetzt Mitarbeiter nach Arnstadt: http://t.co/5JCZYL7b #Solar >Thin film Erfurt & so it goes … ->
Groß Väter: Wohin gehören die #Solarmodule? – Märkische Allgemeine – Nachrichten für das Land Brandenburg http://t.co/JHn3PgJQ ->
Why greentech startups need to renew their focus on volume manufacturing http://t.co/hYOTy44l via @gigaom ->
Study: Germans gorge on more greens – The Local http://t.co/Pr7vDZ4H ->
RT @AP: MORE: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton faints, sustains concussion: http://t.co/A1F5JcOO -CJ ->
Germany's weirdest Christmas markets – The Local http://t.co/ZzzB5Rn0 ->
Ex-Abound execs land new gigs | Current Edition | Northern Colorado Business Report http://t.co/kMN7d0x9 #Solar ->
RT @IECRM: #DenverSolar Where did Abound #Solar executives end up? – Denver Business Journal (blog) http://t.co/pnHFtixA ->
Science and technology: Sunny uplands | The Economist http://t.co/FggSTPAf > major #Solar fact checking needed, utility scale <$2 installed ->
RT @VisitAC: Do shop and #DOAC during the holiday. Plan your trip now: http://t.co/nA6ewv0y | http://t.co/R7Gc1nn6 ->
RT @PVBlog: GUNTHER Portfolio twitter Weekly Updates #Solar #PV – 2012-12-14 http://t.co/I7Rs7Fd3 ->
JPMorgan's stock to avoid in 2013: First #Solar http://t.co/TaUAyY67 via @CNNMoney $FSLR > perhaps SIlver State South won't move forward? ->

Dec 22 2012 | Edgar A. Gunther

GUNTHER Portfolio twitter Weekly Updates #Solar #PV – 2012-12-21

Dec 19 2012 | Edgar A. Gunther

Behind the PHOTON Europe Insolvency: Photovoltaic Meltdown?

RT @GSElevator: #1: My tie collection is worth more than your car. ->
FITs not at New York Times – 100% renewable – Renewables Int'l http://t.co/4MKpNKqS via @PPChef > NRG's Crane & RFK Jr forget the policy ->
RT @PPchef: @drgrist Good #FIT presentation on US TV http://t.co/a2TxJNo8 ->
PR: SunPower Reaches Settlement in Class Action Litigation http://t.co/JRtnSIbB #Solar > $19.7 million Securities Litigation @SunPower ->
Rah RT @ewesoff: Thin Film Solar funded! #Stion Wins $25M VC Round for #CIGS #PV : @greentechmedia http://t.co/0TzZBE7j #solar ->
RT @UciliaWang: California tries again for a "community clean power" bill, my @REWorld post http://t.co/TRFi0R1F #solar ->
name calling RT @pv_tech: War of words hots up in EU-China trade spat. PV-Tech exclusive http://t.co/ZwKMLMwi #Solar ->
New order at top of the world PV supplier rankings http://t.co/EkYpExnO via @pv_tech #Solar > Yingli $YGE poised to take top spot in 2012 ->
Big #solar installers under scrutiny http://t.co/gFBfn4fD $SCTY @SolarCity @Sunrun @sungevity ->
no wonder, First #Solar low efficiency thin film modules suck for rooftop and commercial DG http://t.co/2ReKWPuU $FSLR ->
The CEO of America's Biggest #Solar Maker Doesn't Believe in Distributed Generation @alexisMadrigal http://t.co/2ReKWPuU > talking his book ->
RT @michellethai: Just met up with an amazing nonprofit called @Power2thPPL. They bring #solar energy to rural schools in #Nicaragua! ->
RT @Solarserver: SolarX Energy unveils hybrid #solar PV, thermal system http://t.co/sd4lzQvY @solarXenergy > what happens if H2O tanks full? ->
Interesting? RT @AuctionHQ: Amonix #Auction 1/16/13 – Silicon Valley Disposition | Auction HQ http://t.co/5SibZfHi #Solar #CPV ->
RT @FirstSolar: First Solar's first all-tracker site @BW_Energy $NRG Completes 25 MW Avra Valley #Solar PP Facility http://t.co/7v1pJ5ZJ ->
you heard or news? RT @madmarkO: Seems US publishing arm is closing down. Looking more serious. @edgunther @pv_tech @PHOTON_Magazine ->
Continuous losses cause #solar firms to shy away from N-type mono-crystalline product development http://t.co/cGubRq9y > GM, profits needed! ->
HIT #solar cell maker Kaneka reportedly in cooperation discussions with Gintech and NSP http://t.co/2p6NObzu > cooperative R&D model ->
Japan 3-busbar #solar cell patent affects OEM orders to Taiwan http://t.co/4MnZUS5f > Kyocera patent shakes things up ->
Some China-based makers plan to sell #solar cell equipment in Taiwan http://t.co/7L3C1FFE > no help for equip makers ->
China spot prices for polysilicon to rise to US$18-20/kg if China imposes anti-dumping, anti-subsidy tariffs http://t.co/05wYzGwK #Solar ->
Working Apple I nets record-smashing $640,000 at German auction http://t.co/Gf7WZjg1 via @AppleInsider > I'm hoarding a C64 🙂 ->
New Google Maps for iOS brings vectors, transit and navigation features http://t.co/3ZK3h3Bh via @AppleInsider $GOOG $AAPL ->
I'm not sure, but I think @katiefehren is very happy Google Maps is back for the iPhone ->
RT @pv_tech: [News] Report: Around 90% of Chinese polysilicon producers stop production http://t.co/KPS55ibJ #solar > solid PolySi update! ->
$SCTY $10.89 2.89(36.13%) main benefit of pricing lower -> the stock pops at opening @SolarCity #Solar ->
RT @nicholagroom: Shares of @SolarCity up 16 percent in market debut http://t.co/aD1Ajg2j via @reuters $SCTY #solar #ipo > the "pop" ->
RT @pv_tech: [News] #Solar shakeout: Publisher Photon Europe enters insolvency proceedings http://t.co/xGGKuEpc @PHOTON_Magazine ->
Water-Energy Nexus RT @Stphn_Lacey: The water cliff: The Colorado River is racking up a massive water deficit: http://t.co/2cOCy0tY #H2O ->
RT @pvmagazine: Photon Europe files for insolvency http://t.co/qt79HIif #solar #PV > Is @PHOTON_Magazine restructuring possible?? ->
RT @photovoltaik: photovoltaik-Magazin online: Photon Europe muss Insolvenz beantragen: http://t.co/O5bVGI6u ->
RT @reuters: China doubles #solar subsidies, U.S.-listed stocks jump http://t.co/Znb3IJG8 > need fast negative solar quote? get Aaron Chew ->
New Enterprise, SK Innovation Increase #Solar Bet With HelioVolt http://t.co/hL6JIIaZ via @BloombergNews > speaking of #CIGS … ->
Timed w/ $SCTY ? RT @KateGalbraith: NYT op-ed by RFK Jr & NRG president David Crane: #Solar Panels for Every Home http://t.co/PzoSzNmg ->
The @AWEA wind #PTC phase-out proposal sets a precedent for the #Solar #ITC ->
PR: Analysis: Phase-out of wind energy Production Tax Credit would enable U.S. industry to become fully… via @AWEA http://t.co/SSPwdsMr ->
RT @cheynman: Panel surfing: ENF launches comprehensive #solar module directory via @SolarCurator http://t.co/ayZVJh1r ->
RT @MLiebreich: "@Reuters: Guatemala uninstalls McAfee – http://t.co/L0KSLuJh" <– Cleverest headline of the year. Several years, in fact! ->
#Solar $SCTY RT @ewesoff: RT @DanaHull Just got word that @SolarCity officially priced at $8; begins trading tomorrow. ->
RT @pv_tech: [News] Five tier 1 module manufacturers pass PID testing by PV Evolution Labs http://t.co/KLr4rNgZ #Solar ->
Ok… RT @photovoltaik: photovoltaik-Magazin online: #Solarworld-Chef hält strategische Partnerschaft für Option http://t.co/qx3vfnjs ->
getting SERIIUS RT @Solarserver: @NREL, IISc launch #Solar Energy Research Institute for India and the United States http://t.co/2E4j3Fae ->
RT @ThePhoenixSun: Heading to Orlando for Thursday talk about "Best of Enemies" at @HistoryCtr_CFL http://t.co/lXgLp23d ->
RT @REWorld: Why Confirmation Bias is Dangerous in the #Solar Industry http://t.co/U7EZYx4o via @PaulaMints1 ->
RT @katiefehren: #SolarCity IPO still moving, now plans to sell more shares at $8 per share http://t.co/23Y0lEih > hope for $SCTY ->
RT @sclavennaGTM: Global #Solar Energy Continues Operations and Pursuit of Strategic Alternatives http://t.co/SB2dHXdH #CIGS ->
RT @nicholagroom: SolarCity postpones IPO as #solar sector struggles http://t.co/8Wjg16bc via @reuters $SCTY ->
been seeing a People You May Know profile on LinkedIn from someone who is no longer with us. uncomfortable, weird ->
RT @sylviebarak: Dis-ARMing the data center – Separating myth from reality: http://t.co/Le1tB1Ch via @eetimes ->
RT @solaraustmag: Check out the 162 kW installation at Araluen Arts Centre in Alice Springs on #Solar Australia: http://t.co/KwOksq6x ->
Finished two FOIA appeal letters for the redacted info I originally requested. Snail mail, ugh. ->
RT @ciaobella50: Tomorrow is 12-12-12 ->
William R. Cherry Award Nominations "Outstanding Contributions to PV Science and Tech" due Jan. 31, 2013 http://t.co/WDjgJDho #PVSC39 #Solar ->
"Because you attended the 2012 Solar Power show in Chicago…" I did? Not. ->
RT @danahull: #SolarCity delays IPO; ran into resistance at $13-$15 range. http://t.co/8SLVGZRI ->
so much for the litmus test… RT @ewesoff: #SolarCity Lowers Share Price, Then Postpones IPO http://t.co/TuzOgfG1 #solar #greentechmedia ->
RT @sclavennaGTM: PV Evolution Labs Certifies #Solar Manufacturers as PID-Free:… http://t.co/7gtNSKhR ->
RT @ewesoff: The IRS Knocks – Can SolarCity Break the Curse of the Cleantech IPO? http://t.co/VLjrAEDj #greentechmedia #solar > to be $SCTY ->
RT @pv_tech: [News] US Department of Commerce issues duty collection orders against Chinese imports http://t.co/f2NWUMJA #Solar ->
Hanwha #SolarOne lowers full-year shipment guidance http://t.co/tTDMtMta via @pv_tech > shipments +3.8% revenues -9.9% QoQ ->
looks pricey RT @UciliaWang: A #solar greenhouse rises among among the sand dunes, my @GigaOm post http://t.co/aQnMx57i ->
RT @pvmagazine: Aleo sells Bosch Solar CIS Tech stake http://t.co/xP8NQGjX > was Johanna #Solar Technology ->
RT @pvmagazine: PV 2012: Strong finish expected thanks to Germany http://t.co/xw4ETaB7 #solar #PV ->
New Report: 3rd Quarter U.S. #Solar Energy Growth Highlighted by PV, Record Residential Installs | @SEIA http://t.co/TWhHTXbN ->
Just $2,715.67 per 1.5kW #solar PV in Sydney! What's wrong w/ the US? @SolarConstant @sebhenbest ->
RT @jbarnesca: PG&E timing for annual RPS Solicitation announced http://t.co/ecxYlEtE $PCG ->
How about a FiT instead? RT @jbarnesca: PG&E Files to Terminate #Solar "PV" Program http://t.co/53w5WrFQ $PCG ->
RT @FirstSolar: First Solar Named Military-Friendly Employer by @GIJobsMagazine http://t.co/UcwCJKL2 #solar #jobs > $FSLR ->
RT @MarieLatour: Presentations of the IEA-PVPS workshops at the 27th #EUPVSEC are now online!: http://t.co/ZMpJasgx #Solar #PV ->
RT @SolarFred: via @greentechmedia What Happens When the #Solar ITC Expires? Part 3 http://t.co/p0kxozGO ->
Where the water-energy nexus converge RT @REWorld: #Solar Energy and Water: Solar Powering Desalination http://t.co/Ulm7CISt #CSP #PV ->
ARM founder sees startups hustling in hard times: http://t.co/z9RIP70B via @eetimes > tips biology & energy control ->
Taiwan-based makers reportedly competing for Toshiba PV module orders http://t.co/nCCQBSBJ > Motech & Inventec in the running #Solar ->
RT @REWorld: 12 #Solar Power Myths and the Saving Grace of a Worthwhile Cause http://t.co/M4HLM1VJ via @PaulaMints1 ->
RT @katiefehren: Nest learning thermostats now saving a crap load of energy collectively: http://t.co/ms2Zavt6 ->
RT @nytimesgreen: Mourning an Alpha Female http://t.co/ybEGoMCM ->
RT @pv_tech: [News] LG CNS to construct Philippines largest PV project http://t.co/3a83Z7vz #Solar ->
need more than aspirin RT @pvmagazine: Italian investment gives Suntech a $60 million headache http://t.co/4Sjp5Rsr #solar #PV $STP ->
Final disposition RT @pvmagazine: Germany: Schüco sells off thin film production plants http://t.co/pRy9tLQ9 #solar #PV ->
RT @photovoltaik: #Solarion klagt offenbar gegen Walsin Lihwa: Nach einem Medienbericht soll das deutsche… http://t.co/PTNjxe0y ->
RT @Solarserver: EUROSOLAR zeichnet Akteure der Energiewende mit dem Europäischen #Solarpreis aus; Projekte mit… http://t.co/tUTy0gMa ->
RT @PVBlog: #CIGS PV Poll Results and Analysis: Which CIS/CIGS start-up companies will fail next? http://t.co/AuLj8Kv6 #Solar ->
Hanergy leads in thin-film #solar technology – http://t.co/Er7BkHBJ http://t.co/aKtnRUo2 > 3GW annual capacity ->
RT @BW_NaturalResou: Hanwha SolarOne Signs South Africa’s Largest Ever #Solar Deal http://t.co/MI5iFeHa 155MW $HSOL ->
Cost of Dying: Some Bay Area hospitals combat death aggressively with expensive treatment – San Jose Mercury News http://t.co/aTcplODI ->
Police: Boy, 7, shot to death at Pa. gun store – Yahoo! News http://t.co/0nH9Ox4h via @YahooNews > sad. always treat guns as loaded ->
Berlin to buy back grid and go 100 percent renewable – News – Renewables International http://t.co/HEJLU8my ->
Celebrating Nikolaus before Christmas – The Local http://t.co/FugMVpXL ->
Economy facing temporary slowdown – The Local http://t.co/A3mxklpn > Germany ->
'Final Times Deutschland' bows out with grace – The Local http://t.co/H4sk8sNF ->
Best Buy Sends Customers 5 iPads By Mistake, Says To Keep Them Anyway – Yahoo! Finance http://t.co/aSDArPIe via @YahooFinance $BBY ->
Aerial photos offer overhead look at Apple's Oregon data center site http://t.co/pec93q6y via @AppleInsider $AAPL ->
RT @Robohub: eBee First Product From @Parrot / @sensefly Investment : http://t.co/EEautAFx #robots #uav > http://t.co/lmWvGEPe ->
Stubborn US drought could be costlier than hurricane Sandy http://t.co/tFZdQfVw via @CSMonitor ->
Mojave Desert Blog: BLM Takes Another Piecemeal Step in Ivanpah http://t.co/u1HdyZxN > First #Solar & the destruction of the Ivanpah Valley ->
RT @PVBlog: GUNTHER Portfolio twitter Weekly Updates #Solar #PV – 2012-12-07: Checking out "iRobot co-fou… http://t.co/Ssc0zZDr ->
RT @TheStreet: 2014 Car of the Year: #BMW i3 http://t.co/2D0Oh8M2 by @antonwahlman ->