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Oct 12 2009, 03:46 AM
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Douglas McIntyre
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The government is putting part of its $787 billion stimulus package into alternative energy and improving the infrastructure of the energy grid. And private foundations have started to put money into green energy initiatives in underdeveloped nations.
Leave it to billionaire George Soros to try to look good supporting alternative energy while planning to make money at the same time. Soros says he will invest $1 billion in clean-energy technology and donate $100 million to an environmental advisory group to aid policymakers.
Bloomberg says Soros will screen his investments, saying, “they should be profitable but should also actually make a contribution to solving the problem.”
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Sep 10 2009, 04:04 AM
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Douglas McIntyre
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A new report from the China Greentech Initiative, which is made up of several dozen alternative energy companies and government organizations, says that the potential for green technology sales in China is as much as $1 trillion.
PricewaterhouseCoopers helped compile the research.
The report says that the total green tech “addressable market” in the world’s most populous country is roughly comparable to 15% of China’s forecasted GDP in 2013.
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Sep 09 2009, 03:20 PM
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Tobin Smith
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FuelCell Energy (FCEL), as its name suggests, makes fuel cells for electric power generation. On Tuesday, Sept. 8, the company powered up a third-quarter loss of $15.7 million, or 21 cents per share, compared to a loss of $26.8 million, or 39 cents per share, in the same period a year ago. And while top line revenues fell to $23 million from $27.9 million in the year-ago period, the bottom line earnings of 21 cents per share easily bested Wall Street’s call for a loss of 24 cents per share.
Shares sold off modestly on news of the earnings beat.
But besides the better-than-anticipated bottom line, FuelCell Energy showed me some very encouraging signs that its future looks very bright. This quarter, the company’s big order came in the form of 30.8 megawatts of modules from South Korea’s Posco Power, and my personal favorite, an order from Aircon Energy for a 1.4 megawatt power plant for California’s Sonoma County. Why, you ask, is this my favorite order? Well, because it combines two of my favorite passions: making money in green energy stocks and drinking fine wines made in Sonoma County
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Posted
Aug 31 2009, 11:11 AM
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Kim Peterson
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 Think cash-for-clunkers was a good deal? Then look at cash-for-wind farms, which is even better.
Investing in wind farms is all the rage, thanks mostly to a new government program giving big cash grants to renewable energy projects, The Wall Street Journal reports. Morgan Stanley (MS) and Citigroup (C) are each investing $100 million in separate wind farms. We saw cash-for-clunkers explode in popularity, with so many people trading in cars for energy-efficient models that the government had to shut the program down. But unlike cash-for-clunkers, there is no spending limit with renewable energy grants, the Journal reports. Cash-for-wind farms will pay 30% of the cost to build a wind farm (or other renewable-energy facility), and more depreciation deductions (a plus come tax time).
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Posted
Aug 07 2009, 12:16 PM
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Tobin Smith
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Several high-profile solar companies recently reported earnings, and although these companies posted mixed results for the most recent quarter, there's no denying that Wall Street has been turning its face toward the sun and bidding up the shares of solar stocks.
So, what's the latest on the earnings front from stocks in the solar space, and why do the shares of some of the hottest solar stocks continue to shine? More importantly, should you own solar stocks right now, and if so, which ones should you make room for in your portfolio?
Let's take a closer look at three solar stocks to see which ones can heat up our portfolio best.
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Posted
Jun 29 2009, 03:51 AM
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Douglas McIntyre
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Oil exploration and refining companies are natural enemies of alternative energy. Wind power, nuclear power, clean coal, and solar could all undermine the value of crude in world markets. Oil companies have a great deal to gain if new sources for heating and electricity prove successful, even if they will not admit as much in public.
Under those circumstances, it is odd that Valero (VLO), one of the world’s largest oil refiners, would turn to wind power to provide energy to some of its operations.
According to The Wall Street Journal, Valero installed 33 windmills to supply a refinery in Texas with green electricity to produce gasoline and diesel.
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May 28 2009, 12:23 PM
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John Reese
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Warren Buffett made a big splash last fall with his electric car bet. Since then, he's continued to talk up BYD Auto, the firm in which Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) took a 10% stake, and recent reports that Volkswagen (VLKAF) is now turning to the Chinese company for battery help are keeping the Oracle of Omaha in the "green" spotlight.
Buffett's eco-friendly bet got me wondering whether any other "green" stocks pass muster with the Buffett-inspired Guru Strategy computer model I use on Validea.com (which has returned 15% this year while the market remains in the red). The marriage of green stocks and the Buffett method is an odd one -- the strategy looks ten years back into a company's fundamentals to find stable, consistent firms, while green companies remain relatively new and, in many cases, unproven.
Nevertheless, I did find a couple green plays have what it takes to get some interest from my Buffett model.
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Dec 04 2008, 10:30 AM
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Minyanville
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Good news at the pump probably means bad news for venture capitalists and future development of alternative energy sources.
Merrill Lynch says the price of crude oil could dip below $25 a barrel next year as the worldwide recession continues to slash demand. At $25, the price would be about 80% below the peak of $147.27 a barrel reached last July.
If oil is cheap, there’s no market for alternatives - especially those that will cost more in the short-term. Venture capitalists won’t see a return on investment and will put their money elsewhere, slowing development of alternative energy sources.
Car buyers won’t pay a premium for an electric car, especially a vehicle with limited range, as long as gasoline is cheap. The London Times reports that the sale of electric cars in the United Kingdom declined 50% this year.
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Posted
Sep 08 2008, 11:48 AM
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Matt Koppenheffer
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The Motley Fool's CAPS service allows members to set up a blog to lay down some of their thoughts on stocks, the market in general, or -- in some cases -- completely random topics. Browsing through the blogs today I came on cbwang888's post titled "The market got it so wrong on solar stocks."
cbwang's take on the situation is that the market has discounted solar stocks too far given the fundamentals of the industry. Among other things, he points out that solar cell demand from Germany and Spain will continue to be strong, while Italy looks promising as another big market for solar. He also notes that though oil has been pulling back, prices outside of the US will continue to be a terrible burden unless they fall a whole lot further.
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Posted
Jun 06 2008, 08:18 AM
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Robert Walberg
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With Sen. Hillary Clinton expected to officially concede on Saturday, Sen. Barack Obama has finally secured his party's nomination for president. As such, the time has come for investors to start thinking about how the November election might impact their portfolios. In what is sure to trigger a response from many of you, it is my belief that Obama will win and win big. Before I get to what stocks might benefit from an Obama presidency, let's take a look at why he will win.
First and foremost my prediction has nothing to do with party preference or policy issues. It has to do with simple math and if you are into electoral math, as I am, you need to take a look at Web site FiveThirtyEight.com. While the site suggests that the race will be extremely close, similar to the past two presidential elections, if you dig a little deeper you see that if the Obama can increase the turnout of young
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