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Chris Cather is a finance professional and organizer of the Solar Energy Heats Up: Financing Deals in the US and Europe conference. With over ten years of experience as a consultant in finance and project management, he has worked across sectors including energy, telecom, financial, and... More
  • Government Financing Slow to Drive Deals in Solar Sector
     
     
    Are government tax credits, grants and loan guarantees, driving demand for solar energy in the US market?
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    Tags: FSLR, JASO, SPWRA, WFR, C, USB, TD, WFC, solar energy
    Nov 18 11:28 am | Link | 1 Comment
  • How will ARRA funding impact Evergreen Solar, Trina Solar and Solar Fun?

    New tax credits, grants and loan guarantees through the American Recovery and Investment Act (ARRA) administered through the Department of Energy can only be used for solar projects in the United States. With the global revenue mix of public solar module manufacturers, will it even have much of an effect on valuations, especially short-term?
     
    Recently, a NY private equity firm contacted me with this very question for three solar stocks in their portfolio: Evergreen Solar (ESLR), Trina Solar (TSL) and Solarfun (SOLF).
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    Tags: ESLR, TSL, SOLF, solar energy
    Nov 09 12:45 pm | Link | Comment!
  • Renewable Energy Finance Forum (REFF) – Wall Street: Looking to Washington for Guidance on New Financing

     

    The PowerPoint slide said it all: Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

     

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    Jul 03 12:06 pm | Link | Comment!
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