Solar stocks had another blowout week led by LDK Solar’s (LDK) 25% gain. First Solar (FSLR), Sunpower (SPWR) and Suntech Power (STP), what I consider the first-tier solar companies, all had a gain close to or above 20% for the week.
Also, interesting to note is that First Solar is now the only Solar stock that […]
Solar stocks just capped a fantastic week with every solar stock except one (WFR) clocking a double digit gain. This seems like the best week solar stocks have had this year but are still far off from where they started in 2008.
The biggies, First Solar (FSLR), Suntech Power (STP) and Sunpower (SPWR), all made […]
There is no good way to put this but Solar Stocks have been beaten down pretty bad since 2008 rolled in. Now there was some irrational exuberance when it came to solar stocks in 2007. This downtrend was inevitable but the overall market conditions might have made it worse then it should have […]
American Council on Renewable Energy (ACOR) recently sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House minority leader John Boehner, Senate Majority leader Harry Reid and Senate Minority leader Mitch McConnell to extend the renewable energy tax credits before March 1, 2008.
Some of the signatories on the letter included employees from Google, Applied materials, Fuel […]
What can you say about a sector when the worst performing solar stock clocks a gain of 50% in 2007. I am obviously overlooking the the one negative in the chart below courtesy of Energy Conversion Devices (ENER).
Crude Oil appreciating 78% only helped the cause for these companies in 2007.
I think its fair […]
Solar Stocks Weekly and YTD Price Change - Week ending November 30, 2007:
Stocks
Weekly %
YTD %
Crude Oil
-9.65%
64.28%
S&P 500
2.81%
4.43%
Dow
3.01%
7.29%
Nasdaq
2.48%
10.17%
Spire Corp. (SPIR)
17.42%
133.70%
First Solar Inc. (FSLR)
12.86%
694.74%
SunTech Power (STP)
16.34%
132.78%
PS WILDERHILL ENR (PBW)
7.07%
39.03%
Energy Conv. (ENER)
0.08%
-23.87%
MEMC Electronics (WFR)
14.88%
98.21%
Evergreen Solar (ESLR)
4.61%
73.98%
JA Solar (JASO)
11.69%
295.60%
Daystar Tech. (DSTI)
11.94%
20.32%
SunPower Corp. (SPWR)
17.43%
234.79%
China Sunergy (CSUN)
6.31%
-31.09%
LDK Solar (LDK)
-4.24%
9.44%
Canadian Solar (CSIQ)
1.62%
50.00%
Ascent Solar (ASTI)
12.00%
485.86%
Solarfun Power (SOLF)
49.59%
39.86%
Hoku Scientific (HOKU)
39.70%
216.86%
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