Industry Notes

California Solar Initiative (“CSI”) Data Sheds Light on State of Affairs for Module Level Performance Electronic (“MLPE”) Bellwethers Enphase and SolarEdge, as well as U.S. Storage Market. In this note, we provide the key takeaways from…

Two-phase liquid cooling leader Accelsius closes $65mm of Series B funding at an unknown valuation, led by Johnson Controls ($35mm) and Legrand ($30mm). VRT ($172.39, SELL) – Liquid cooling entrant receives VC funding for Austin,…

LME Metal Prices Surged Higher Yesterday. Copper -0.13% to $6.00/lb; aluminum +1.22% to $1.61/lb; nickel +0.59% to $9.56/lb; zinc +0.67% to $1.59/lb; lead +0.33% to $1.13/lb; gold +0.87% to $4,626/oz; silver +6.70% to $92.78/oz; platinum +2.57%…

Bottom Line. Last Thursday (link), in what can only be described as unambiguously bad news for publicly traded Chinese solar manufacturers, the CCP quietly pulled the rug out from under the industry’s economics. Effective April…

Anti-Involution Hopes Drove Stellar Performance in Chinese Solar Stocks in 2025. China’s “anti-involution” push in solar is Beijing admitting – quietly – that endless capacity growth and price wars have produced impressive volume statistics and…

LME Metal Prices Mostly Higher Yesterday. Copper -2.55% to $5.86/lb; aluminum +1.20% to $1.58/lb; nickel +4.76% to $9.85/lb; zinc +0.06% to $1.57/lb; lead +0.55% to $1.14/lb; gold -0.79% to $4,459/oz; silver -3.34% to $78.55/oz; platinum -5.67%…

Major Chinese solar producers are aggressively pushing for price increases across the entire value chain, citing rising costs for silver paste and raw materials. Despite these higher quotations, market transactions have largely stalled as downstream…

We understand that South Korea-based Doosan Enerbility, increasingly focused on winning a foothold in global large-scale gas turbines, has won an equipment order to provide the CCGT for a 2.4 GW power plant near Doha,…

Leading clean energy developer Matrix Renewables announced it would retain Tesla as E&C partner for its standalone 1GWh BESS in Eccles, Scotland. PRIM ($128.00, BUY) – Competitors receive full notice to proceed as E&C on…

Downstream value-chains pass on silver inflation in this week’s rally even as the upstream commodity takes a step back. Please see bottom of report for important disclosures Gordon L. Johnson/GLJ Research LLC ————————————————– Polysilicon Futures…

GE Vernova announced a major contract award to supply HVDC convertors for Adani Energy Solutions’ Gujarat, India renewable power transmission corridor. GEV ($661.81, BUY) – T&D India wins major India HVDC order (link)GE Vernova’s India…

LME Metal Prices Mostly Higher Yesterday. Copper +1.28% to $5.33/lb; aluminum +0.40% to $1.41/lb; nickel +1.24% to $7.53/lb; zinc +0.53% to $1.48/lb; lead +0.27% to $1.08/lb; gold -0.21% to $4,329/oz; silver -1.39% to $65.34/oz; platinum +1.28%…

Seoul, SK based Hyosung Heavy Industries announced plans to expand capacity by 50% at its 765 kV power transformer plant in Memphis, TN. GEV ($681.92, BUY) – SK-based OEM announces $157mm investment in Memphis HVDC…

Is the Recent Spate of Stock Pumps Potentially being Timed to “Juice” the Stock Ahead of a Potentially Forthcoming Adverse Ruling in the California DMV’s Case Against Tesla? Strip away the promotional noise and the…

LME Metal Prices Mostly Higher vs. Yesterday’s Close. Copper +0.74% to $5.29/lb; aluminum +0.47% to $1.41/lb; nickel -0.02% to $7.66/lb; zinc +0.10% to $1.48/lb; lead +0.82% to $1.10/lb; gold -0.40% to $4,212/oz; silver +0.71% to $62.25/oz;…