Applied Materials announced on Friday that it has completed a 2.1 MW solar power installation over its corporate headquarters, the largest corporate solar power installation in the country. To […] Continue Reading…… Read the rest
Ascent Solar’s President and CEO Resigns (ASTI)
Ascent Solar announced today that the Board of Directors and Matthew Foster, the current President/CEO of the company, have come to a joint decision that a change in leadership […] Continue Reading…… Read the rest
Upgrades: Otter Tail (OTTR) & VeraSun Energy (VSE)
2 upgrades to tell you about this morning – Citi upgraded VeraSun (VSE) from Sell to Hold but lowered the price target from 3 to 1.85, saying “The difficulties […] Continue Reading…… Read the rest
Hoku Materials (HOKU) Secures Power for Polysilicon Production
Hoku Materials, a subsidiary of Hoku Scientific (HOKU) announced the signing of an electric service agreement with Idaho Power Co. for the purchase of electricity to power Hoku’s planned […] Continue Reading…… Read the rest
LDK Solar’s Follow-on Offering A Striking Success (LDK)
In a week of financial turmoil, at least one company has managed to do well. LDK Solar’s follow-on offering raised $200.4 million by the end of the day […] Continue Reading…… Read the rest
Otter Tail (OTTR) Plunges Again After Pricing Secondary
Otter Tail (OTTR) is plunging further below the 200 day moving average today and trading around $30/share after pricing its secondary offering. Bill Gates, a big holder of the […] Continue Reading…… Read the rest
LDK Solar (LDK) Files Shelf Registration & Proposed Follow on Public Offering
LDK Solar (LDK) announced today it has filed a shelf registration statement on Form F-3 with the SEC providing for the offering on a delayed or continuous basis of […] Continue Reading…… Read the rest
GT Solar International, Inc. (NASDAQ:SOLR) Adds Former Western Digital Chairman To Board Of Directors
GT Solar International, Inc, announced yesterday that it has added Matthew Massengill to its Board of Directors. Mr. Massengill’s previous executive experience includes being the chairman, CEO and president […] Continue Reading…… Read the rest
Shaw Group (NYSE: SGR) Expands Contract With Entergy Nuclear Corp (NYSE: ETR)
The Shaw Group Inc. just announced an expansion of its maintenance contract with Entergy Nuclear. The Maintenance Division of Shaw’s Power Group currently offers maintenance services for 10 of […] Continue Reading…… Read the rest
VeraSun Energy Suspends Equity Offering Of Shares, Retains Morgan Stanley For Advice (VSE)
VeraSun Energy, the troubled ethanol producer, began a public offering of 20,000,000 million shares of its common stock two days ago. It also announced larger-than-expected third quarter losses on […] Continue Reading…… Read the rest