First Solar Isn’t Immune to the Global Solar Slowdown

A global slowdown in solar demand has hit First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR) just as the company is expanding its own supply of solar panels. The result wasn’t a bad quarter in the third quarter of 2018, but bookings of future sales have slowed dramatically, and management has cut guidance, which raises lots of questions about the future.  There are both …

Tesla Faces a Challenger in the Home Solar Business

The approach of using Tesla stores replaced a long-established sales strategy that focused on a partnership with Home Depot in which Tesla representatives sold solar panels at the hardware giant’s retail outlets. Tesla says selling its products under one roof “will save money and enable our colleagues to work together more effectively and efficiently.” But the partnership approach seems to …

Saudi Arabia Water Heater Market Notable Industry Players Saudi Ceramics, Bosch, Ariston, Ferroli, Rinnai …

Saudi Arabia water heater market will witness an appreciable growth on account of significant economic transformation and rapid urbanization in the country This press release was orginally distributed by SBWire Sellbyville, DE — (SBWIRE) — 10/25/2018 — The Saudi Arabia water heater market has vastly benefited from the economic and infrastructural boom resulting from the kingdom’s oil-derived wealth. A majority …

Head-To-Head Survey: AO Smith (AOS) vs. Bollente Companies (BOLC)

A. O. Smith (NYSE:AOS) and Bollente Companies (OTCMKTS:BOLC) are both industrial products companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, earnings, dividends and profitability. Volatility Risk A. O. Smith has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its share price is 43% more volatile …

Gravity Assist Podcast: Solar Storms, with Alex Young

The Gravity Assist Podcast is hosted by NASA’s Chief Scientist, Jim Green, who each week talks to some of the greatest planetary scientists on the planet, giving a guided tour through the Solar System and beyond in the process. This week, he’s joined by Alex Young, a solar scientist from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, to discuss the mechanisms behind …

Veto of net metering bill puts solar projects on hold

Not surprisingly, the governor’s veto of a bill to make large solar projects more profitable has put a number of municipal solar projects on hold, or at least up in the air. “Due to the veto of Senate Bill 446, we are currently evaluating the financial impact to this and other projects,” is how New England Solar Garden Corp. of …

Is Australia on the verge of having too much solar energy?

Over the last few weeks there have been a number of reports in the media that Australia is on the verge of hitting too much solar energy. This includes claims by some electricity generators that we are heading towards a “solar peak” – a point at which “there is no point in putting any more solar power into the system” …

Solar Water Heater Market by Product Type, With Production, Revenue, Price, Market Share and Growth Rate, Analysis …

Solar Water Heater Market Research Report provides insights of Solar Water Heater industry over past 5 years and forecast until 2022.Report studies the Solar Water Heater Market status and future trend in market, splits Solar Water Heater by type and by applications, to fully and deeply research and reveal the market situation and future forecast. Solar Water Heater Market report …