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Sector Snap: Solar stocks rally on JA Solar report

Solar stocks rose Monday after Chinese panel maker JA Solar announced a rare rise in revenue and quarterly loss far smaller than expected. Full story

Insight: The road to a greener America is littered with road-kill

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In October 2004, then California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger rolled up to a pioneering fueling station at Los Angeles International Airport in a hydrogen-powered metallic blue Hummer loaned to him by General Motors Corp. Full story

SunPower forecast tops most estimates, shares up 12 percent

(Reuters) - SunPower Corp <SPWR.O>, which makes solar panels and builds power plants with them, on Wednesday said revenue and profits for the rest of the year would be above most analysts' estimates, sending its shares up 12 percent. Full story

Suntech reaches deal to again delay debt payment

Suntech Power Holdings Co., one of the world's biggest solar panel manufacturers, said Wednesday that it reached a deal with some of its lenders to again delay the repayment of $541 million in debt. Full story

Movers roundup: SolarCity, Monster Beverage

Among the stock activity stories for Tuesday, May 14, from AP Business News: Full story

SolarCity quarterly loss bigger than expected, shares drop

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - SolarCity Corp <SCTY.O> on Monday reported a larger-than-expected quarterly loss, reversing a year-ago profit, due to higher costs related to its business that installs solar panels on rooftops. Full story

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ABB bets on solar power with $1 billion takeover

First Solar soars 46 percent on outlook, acquisition

First Solar stock jumps 33 percent on strong 2013 outlook

Solar-Powered Plane to Make Cross-Country Flight

Trees Inspire Recyclable Solar Cells

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  Solar-powered flight aims to go cross-country

The Solar Impulse is attempting to fly across the country without a single drop of fuel. If that flight goes well, it will try to circle the world in 2015. NBC’s Tom Costello reports.

  What needs to happen for solar energy to expand

Danny Kennedy and Andrew Birch, cofounders of “Sungevity,” talk with MSNBC’s Craig Melvin about solar panel energy.

  Solar plane takes 16-hour flight

A solar-powered plane took off from San Francisco for a 16-hour flight on Tuesday. “The Solar Impulse” is powered by 12 thousand solar cells, has the wingspan of a 747 and weighs as much as a mid-sized car.

  Cramer's Mad Dash: First Solar

Jim Cramer explains why he is keeping an eye on solar energy.

  Burned by Solar

Solar Power maker Suntech Power was forced into bankruptcy after defaulting on a multi-million dollar bond payment. Gordon Johnson, Axiom Capital Management, weighs in.

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Solar panels are seen under a cloudy sky in Bad Hersfeld
Solar panels are seen under a cloudy sky in Bad Hersfeld

Solar panels are seen under a cloudy sky in Bad Hersfeld May 14, 2013. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner (GERMANY - Tags: ENERGY ENVIRONMENT)

A solar-powered airplane flies from San Francisco Bay
A solar-powered airplane flies from San Francisco Bay

The Solar Impulse - the solar-powered airplane that developers hope to eventually pilot around the world - flies from San Francisco Bay, California to Phoenix, Arizona in this handout photo provided by Solar Impulse May 3, 2013. The trip is the first leg of an attempt to fly across the United State

Solar panels are seen in fields near Andover in southern England
Solar panels are seen in fields near Andover in southern England

Solar panels are seen in fields near Andover in southern England May 3, 2013. Renewable energy production and infrastructure are gaining investor appeal as they become less dependent on government support in more European markets, the asset management arm of insurer Allianz saidlast week. REUTERS/