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Everybody watch this video!!!![color=red][/color]
It's an hour long.
It tells us where we are going.
Yes there is some EV stuff in there, but a ton on solar and storage.
It should scare the utilities and the fossil fuel morons...
Sunworks Hiring in Nevada....
Business booming. Can't prove it by the SP... LOL!
Watch the Video:
http://www.kolotv.com/content/news/Solar-business-hiring-441342563.html
Solar business hiring after business boost
RENO, Nev. (KOLO) The last few years have been a struggle for Nevada solar companies
Black Stallion Estate Winery Completes Solar Installation
Delicato Family Vineyards' flagship winery on Silverado trail
NAPA, Calif., Aug. 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Delicato Family Vineyards announced the completion of the installation of a Solar Electric Energy System at its flagship winery in Napa Valley.
Manteca-based vintner turns on Napa solar system
http://www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com/stories/001/?ID=33125
Hey.
I'm back in with a SMALL SMALL SMALL position....
(175 shares)
Sill have a whole 4 shares of TSLA....
Wake me up when this thing moves... LOL! I'll take $10... $100 is better... LOL!
Fossil fuels are only part of the problem....
http://www.cowspiracy.com/
Sunpower getting slammed...
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/SPWR/community?p=SPWR
This could throw a wrench into everything... How easy is it for coal companies to reduce their costs 50%...
Tesla eyeing solar cell manufacturer that could drive 50% cost reduction, says industry group
https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-solar-cell-mfg-meyer-burger-50-percent-cost-reduction/
By Matt D'Angelo Posted on July 13, 2017
A note from Axiom Capital is saying Tesla is in talks with Swiss photovoltaics firm Meyer Burger to develop solar cell technology that could drive manufacturing costs down by nearly 50 percent.
Axiom Capital Research’s Gordon Johnson wrote that during his industry checks he heard that there may have been a meeting between company executives about Tesla purchasing Meyer Burger’s heterojunction (HJT) solar cells.
“Though few details were disclosed, what we gleaned via our interaction with mgmt. is that, on an industrialized scale, Meyer Burger’s HJT-cells are ‘very competitive’ in the mkt and ‘significantly cheaper’ than Panasonic’s existing fab,” according to the note published by Barron’s. “Further, while the company neither confirmed nor denied the alleged meeting between MBTN’s & TSLA’s CEOs, mgmt. did exclaim, of anyone looking for HJT mfg. equipment, MBTN will ‘speak to all of them,’ & Panasonic/Tesla ‘is also such a potential.’”
Tesla in conjunction with long-time partner Panasonic is currently manufacturing high-efficiency photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules at Gigafactory 2 in Buffalo, NY. Production of the PV cells began earlier this year for use in non-solar roof products, though the California-based company has indicated that pilot production of the Tesla Solar Roof tile has already begun from its Fremont factory.
With Tesla’s new solar tile roll out expected in the coming months, a Tesla-acquisition of Meyer Burger could shift manufacturing and production processes currently established with partner Panasonic.
As the company continues to expand operations and prepares for a production ramp-up at Gigafactory 2 in New York, a revised partnership may add another wrinkle into Tesla’s ever-changing production logistics. Nonetheless, it would be a wrinkle that adds efficiency to a process that could drive solar costs down for homeowners.
And let us not forget about logistics associated with Tesla’s Model Y compact SUV, which Musk expects will eclipse Model 3 production levels.
The solar tiles have sold out well into 2018, and the rumors of a new partnership serves as an example that, while no one knows Elon Musk’s intricate plans, the overall goal is still aimed at providing affordable sustainable energy.
I just would like to see that large quantity of graphene.. LOL!
Been here done that.
That 52WK high was nice to see.... I missed a 32X gain in HYSR...
Our UC brother CABN closed up 105% today....
I'M rich LOL!
I only have 5,000 shares. I hope that it really goes up, but these things are so easily manipulated....
I have raised market cap millions with $30 in cash....
Just slap the ask with 100 shares....
As I remember this site posts a bunch of BS. But here is their RUMOR!
Don't buy on this....
http://sierraworldequityreview.blogspot.com/2017/07/flush-with-cash-square-sq-to-grow.html
Flush with cash Square (SQ) to grow portfolio by acquiring Carbon Sciences (CABN) whose breakthrough in the ability to manufacture low cost high quality Graphene will allow Square (SQ) to dominate Graphene production and applications projects Sierra! Shares of SQ were up 3%, while shares of CABN also closed higher up over 15%. More to follow!
**July 13th 2017**
It has to go to .125 for me to get my money back...
Sunworks (NASDAQ:SUNW) versus Vivint Solar (VSLR) Head to Head Comparison
Posted by Lauren Steadman on Jul 9th, 2017
https://transcriptdaily.com/2017/07/09/financial-review-vivint-solar-vslr-versus-sunworks-sunw-updated-updated.html
Sunworks (NASDAQ: SUNW) and Vivint Solar (NYSE:VSLR) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitabiliy, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, risk and earnings.
Sunworks has a beta of 1.66, indicating that its stock price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vivint Solar has a beta of -0.19, indicating that its stock price is 119% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Sunworks and Vivint Solar’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
...........Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Sunworks -14.65% -52.21% -26.80%
Vivint Solar 36.54% -29.10% -9.35%
nstitutional and Insider Ownership
5.5% of Sunworks shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.8% of Vivint Solar shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.6% of Sunworks shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Vivint Solar shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Sunworks and Vivint Solar’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
unworks has higher revenue, but lower earnings than Vivint Solar.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations for Sunworks and Vivint Solar, as provided by MarketBeat.
.....ell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy .......Ratings Rating Score
Sunworks 0 2 1 0 2.33
Vivint Solar 1 2 3 0 2.33
Sunworks currently has a consensus target price of $3.50, suggesting a potential upside of 101.15%. Vivint Solar has a consensus target price of $5.67, suggesting a potential downside of 1.45%. Given Sunworks’ higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Sunworks is more favorable than Vivint Solar.
Summary
Vivint Solar beats Sunworks on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Sunworks
Sunworks logoSunworks, Inc., formerly Solar3D, Inc., provides photo voltaic (PV) based power systems for the residential, commercial and agricultural markets in California and Nevada. The Company, through its operating subsidiaries, designs, arranges financing, integrates, installs and manages systems ranging in size from 2 kilowatt (KW) for residential loads to multi megawatts (MW) systems for larger commercial projects. The Company’s commercial installations include office buildings, manufacturing plants, warehouses and agricultural facilities, such as farms, wineries and dairies. The Company provides a range of installation services to its solar energy customers, including design, system engineering, procurement, permitting, construction, grid connection, warranty, system
monitoring and maintenance. The Company has installed over 850 systems in California and Nevada.
About Vivint Solar
Vivint Solar logoVivint Solar, Inc. offers distributed solar energy, electricity generated by a solar energy system installed at or near customers’ locations, to residential customers. Through investment funds, the Company owns solar energy systems it installs and provides solar electricity pursuant to long-term contracts with its customers. The Company also sells solar energy systems outright to customers. The Company deploys its direct-to-home sales force to provide in-person professional consultations to prospective customers to evaluate the feasibility of installing a solar energy system at their residence. The Company’s systems use communication gateways and monitoring services to collect performance data. The Company operates in Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas and Utah. The Company purchases solar panels directly from multiple manufacturers.
We got the game changer job!
http://www.9news.com.au/technology/2017/07/07/12/40/elon-musk-to-build-the-world-s-largest-lithium-ion-battery-in-south-australia
Elon Musk to build the world's largest lithium ion battery in South Australia
12:40pm Jul 7, 2017
Billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk will build the world's largest lithium ion battery in South Australia in a plan to help solve the state's energy woes.
The battery will be built in Jamestown, South Australia, under an agreement between Tesla, French energy company Neoen and the South Australian government, state premier Jay Weatherill has announced.
The deal forms a key part of the state government's $550 million energy plan drawn up after last year's highly ridiculed statewide blackout.
It comes after Musk made a public offer to deliver the battery to South Australia within 100 days.
"Confirming the commitment from Tesla CEO Elon Musk to deliver the battery within 100 days or it is free, it has been agreed between Tesla and the South Australian Government that the starting date for the 100 days will be once the grid interconnection agreement has been signed," the statement from the SA government said.
"After leading the nation in renewable energy, the 100MW / 129MWh battery places South Australia at the forefront of global energy storage technology."
The cost of the battery, if delivered on time, was not disclosed in the initial announcement.
Premier Jay Weatherill said the "historic agreement" would have "significant economic spin-offs".
"South Australia has been leading the nation in renewable energy – now we are leading the world in battery storage," he said.
"I’m thrilled with the selection of Neoen and Tesla, whose experience and world leadership in energy security and renewables will help South Australia take charge of its energy future.
"Battery storage is the future of our national energy market, and the eyes of the world will be following our leadership in this space."
© Nine Digital Pty Ltd 2017
Good Morning.
Elon's 46th birthday today...
I believe that selloff was funds collecting before the EOQ...
Nice bounce back today... Hope that it holds....
More fun today than yesterday.... LOL!
The real thing, is that if you don't like the company move on.
Maybe they didn't handle it well, but I believe that he tried....
He didn't like the idea of going into debt to develop it more...
I disagreed with the idea, knew what was happening and stuck with the stock, maybe too long. BUT I knew what was happening...
Some don't like Elon Musk going into debt to develop more stuff. I like the idea so I'm a Tesla shareholder...
"sell"
If it wasn't for the work of MANY PEOPLE, there would have been nothing to sell..
While our project was a little bigger. 13MW solar and 50MW storage, A 1MW system is huge for SUNW. And will only help the share price....
With the cost of solar going down, it's hard to make a buck now days.
And expansion costs....
We are the #1 shorted company in the country.. And we ask them to short more.
Up 13% and no excitement! LOL!
Boom!! $1.73 +10%
Nice for you!!!
Need those panels for the A/C!
Solar power forecast to shut down coal plants faster than expected
http://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/technology/ct-bsi-blm-solar-power-coal-plants-20170617-story.html
By Jess Shankleman and Hayley WarrenBloomberg
Solar power, once so costly it made economic sense only in spaceships, is becoming cheap enough that it will push coal and even natural-gas plants out of business faster than previously forecast.
That's the conclusion of a Bloomberg New Energy Finance outlook for how fuel and electricity markets will evolve by 2040. The research group estimated solar already rivals the cost of new coal power plants in Germany and the U.S. and by 2021 will do so in quick-growing markets such as China and India.
The scenario suggests green energy is taking root more quickly than most experts anticipate. It would mean that global carbon dioxide pollution from fossil fuels may decline after 2026, a contrast with the International Energy Agency's central forecast, which sees emissions rising steadily for decades to come. "Costs of new energy technologies are falling in a way that it's more a matter of when than if," said Seb Henbest, a researcher at BNEF in London and lead author of the report.
The report also found that through 2040:
• China and India represent the biggest markets for new power generation, drawing $4 trillion, or about 39 percent all investment in the industry.
• The cost of offshore wind farms, until recently the most expensive mainstream renewable technology, will slide 71 percent, making turbines based at sea another competitive form of generation.
• At least $239 billion will be invested in lithium-ion batteries, making energy storage devices a practical way to keep homes and power grids supplied efficiently and spreading the use of electric cars.
• Natural gas will reap $804 billion, bringing 16 percent more generation capacity and making the fuel central to balancing a grid that's increasingly dependent on power flowing from intermittent sources, like wind and solar.
BNEF's conclusions about renewables and their impact on fossil fuels are most dramatic. Electricity from photovoltaic panels costs almost a quarter of what it did in 2009 and is likely to fall another 66 percent by 2040. Onshore wind, which has dropped 30 percent in price in the past eight years, will fall another 47 percent by the end of BNEF's forecast horizon.
That means even in places like China and India, which are rapidly installing coal plants, solar will start providing cheaper electricity as soon as the early 2020s.
"These tipping points are all happening earlier and we just can't deny that this technology is getting cheaper than we previously thought," said Henbest.
Coal will be the biggest victim, with 369 gigawatts of projects standing to be cancelled, according to BNEF. That's about the entire generation capacity of Germany and Brazil combined.
Capacity of coal will plunge even in the U.S., where President Donald Trump is seeking to stimulate fossil fuels. BNEF expects the nation's coal-power capacity in 2040 will be about half of what it is now after older plants come offline and are replaced by cheaper and less-polluting sources such as gas and renewables.
In Europe, capacity will fall by 87 percent as environmental laws boost the cost of burning fossil fuels. BNEF expects the world's hunger for coal to abate starting around 2026 as governments work to reduce emissions in step with promises under the Paris Agreement on climate change.
"Beyond the term of a president, Donald Trump can't change the structure of the global energy sector single-handedly," said Henbest.
All told, the growth of zero-emission energy technologies means the industry will tackle pollution faster than generally accepted. While that will slow the pace of global warming, another $5.3 trillion of investment would be needed to bring enough generation capacity to keep temperature increases by the end of the century to a manageable 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit (2 degrees Celsius), the report said.
The data suggest wind and solar are quickly becoming major sources of electricity, brushing aside perceptions that they're too expensive to rival traditional fuels.
By 2040, wind and solar will make up almost half of the world's installed generation capacity, up from just 12 percent now, and account for 34 percent of all the power generated, compared with 5 percent at the moment, BNEF concluded.
Copyright © 2017, Chicago Tribune
I guess it's official now.
http://www.altenergymag.com/news/2017/06/15/biosolar-signs-a-joint-development-agreement-with-leading-lithium-ion-battery-manufacturer-joint-engineering-efforts-with-top-battery-will-focus-on-developing-electrodes-cells-and-batteries-utilizing-the-company%E2%80%99s-low-cost-silicon-alloy-nanocomposite-an/26539/
BioSolar Signs a Joint Development Agreement with Leading Lithium-Ion Battery Manufacturer
Joint engineering efforts with Top Battery will focus on developing electrodes, cells, and batteries utilizing the Company’s low cost silicon alloy nanocomposite
BioSolar, a developer of breakthrough energy storage technology and materials, today announced that the Company has executed a joint development agreement with Top Battery Co., Ltd. ("Top Battery"), a leading manufacturer of advanced lithium-ion battery solutions, based in the Republic of Korea.
06/15/17, 02:56 PM | Energy Storage & Distribution, Other Energy Topics
Santa Clarita, CA - June 6, 2017 - BioSolar, Inc. (OTCQB:BSRC)("BioSolar" or the "Company"), a developer of breakthrough energy storage technology and materials, today announced that the Company has executed a joint development agreement with Top Battery Co., Ltd. ("Top Battery"), a leading manufacturer of advanced lithium-ion battery solutions, based in the Republic of Korea.
This agreement follows the Company's previous announcement that it had successfully completed the laboratory phase of its silicon alloy nanocomposite anode material development with data suggesting its technology can achieve significantly higher capacity with lowered costs. The Company has also recently commenced the engineering phase that focuses on designing and testing the electrodes based on the Company's anode material, as well as full cell design and evaluation with commercially available high capacity cathodes.
BioSolar, with its proprietary technology relating to silicon alloy nanocomposite anode material for lithium ion batteries, believes Top Battery is a natural fit as a developmental partner. Top Battery possesses experience in incorporating technologies such as BioSolar's anode material, and in designing and manufacturing lithium-ion electrodes, cells and battery systems for customers. BioSolar and Top Battery have agreed to ongoing, collaborative efforts to assess, develop, manufacture, and/or market high power high energy lithium ion batteries integrating BioSolar technology and Top Battery technology.
"We are excited to partner with BioSolar, a company whose technology represents tremendous upside in the field of lithium-ion battery manufacturing," said Dr. Whan Jin Roh, CEO of Top Battery. "We are hopeful that BioSolar's focus on silicon alloy nanocomposite anode material development will yield results that ultimately reduce costs and improve efficiencies, a series of objectives that would immediately be of interest to the global market."
"We are pleased to have Top Battery as a development partner, given their experience in incorporating innovative and developing technologies such as our own, and bringing them to market," said Dr. David Lee, CEO of BioSolar. "We are confident that this partnership and its subsequent results will continue to demonstrate not only higher performance but also better price points, strengthening BioSolar's commercial viability and market potential."
About BioSolar, Inc.
BioSolar is developing a breakthrough technology to increase the storage capacity, lower the cost and extend the life of lithium-ion batteries. A battery contains two major parts, a cathode and an anode, that function together as the positive and negative sides. BioSolar initially focused its development effort on high capacity cathode materials since most of today's Li-ion batteries are "cathode limited." With the goal of creating the company's next generation super battery technology, BioSolar is currently investigating high capacity anode materials recognizing the fact that the overall battery capacity is determined by combination of both cathode and anode. By integrating BioSolar's high capacity cathode or anode, battery manufacturers will be able to create a super lithium-ion battery that can double the range of a Tesla, power an iPhone for two days straight, or store daytime solar energy for nighttime use. Founded with the vision of developing breakthrough energy technologies, BioSolar's previous successes include the world's first UL approved bio-based back sheet for use in solar panels.
To learn more about BioSolar, please visit our website at http://www.biosolar.com.
About Top Battery Co., Ltd.
Top Battery develops and produce lithium-ion batteries and materials for application in electric vehicles (xEV) and energy storage systems (ESS). With more than 20 years of experience in the lithium-ion battery industry, Top Battery Co. has solutions for materials, cell design, and automatic production engineering.
To learn more about Top Battery, please visit the company's website at http://www.topbattery.co.kr.
Yes. With that Bill, NV is almost begging for solar installers....
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-15/nevada-lures-tesla-back-with-credits-for-rooftop-solar-power
Nevada Lures Tesla Back With Credits for Rooftop Solar Power
by Mark Chediak
June 15, 2017, 2:11 PM CDT
Bill will allow panel owners to get 95% of retail rate
California installer to expand sales force in the state
Nevada is boosting credits for solar power from rooftop panels in a move to revive the industry in the state and bring back sales from Tesla Inc.’s SolarCity