Jesse Pichel

PV, Solar Thermal, Manufacturing, Standards and Policy are Top Draws SAN FRANCISCO, May 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Intersolar North America, the most diverse international business-to-business trade show in the United States for the global solar industry, has announced the tracks and speakers for the 2009 Conference, July 14 -16. The 2009 Conference topics include series on photovoltaics, solar thermal, equipment and materials manufacturing, policy analysis and performance and standardization, including speakers Gerhard Stryi-Hipp (Fraunhofer ISE) and Sue Kateley (CalSEIA). Approximately 150 speakers from the private sector (Piper Jaffrey's Jesse Pichel), solar companies (Solaria's Philip Kunze, Sandia Lab's Ward Bower, Applied Materials' Dr. Winfried Hoffman and Akeena Solar's Barry Cinnamon) and policymakers (the Department of Energy's Scott Stephens and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's ...

Solar stocks are strong across the board today again, with the sector up 2.9% as represented by the ETF Claymore/MAC Global Solar Energy (NYSE: TAN). The move is again being attributed to a positive view on the China industry subsidy.

Piper Jaffray analyst Jesse Pichel issued an update today on the China stimulus. He noted today that the MOF together ...

Solar stocks are ripping higher today on hopes for the China industry subsidy, with one analyst suggesting the price tag on green stimulus in China could be $30 billion.

Analysts at Piper Jaffray are commenting on developments and are more positive. Analyst Jesse Pichel said, "We have continued to maintain a dialogue with senior officials in the Chinese government ...

Solar stocks are giving back some of yesterday's massive gains which followed news about a new China subsidy for the industry. Broadly the sector is down about 2%, as represented by sector ETFs Claymore/MAC Global Solar Energy (NYSE: TAN) and Market Vectors Solar Energy ETF (NYSE: KWT).

Today, a number of analysts are commenting on yesterday's surge, with most on the sell-side telling clients to use the one-day windfall as a chance to sell. Below are some select comments on the sector and specific stocks:

Piper Jaffray's Jesse Pichel is a little ...

Piper Jaffray's solar analyst Jesse Pichel is commenting on the sector today related to the new China solar subsidy, which has set the sector en fuego, represented by the 20% move in ETF Claymore/MAC Global Solar Energy (NYSE: TAN). Pichel said this is a positive development, but impossible to ...