What $10 Oil Does to Solar

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News, Trendspotting

Forward to a Friend Having trouble viewing this issue? Click here. Refer a Friend to Energy and Capital.   What $10 Oil Does to Solar By Jeff Siegel | Wednesday, March 11th, 2015 In Dubai, solar is now cheaper than oil at $10 a barrel. Yes, you read that correctly. …

China’s Trina Solar goes for a convertible solar bond: US$100m, 5yr, 4% coupon. It’s a challenging market environment for solar but the bonds keep coming.

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

China’s Trina Solar is issuing US$100m of convertible bonds with 5-year tenor and 4% annual coupon, with semi-annual payments. An extra US$15m could be raised, as Trina has given the underwriters a 1-month window to buy additional bonds. Guess they are waiting to gauge demand. Underwriters are Deutsche Bank, Barclays, and Credit Suisse, with Roth Capital Partners as …

we_can_do_it_SEI 2Solar Sisters Unite! SEI Offers Women’s Only PV101 Online – August 18th

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, Community Development Solutions, Global Citizen

Solar Sisters Unite! SEI Offers Women’s Only PV101 Online – August 18th According to the 2013 National Solar Jobs Census the future is bright for the solar industry indeed: “With the expected addition of over 22,200 new solar workers over the next year, employment in the solar industry is expected …

RGS Energy: Troubling Inconsistencies

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

By Garvin Jabusch, cofounder and chief investment officer of Green Alpha® Advisors, LLC   RGS Energy: Troubling Inconsistencies Posted: 08 Jul 2014 04:47 PM PDT Garvin Jabusch About three weeks ago, I posted a piece called “RGS Energy, Tempered, Opportunistic Growth,” an optimistic bit of coverage on one of our holdings,  (RGSE), …

AltEnergyStocks.com: RGS Energy: Troubling Inconsistencies

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

  RGS Energy: Troubling Inconsistencies Posted: 08 Jul 2014 04:47 PM PDT Garvin Jabusch About three weeks ago, I posted a piece called “RGS Energy, Tempered, Opportunistic Growth,” an optimistic bit of coverage on one of our holdings,  (RGSE), that included an 18-month price target of $10.00 per share. Since …

China Might Be Winning The Race To Reduce Solar Costs

Jay OwenResource Efficiency

China Might Be Winning The Race To Reduce Solar Costs Many people, even fanatical advocates of solar power, are unaware quite how close we are to reaching a critical milestone in the industry. Within a fairly short space of time, solar generated electricity will be fully cost competitive with coal-powered electricity …

SEI ? February eNews: Grid Defection – Helping Uganda – Industry Conferences – and More…

Jay OwenGreentech

SEI Team Member, Laura Walters, Travels to Uganda with We Care Solar by Laura Walters, SEI PV Curriculum Developer  I just got back from a bit over two weeks in the southwest corner of Uganda working with We Care Solar, as a Solar partnered with Solar Energy International in fall …

EMM Welcomes Peter Lynch as Advisor to the Green Transition Scoreboard

Jay OwenAdvisors' Forum

Peter Lynch has worked, since 1977, as a wall street security analyst, an investment banker and a private investor in small emerging technology companies. He has been actively involved in following developments in the renewable energy sector since 1977 and is regarded as an expert in this field. During this time he …

SEI ? Solar Professionals Certificate Program Application Deadline

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

  Featured Workshop PVOL101: Solar Electric Design and Installation  (Grid-Direct) Jan. 13 – Online Support SEI with Your iPad. Download the Introduction to Renewable Energy eBook for Apple iPad – FREE Upcoming Hands-on and Online Workshops PVOL202: Advanced PV System Design and the NEC (Grid-Direct) – Online Jan. 13 – Online PVOL203: Solar Electric …