First Solar: A Strong Company in an Uncertain Environment

Suntech Power Holdings Co. (NYSE: STP) is China's largest U.S.-listed solar player by market-capitalization.

ByJoseph Zhu:First Solar (FSLR), a dominant provider of cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) module and systems, recently announced plans to acquire TetraSun which is a silicon-based PV technology startup.

By Ed Liston: First Solar Inc. (FSLR) designs and manufactures solar modules using a proprietary thin film semiconductor technology that has one of the lowest cost in the world. It also designs, constructs, and sells photovoltaic [PV] solar power systems. The company uses CdTe as a semiconductor to produce panels, which are less expensive than competitors using crystalline silicon.

Trefis submits: Suntech Power (NYSE:STP) has benefited from investors hopping on the ‘solar energy to replace nuclear energy’ bandwagon as global concerns highlight the dangers associated with the production of nuclear energy.

The US set duties on imported solar cells from China on Tuesday, after investigating complaints from US competitors that Beijing provides manufacturers significant subsidies.The Department of Commerce said it would immediately begin collecting duties on Chinese-made crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, and modules assembled from the cells, to offset subsidies for producers that run from 2.9 percent to 4.7 percent.

By CommodityHQ: By Jared Cummans

It is now 2011, over 38 years since the OPEC embargo, and 36 years since the ill-fated Lindsay-Crotty oil affirmative. What seemed like a fait accompli in 1975 is still an open question. To my frustration, Americans are still debating the merits of oil and what, if any, alternative energies we need. Fossil fuels remain even more integrated into our daily lives. Moreover, we are more dependent on foreign oil today than at any time in our history. In 1973, 28% of our oil originated from foreign countries. According to the U.S.

Trefis submits: Suntech Power (STP) designs, develops, manufactures, and markets photovoltaic products and also provides engineering and construction service for building solar power systems.