Since going public in July last year, Aleo Solar underwent a big price slide until early November and has been recovering ever since. So news that they have EUR 35m of orders already in place for 2007 has to be good. Unlike certain German solar firms, this one is also expanding into foreign markets - like California for sales to Powerlight - add to that their newly opened 10 MW plant in Barcelona, Spain and you have a smallish German solar company keen to grow outside of the home market.

It still has a way to go though to catch up with its IPO price.