Tag Archives: china

A-Power Energy (APWR) Big Earnings Miss, But Raised Guidance; CEO: "Seasonal Weakness"

A-Power Energy (APWR) is trading down this morning after badly missing earnings estimates.  The company reported an EPS of just .04/share which was well short of analyst estimates of .12 and a more than 50% drop over the year ago quarter.  Revenues were basically flat over the year ago quarter at 31.2%.  The CEO is blaming the poor quarter on seasonality and poor weather conditions in Northeast China.. perhaps he needs to take a … Read the rest

Capstone Turbine (CPST) Receives 3 Microturbine China Orders

Capstone Turbine (CPST) announced that it has received an order for three C200 microturbine systems for China Southern Power Grid (CSG), one of two state owned power grid companies in China.  The low emission, natural gas powered turbines will be installed in a CSG dispatch building as a test project to show the benefits of microturbines in a combined cooling heat and power application. 

China doesn’t currently have a standard grid-interconnection policy for distributed power … Read the rest

Yingli Green Energy (YGE) In Supplier Agreement With AES Solar

Yingli Green Energy (YGE) has signed an agreement today to be the exclusive polycrystalline PV module supplier for AES Solar for the next three years.  Financial terms of the deal haven’t been disclosed.

”We are very much looking forward to cooperating with AES Solar as they work towards supplying homes and businesses around the world with power from their leading utility-scale solar installations,” commented Mr. Liansheng Miao, chairman and chief executive officer of Yingli Green … Read the rest

Gushan Environmental (GU) Reports Mixed Results, Off 16%

Gushan Environmental (GU), a leading China biodiesel producer announced mixed earnings results this morning, matching EPS estimates of .01/share which is a big drop from the .20/share it reported one year ago.  Revenues came in about 10% lower than expectations at $40 million, nearly a 20% drop from the year ago period. 

Looking ahead, the company expects its new plants in Chongqing and Hunan to begin production next quarter and increase production at the Shanghai … Read the rest

ReneSola (SOL) Gets Approval For 5MW China BIPV Project

ReneSola (SOL) has received approval to begin a 5MW building integrated PV (BIPV) rooftop project in China’s Zhejiang province which will provide solar energy across five government buildings across 80K square meters.  It should be noted that the project is subject to final approval by the Chinese Ministries Finance & Housing and Urban-Rural Development, although that shouldn’t be a problem given China’s ambitious solar plans.  The project will be financed with a government subsidy program … Read the rest

China Ramps Up the Renewable Energy Rhetoric: 5Fold Increase in Solar By 2020

China is making bold predictions about its renewable energy ambitions over the next decade.  Alison posted an article about their wind energy ambitions earlier today and  there is another article discussing their solar ambitions, saying they will smash their 2020 estimates for solar capacity.

In the article, a researcher for the National Development Reform Commission (the economic planning ministry) says China is set to smash its target for a roll out of solar power … Read the rest

China Seeks 100GW Wind Power Capacity By 2020

China has raised the goalposts for the percentage of its energy that comes from wind power. 18 months ago, the Chinese government set a goal of increasing the country’s wind energy capacity to 30 GW by 2020. Now, they are aiming for 100 GW of wind power by 2020. By 2050, they expect to be getting 40 percent of their power from renewable sources.

China’s energy plan will also make it the largest growth market … Read the rest

Where To Look For World’s Best Green Energy Investments

By Sam Hopkins
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The global clean energy puzzle has more than one piece. . .

So today, let’s take a look at the pivotal pros and cons of renewable energy investing in different regions of the world.

As we check out the challenges as well as the opportunities in each place, we gain a more integrated view, and our investment choices can be honed.

North America

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Piper On American Superconductor (AMSC): "Well Positioned In China"

Piper Jaffray is also initiating coverage on American Superconductor (AMSC) today which has looked very bullish in recent weeks but getting a bit extended.  It’s up again today.  Piper is out with a Neutral rating and price  target of $22.

Analyst notes:

– company well positioned to benefit from govt mandates to grow wind energy in China
– customer concentration risk is significant with 67% of revenue from Sinovel in China
– China economic stimulus … Read the rest

A-Power Energy (APWR) Moving On Contracts Of $75 Million

A-Power Energy (APWR) has vaulted about 15% in just the past 20 minutes on news it has signed contracts totaling $75 million with subsidiaries of Anhui Wenergy to build micro grid electricity generation systems using biomass as the fuel.  APWR will design, assemble, install, test and deliver two 30 MW biomass fueled electricity generation systems which are expected to be completed by Aug 2010.

“We are extremely excited to become the sole provider for Wenergy’s … Read the rest