As has been the case for many years now, oil was once again one of the best investments in 2009. While oil has a leadership position in energy, it is only one part of a very large and complex sector that includes natural gas, coal, nuclear power, biofuels and renewables. Ultimately, the price of everything [...]
While stocks and commodities have had spectacular rallies since last March, a few groups have been left behind. Solar stocks are one such group. While they rallied early in the year, they have been mostly flat to down since this spring, while almost everything else in the market was going up.
Solar stocks hit their historical [...]
A123 Systems (AONE) designs, develops, manufactures and sells advanced, rechargeable lithium-ion batteries and battery systems. The company’s batteries and battery systems, based on its proprietary nanophosphate chemistry, principally serve the transportation, electric grid services, and portable power markets.
Toyota Motor (TM) announced earlier in the week the introduction of the 2010 Prius Plug-in Hybrid as part of a global demonstration program, and will also debut an electric vehicle around 2012.
Built specifically to support a global demonstration program that begins this month with a total of 500 vehicles, the Prius PHV is based on [...]
This is a great time to invest in companies that will benefit from the attention given at the Copenhagen conference this week. Climate issues continue to attract international attention. With a move to renewable energy in order to reduce carbon emission, a handful of Chinese Solar companies represent opportunity to put money to work. JA [...]
What was to be a defining moment for climate change has turned into another conference where much talk will take place, with little concrete action.
Leaders from across the globe have spent the last week lowering expectations for the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, starting today and running through Dec. 18.
However, for investors, [...]
Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (OPTT) announced today that it has selected Oregon Iron Works of Clackamas to begin construction of its first commercial wave energy PowerBuoy® system in North America, to be installed off the Oregon coast near Reedsport.
The partnership between the companies was led by Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski. “The partnership that we are developing [...]