PV-Tech Newscast – April 20, 2012

The heart-stopping news this week has to be First Solar's major restructuring effort with SunPower following suit. NPD Solarbuzz adds to the doom and gloom with news that Applied Materials could lose its top spot in the equipment supplier charts this year. On a more positive note, Jefferies Bank brings hope to the Italian market amid the chaos over its new renewables legislation and Spire brings Ethiopia its first PV plant. Companies: Applied Materials, First Solar, GT Advanced Technologies, Jeffries Bank, Metals and Engineering Corporation, METEC, Meyer Berger, NPD Solarbuzz, Roth & Rau, SKY Energy International, SpireCorporation, SunPower.

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