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Evergreen Solar (ESLR) Getting Low Interest Financing From US Import Export Bank

In an attempt to spur the export of US made solar products, Evergreen Solar (ESLR) is getting a boost from the Export-Import Bank of the US which is providing low interest financing (4.9% fixed over 18 yrs) for overseas projects using ESLR panels produced domestically.  ESLR currently has 90MW of projects in varying stages of the loan app process with the bank which will cover 85% of the product cost and up to 30% of … Read the rest

110 KW System From Evergreen Solar (ESLR) Powers Boston Sand And Gravel

Evergreen Solar just announced the successful installation of a 100KW system to provide power for Boston Sand and Gravel. The system, which utilizes 500 Evergreen Solar panels and Solectria Renewable Inverter and custom engineered mounting system , provides enough energy to meet two thirds of the energy needs for the company’s maintenance facility. The installation is expected to pay for itself in 5 1/2 years.

In a company press release, executives from both companies … Read the rest

JP Morgan Upgrades Evergreen Solar (ESLR), Doubles Price Target; Downgrades First Solar (FSLR)

According to 24/7 Wall St, JP Morgan (JPM) is out with several solar ratings changes this morning, most notably an upgrade of Evergreen Solar (ESLR) two notches to Overweight with a doubling of the price target to $5/share.  Shares are trading up about 6% in premarket trading.  First Solar (FSLR) continues to get hit with cautious analyst comments and downgrades with JP downgrading it this morning from Overweight to Neutral due to a fear … Read the rest

3 Green Stocks To Watch: RSOL, CPST, ESLR

About once a week I’ll start highlighting a few stocks that I think are offering bullish setups.  Please keep in mind though that this is a watch list and not a recommendation to buy or sell.  Please do your own research.  The following stocks recently moved big with record buy volume…

The first green stock I want to mention is Real Goods Solar (RSOL).  The stock soared with record volume on June 5th following news … Read the rest

Evergreen Solar (ESLR) Debuts New Campaign At Intersolar

Evergreen Solar is using the Intersolar industry trade show as an opportunity to roll out a new brand campaign. The campaign emphasizes the slogan "More Electricity, Less Impact"  to emphasize the fact that Evergreen Solar’s panels deliver the most energy with the lowest carbon footprint. Evergreen Solar will use the trade show to showcase its new ESA line of panels in this context.

In a press release, Evergreen’s Senior VP of Marketing and Sales commented … Read the rest

Evergreen Solar (ESLR) Still Trying To Silence Noise At Massachusetts Plant

Evergreen Solar has not yet been able to locate the source of the noise pollution coming from its plant in Devens, MA. The deadline to resolve the issue is the 31st of May. Evergreen has tried repairing equipment in the plant, but the noise, described in this article from Devens News as a "pure tone," has not been silenced.  The company has brought in outside consultants to try to pinpoint the problem so that it … Read the rest

Evergreen Solar (ESLR) To Finance New Plant With $60 Million Public Offering of Common Stock

Evergreen Solar just announced a public offering of its common stock, worth $60 million. Piper Jaffray and Co is the underwriter for the offering, and Evergreen Solar intends to give them a 30-day option to buy an additional $9 million worth of stock.

Per a company press release, the money raised from the offering will be used to finance the plant Evergreen plans to build in Wuhan, China:

Evergreen Solar intends to use the … Read the rest

Evergreen Solar (ESLR) Releases New Black-Framed String Ribbon Solar Panel

Evergreen Solar just announced the release of its new black-framed string ribbon solar panel. The new product is identical to the ES-A Series line of 200, 205 and 210 W solar panels, except with a black frame instead of silver, allowing customers to create a more aesthetically pleasing display. Dr. Terry Bailey, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Sales, commented on the new product in a company press release:

“The black-framed ES-A series panels … Read the rest

Evergreen Solar (ESLR) Signs Chinese Production Contract

Evergreen Solar just signed a Chinese production contract for its String Ribbon solar wafers. Under the agreement, Evergreen Solar will work with Jiawei Solar (Wuhan) Co. and the Wuhan Donghu New Technology Development Zone Management Committee to manufacture its String Ribbon solar wafer products in Wuhan, China, starting next year. The wafers will be manufactured at a leased facility to be built on Jianwei’s campus. By subcontracting the manufacturing process to Jianwei, Evergreen Solar will … Read the rest

Evergreen Solar (ESLR) Continues Racking Up Losses, Down 10% AH

Evergreen Solar (ESLR) continues to show why it’s a lagging solar play this afternoon, reporting a whopping quarterly loss of $64.3 million.  Granted much of that was due to one time costs ($43.9 million for write offs from future silicon supplier, $3.5 million for Devens facility startup costs & $1.8 million for closure of Marlboro pilot facility), but this is still a company heading in the opposite direction of profitability.  Taking out one time costs … Read the rest