Tag Archives: thin film solar

More On First Solar (FSLR) Grid Parity At El Dorado Energy Solar

In mid December, Alison first posted about the grid parity achieved by First Solar (FSLR) at the El Dorado Energy Solar facility.  Since that time, FSLR has rocketed another 20% off the November lows and looks poised to test the next level of resistance around 180 within the next couple weeks.  The LA Times is out this morning with more on the analysis from Mark Bachman of Pacific Crest Securities, who in mid December said … Read the rest

Business Week: "Energy Conversion Devices (ENER) Thin Film Solar Pure Play"

Gene Marcial of BusinessWeek is touting Energy Conversion Devices (ENER) as a top thin film solar pure play and believes its shares will surge higher again once solar stocks come back into favor.  ENER’s proprietary technologies allow solar cells to be embedded into roofing materials. 

“We view its thin-film solar technology as superior to, and differentiated from, the more established and commodity-like polysilicon-based solar technology,” says Angelo Zino, an analyst at Standard & Poor’s Equity … Read the rest

Applied Materials (AMAT) Wins 5 Yr Solar Contract With Green Energy Technology Inc

Applied Materials (AMAT) has announced this morning that it has signed a 5 yr contract with Green Energy Technology of Taiwan to support their Applied SunFab Thin Film Line for solar manufacturig.  AMAT’s SunFab system aims to reduce costs while enabling a quick ramp in production

“Leading solar and semiconductor manufacturers are increasingly looking to external resources to manage line performance and lower operating cost,” said Manfred Kerschbaum, senior vice president and general manager of … Read the rest