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German Subsidy Fears Trigger Solar Downgrades

The German subsidy cut is actually a good sign for solar in general. The renewable energy sector has created so many new jobs in Germany and it is certainly not the gov. intention to destroy the solar sector, rather to use money to help build the wind sector more quickly (Siemens AG, Nordex AG, + suppliers).
Gov. believes German solar sector can stand on its own feet in the future, with Q-cells diversifying into thin film and Upgraded Metallurgical Silicon (solar grade, with 15 % cell efficiency, from Timminco for Malaysian wafering site to compete with Chinese (CSIQ).
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My Top 5 Alternative Energy Stocks - and 10 Honorable Mentions

U.S. geothermal industry experiencing "dramatic growth surge", with expectations that total power production (currently 3 million homes)could triple over the next few years.
GEA together with Ormat (NYSE:ORA) and Glitnir Bank will host a workshop on july 23 in NYC to introduce geothermal energy to America's largest banks and financial community. Among the present: Google.
Google announced that geothermal energy will be one of their focus areas for new investment.
More info: geo-energy.org