solar industry

UK companies are planning to invest £12bn in electric vehicles so they will be able to deal with the expected fuel duty increase and to comply with the future UK ban on sales of new vehicles that use traditional fossil fuels. This ban was initially planned for 2040, but it is now pushed to...

Many countries are looking for the best way to switch to alternative sources of energy to move away from fossil fuels in order to stop or at least slow down the climate change caused by the release of carbon emissions. Solar energy has been around for some time, but in recent years the price of...

Currently, the top three solar manufacturers in the world are all from China. They are namely JinkoSolar Holding Co (NYSE: JKS), JA Solar and Trina Solar Ltd (respectively) determined by market share among panel manufacturing companies. As for the US, the biggest solar installation companies are...

Amid growing concerns of a global COVID-19 pandemic, global markets have shared extreme volatility. All major indices are in correction territory. As surely as COVID-19 will pass, new fortunes will be made by investors who look ahead. Emerging technology companies, however, continue to innovate and...

Due to consequences of environmental pollution and the climate change, the whole world is gradually switching to the renewable energy sources, marking a true era of energy revolution. Solar energy is in high demand all around the globe. The global solar energy industry has witnessed a significant...

These four stocks have strong technical momentum aligning with upbeat earnings. Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSIQ) rose $2.48 to $23.08 on 4.3 million shares Thursday, over 6x its average volume. The solar power company delivered a huge earnings surprise in its second-quarter financial release. A...

Chinese solar stocks are about to “get crushed” by U.S. regulation, according to Axiom’s Gordon Johnson. The International Trade Commission will decide Friday whether to impose a Section 201 tariff on imported solar panels, and things aren’t looking too good for foreign...

Between successful product development and a favorable regulatory environment, First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) is in a good place, according to Deutsche Bank. Analyst Vishal Shah upgraded the solar power firm to a Buy Friday and raised his price target from $50 to $65. What’s Going Well?...

Hillary Clinton’s defeat in the run for U.S. presidency represents an “incrementally negative” for the alternative energy space, mainly due to the “loss of policy support that had been likely” in case she had won, Barclays’ Jon Windham said in a report. Although...

Solar power has been a popular industry this year, as government programs have encouraged the use of solar systems for both residential and commercial buildings throughout the United States. President Obama recently announced an initiative to clean up U.S. emissions by regulating each state's...

Shares of 8Point3 Energy Partners LP (NASDAQ: CAFD) have been hit hard following the company’s IPO. Market concerns over the company’s liquidity situation have weighed heavily on the stock. ROTH Capital Partners believes that the drop has created a compelling entry point for a company...

The steep drop in the markets this week was a wake-up call for investors who might have become accustomed to a sense of complacency in stocks this summer.  The SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSE: SPY) fell 1.97 percent on Thursday amid heavy selling pressure and followed that up with additional...

Is the Washington, D.C.-based World Bank hampering American wind and solar power companies, when it comes to competition with their Chinese competitors? According to an extensive report in The Washington Post, that may be the case. The World Bank was founded towards the end of World War II,...