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The 9-month results from the large European power generators were reassuring. E.ON held its 9-month EBITDA flat compared to last year despite a steep drop in power demand and raised net income guidance for the full year. RWE felt the impact of the prolonged outage of its Biblis nuclear plant but con...

US President Barack Obama confirmed that he is likely to attend the Copenhagen Climate talks in December, and that he is prepared to bring a US commitment to cut domestic emissions by 17% from 2005 levels by 2020, in line with legislation being discussed in the US Congress. China’s State Council an...

Chinese portfolio companies Suntech Power, Trina Solar, Canadian Solar, Ja Solar and Yingli all reported better than expected 3Q numbers due to strong volume growth and improving margins. All companies gave positive outlook for Q4 and the first part of 2010. Solarworld also reported 3Q numbers tha...

Im Interview mit market.ch schildert Melchior de Muralt, Gesellschafter und Geschäftsführer von De Pury Pictet Turrettini & Cie SA (PPT), die Vorzüge von Anlagen im Energiebereich. Um diesen Sektor abzudecken hat PPT die EIC Partners AG gegründet. Den Artikel finden Sie hier zum Download auf Deutsch...

Polysilicon and wafer companies are suffering from increasing price competition, leading to lower than expected net profit numbers at REC and MEMC. MEMC reported sales of USD 310 millions (+9.5% q/q) and an EPS loss of 0.29 USD due to restructuring charges. REC’s sales sank by 6% q/q to NOK 2.1 bil...

EDP Renovaveis and Iberdrola Renovables reported good 3Q numbers with EBITDA growth of over 10%. The companies realized a strong increase in installed capacity that was partially offset by lower realized prices in Spain. Vestas delivered Q3 EBIT far above consensus estimates and reiterated 2009 gui...

In Germany, CDU and FDP party leaders finalized the coalition agreement. The agreement contains a clear commitment to prolong lifetimes of the existing nuclear generation stations. While the Government will claw back at least half of the financial benefit of such prolongation, the net effect will be...

After the U.S. government issued guidelines for the application of cash grants in July, it approved already over USD 1 billion in grants for wind and solar power projects in September. Main beneficiaries of the program are European companies Iberdrola Renovables, EDP Renovaveis and E.On.

During the PV conference in Hamburg, Suntech announced a 16.5% module efficiency, beating all previous world records. It serves to highlight that some of the Chinese players are on the cutting edge of technology, which is the most important determinant in production costs.

The German election resulted in a center-right majority, which will lead to significant energy policy changes. The new government will prolong operating lives of Germany’s nuclear power plants beyond the 32 years, which were codified in 2002 in the Nuclear Power Regulations Act. The details of the p...