SolarWorld AG and solar-cell maker Q-Cells SE jumped more than 8%, while wind turbine maker Nordex SE rose 13%.
On Monday, solar cell makers Q-Cells SE and Solar World gained 8.5% and 8.8%, while wind turbine maker Nordex advanced 13.3%.
Q-Cells is relatively new to the North American market, launching with its utility-scale product in 2009 and slowly building its business.
FORBES: Q-Cells Aims for Shaded Roofs with Efficient Thin-Film Panels
As U.S. companies begin to ramp up CIGS thin film production, Q-Cells announced at the end of 2010 that its production capacity for Q.
FORBES: Q-Cells Aims for Shaded Roofs with Efficient Thin-Film Panels
Meanwhile, the cost of making traditional crystalline cells is dropping, making it easier for companies like Q-Cells and Suntech to compete with First Solar on price.
Despite the weekend news of Q-Cells sale, the Spanish firm announced a bid for the company, citing that the final transaction is subject for approval by creditors today.
Another industry giant, Germany's Q-Cells, filed for bankruptcy last April.
System providers like Q-Cells and First Solar will continue to sell in Germany, but there's more incentive now to focus on other countries where the market is still tiny.
There was a mixed showing for German solar power companies Q-Cells and Solon, after both alluded to difficulties in trading in the first quarter and for the rest of the year.
Q-Cells ( QCLSF - news - people ), the world's largest maker of solar cells, beat first-quarter profit expectations but lowered its 2009 profit forecast for the third time since December.
German solar powerhouse Q-Cells launched its Q.
FORBES: Q-Cells Aims for Shaded Roofs with Efficient Thin-Film Panels
From there on the solar manufacturing world began to crumble and, along the way, we saw the demise of high-profile U.S. startups such as Solyndra and Abound Solar and the bankruptcies of long-time players such as Q-Cells in Germany.
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