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Mr. Lynch has worked, for 31 years as an independent analyst and investor in small emerging technology companies. He has been actively involved in following developments in the renewable energy sector since 1977 and is regarded as an expert in this field. He was the contributing editor for the past 17 years to the Photovoltaic Insider Report, the leading publication in Photovoltaics industry that was directed at industrial subscribers, such as major energy companies, utilities and governments around the world. He can be reached via e-mail at: solarjpl@aol.com or at his new website: www.sunseries.net.

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Recent Articles on solar stocks and solar industry from - "Renewable and Solar Energy Perspectives with J. Peter Lynch"

• Solar Stocks Bouncing off Bottom - Led by Solar Seven; Solar Stocks and Market Commentary with J Peter Lynch - September 2 - Over the past few weeks the market has been one of those short term "trendless" markets that can drive investors crazy and make it very difficult to make money.
• Solar Stocks and Overall Market Give Technical Sell Signals; Solar Stocks and Market Commentary with J Peter Lynch - August 24 - The stock market in general gave major technical sell signals today and the solar sector gave a sell signal late last week
• The World's Energy Portfolio Needs Rebalancing – NOW; Solar Stocks Commentary with J Peter Lynch - August 18 - The U.S. has taken a shortsighted approach to "financing" our energy future for decades.
• Solar Stocks Start to show Signs of Life; FSLR, JASO, SOL, SOLF, TSL and YGE show Positive Momentum - July 19 - Since the market peaked in late April the market has been struggling to keep its head above water.
• Investorideas.com solar expert, J.Peter Lynch quoted in New York Times July 7th article - July 7 - Did Solar Startup's Financial Crunch Catch the White House Napping?
• Ten Solar Stocks that are Out-Performing the Averages - July 6 - Most investors have not been having a pleasant time since the market topped in late May (5-24-2010).
• Follow up on High Relative Strength Stocks; Solar Stocks and Market Commentary with J Peter Lynch - June 16 - In my last article to mentioned that investors should look at the stocks that have "held up" the best or have performed the best relative to the market and to their sector peer group.
• Light at the End of the Tunnel; Market Commentary from J. Peter Lynch - June 9 - In my last article I said, in effect, that investors should “keep their powder dry” and not try and rush into the market until the picture becomes clear as to the longer term trend of the market.
• Trading a Volatile Market - June 8 - The market is still holding in its major uptrend, but is perilously close to breaking some significant technical support levels.
• Solar Stocks Continue Significant Under Performance - May 31 - As the old saying goes, "A rising tide raises ALL boats", but beware because the reverse is also true.
• First Solar IPO in many a Month Emerges; JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd - May 18 - JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (JKS) initial public offering of 5,835,000 American depositary shares ("ADSs"), each representing four (4) ordinary shares of the Company, was priced at $11.00 per ADS on Friday of last week.
• Remember: the stock market has NOTHING to do with Common Sense or Logic - April 23 - I have received a number of notes from readers about how I sometimes say that you sometimes need to be counter intuitive when dealing with the market and that common sense does not always work as well as you would think in the market.
• Current Status of Solar Stocks - April 19 - Solar stocks did great for the first 12 months of the current bull market (3/09 – 3/10) – up an average of 124%.
• The Stock Market: Where we have been and where we are now - April 14 - Every step of the way since April of 2009 we have heard the popular financial press and the frenetic cable pundits tell us a litany of things to worry about
• The Solar Industry: One Year after the Stock Market Bottom on March 9th 2009 - March 10 - One year ago today the stock market bottomed and started the dramatic recovery that we are still experiencing.
• Solar Stocks Commentary with J. Peter Lynch Market and Solar Outlook for 2010 - November 23- To date 2009 certainly seems to be following the historical trends that I presented in February 2009. If you look at history many of the worst years in stock market history are followed by some of the very best years and 2009 certainly seems to be no exception.
• TREASURY, ENERGY ANNOUNCE $500 MILLION IN AWARDS FOR CLEAN ENERGY PROJECTS – Solar Red – Finally some PV Innovation on the roof! - Danbury, CT. - September 8, 2009 – Solaire Development LLC located at 60 Shelter Rock Road in Danbury, CT is pleased to announce that it has received a grant of $2,578,717 for the 550 KW solar electric (photovoltaic/PV) system it has installed covering almost 2 acres of rooftop at the 60 Shelter Rock Industrial Park.
• The Solar Innovation Series with J. Peter Lynch; The Solar Innovation Series – Solar Red – Finally some PV Innovation on the roof! - Point Roberts, South Salem, New York - July 31, 2009 - Investorideas.com announces the most recent edition of the solar innovation series at "Renewable and Solar Energy Perspectives" with J. Peter Lynch, 'Solar Red - Finally some PV Innovation on the roof'.
• Investorideas.com Solar Stocks Commentary with J Peter Lynch; The Stock Market and Solar Market Sector Outlook - Point Roberts, South Salem, New York- May 13 2009- Investorideas.com a leading green investor portal, presents solar stocks commentary with J .Peter Lynch, a solar expert and frequent contributor to Investorideas.com. - Point Roberts, South Salem, New York- May 13 2009- Investorideas.com a leading green investor portal, presents solar stocks commentary with J .Peter Lynch, a solar expert and frequent contributor to Investorideas.com.
• Renewablenergystocks.com Earth Day Solar Innovation Series with J. Peter Lynch; Announcing Today - Solar Energy is FREE !!!!!!!!! - Point Roberts, South Salem, New York- April 22, 2009- Investorideas.com and its leading green investor portal, Renewableenergystocks.com announce the second edition of the new solar innovation series within "Renewable and Solar Energy Perspectives" with J. Peter Lynch.
• The Solar Innovation Series – BrightPhase Energy, Inc. - Point Roberts, South Salem, New York - March 31, 2009- Investorideas.com announces the first of the new solar innovation series at "Renewable and Solar Energy Perspectives" with J. Peter Lynch.
• Investor Ideas Announces Launch of 'The Solar Innovation Series', with Solar Expert J. Peter Lynch
• "Solar Stocks Explode" - As I have said many times in the past, solar stocks are FAR MORE volatile than the average stock and that we can expect this above average volatility to continue because of the early stage of the industry and the general nature of the market we are in today.
• The Stock Market in General and Solar Stocks in Particular - As I have said many times over the years solar stocks have a bright future, a very bright future. But investors have to understand a number of things about the current stock market and solar stocks in particular in order to fully take advantage of this long-term trend.
• Market and Solar Outlook for 2009 - One of the most disconcerting things facing investors in 2008 was the "crazy" market and the violent swings BOTH ways that seemed to go on throughout the year. With that in mind I decided to do some research on where 2008 stood in annals of stock market history.
• Solar Stocks Collapse in 2008 - When the Market will Turnaround ? - I am sure that EVERYONE is happy that 2008 has come to an end. Not many folks I know would list 2008 as one of their favorite years. In fact, 2008 was the worst year for the stock market since 1931 and as the table below clearly shows, solar stocks with their very high beta's* did about twice a poorly as the general market.
• The Market and Solar Stocks - First of all, the market has simply put, been terrible. This is certainly shaping up to be a year for the record books.
• Can the Stock Market predict the next President? - 3rd Party Interview with Renewable and Solar Energy Perspectives Contributor, J. Peter Lynch
• Solar Stocks Plunge with Market but Ray of Hope Ahead - Since 2005 Solar stocks have been the "hottest" sector in the stock market, however, with an average Beta close to 2, the volatility of the solar sector has been simply breathtaking.
• Perspective: Stock Market has worst week in History – where do we go from here? The past week will certainly be remembered in the annals of stock market history. It was a truly crazy market and certainly one of the most volatile in history.
• Solar Stocks Continue Decline - The stock market has now slipped well into "official" bear market territory (down more than 20%) and the rest of the world is down, on average over 30%.
• Solar Stocks - Looking for a Bottom? - The stock market has now slipped into "official" bear market territory and the press is full of negatives.
• What is the Real Cost of Fossil Fuels? - In my opinion, "Energy" is the number one problem facing the U.S and the world as we move forward into the 21st century.
• Solar Stocks Explode to the Upside - Everyone who has followed solar stocks over the past 3 years has seen exciting times, to say the least.
• What is happening with Solar Stocks and the Market as a Whole? - The stock market has been anything but predictable lately.
• Solar’s "Boom" Day - First Solar’s (FSLR) terrific 4th quarter numbers set the solar sector on fire today.
• Solar Stocks in 2007 - Photovoltaic Boom Times - In past articles I have tried to apply general descriptions for activity in the years that I feel were, in retrospect, the Dawn of the Solar Age.
• Solar Stocks Start Slide amidst Market Turmoil - As an old saying goes, "A rising tide raises ALL boats" unfortunately, the reverse is also true.
• The Future of the Solar Energy Industry posted August 27, 2007 - Renewable Energy Stocks Interview with Solar and Renewable Energy Expert, J. Peter Lynch
• Renewable Energy Handwriting is on Walls all around the World posted July 07, 2007 - However, there is “Good News” and “Bad News”
• The Solar IPO Wave Continues to Grow posted May 31, 2007 - As I have said a number of times in past columns, the solar industry is just at the very beginning of its growth stage.
• The Year of Thin Film Photovoltaics - 2007 posted April 02, 2007 - THE FUTURE OF SOLAR IS COMING and it is called THIN FILM PHOTOVOLTAICS!
• Solar Stocks Pull Back posted March 12, 2007 - Last week solar stocks dropped, along with the rest of the market in general, when the market suffered its 8 th worst single day point loss in history.
• 2007: Solar Stocks Come out Smok’in posted February 12, 2007 - With all the talk worldwide about Global Warning and the current (finally) scientific consensus that "more than likely" mankind is a significant contributor to Global Warming, some people may have missed another area that was rapidly heating up – Solar Stocks!
• State of the Union, "Great Words" – Let’s Check the Record posted January 24, 2007 - The hype about how the President was going to "promote" renewable energy was all over the street the past few days. Everyone was excited and this time, I actually think something will get done about it. But NOT because of what the President "said", but because of what the new congress is going to "do".
• Solar IPO’s Boom in 2006 posted January 19, 2007 - In the past, a solar IPO (Initial Public Offering) was a rare event, with never more than 2 or 3 coming public in any given year. This past year, 2006, marks the beginning of a significant ramp up in solar IPO’s and more importantly, it is the beginning of serious financial resources coming into the solar industry which will allow the industry to continue its current robust growth.
• News from the Coast - Box Score: Fear & Greed 55% - Common Sense/Rational Thought 45% posted November 09, 2006 - Once again the well-financed, well-oiled (pun intended) fossil fuel lobby convinced the public that if they voted for renewable energy that:
• Vote "YES" on Proposition 87 posted November 06, 2006 - Proposition 87 is California state proposition that would raise taxes on oil extracted from California by up to 6%, depending on the price of oil. The proceeds of this tax would be capped at $4 Billion over 10 years and would be used for renewable energy R&D and development.
• Photovoltaics (PV) posted August 03, 2006 - Simply A Question of Scale - PV is already the fastest growing industry in the world. However, if the Photovoltaics industry is going to play a significant role in worldwide electricity production in the future it all comes down to one word – scalability.
• Solar Stocks "Light Up" the 4th of July posted July 05, 2006 - In my last article on the 19th of June I said the following: "Are we at another extreme, where the market has taken things too far? My guess it that we are far closer to a bottom in the correction than people realize.
• Solar Renewable Stock Sector "Ice Cold" posted June 19, 2006 - With the Green Energy Virtual Stock Challenge starting on Monday the 19th of June, I thought it would be an ideal time to take a look at the renewable solar stock sector (see Note at end) and see how it is doing as of the close today - 16 June 2006.
• Photovoltaics (PV) Primer posted June 19, 2006 - Photovoltaics are Key to Safe, Secure & Reliable Electricity Generation
• We Must Pay Attention to the Numbers, All the Numbers posted May 23, 2006 - Numbers and the Energy Problem, In today’s accelerating crazy digital world there is more and more information than ever available at the touch of a button.
• 2005 Year of the Solar Stocks posted March 28, 2006 - For the most part 2005 was a lackluster year for American stocks. The market mostly went sideways to nowhere and was generally an unusually boring year for investors.
  
• State of the Union, Oil Addiction and Action verses Words posted February 08, 2006 - After hearing President Bush give the State of the Union speech the other night I came away thinking that at least he has recognized that there is a problem

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