Energy analyst Chris Nelder debunks the recent excitement over space based solar power and other energy pipe dreams, and shifts the focus to utility scale solar players with real technology and real profits.
Read More Post a comment (0)Tom Tuffey, an energy expert with 35 years in the environmental field, spoke to a rapt crowd of 225 clean energy enthusiasts at the REBN, Mid-Atlantic's second event last night.Tuffey, who runs the energy and environment practice at PennFuture, talked ...
Read More Post a comment (0)I’ll be referencing these notes in an article to be published on AltEnergyStocks.com as What the ARRA Means for Clean Energy: One State’s Example on March 15th.
The Energy Part of the ARRA Process in Colorado
Public Utilities Commission Role
Eliminate barriers to regulated utilities participating… "will
allow expedited review of applications filed to request [...]
The ForexBlog recently reported that investors were cautiously wading back into emerging market currencies. In hindsight, it looks like this report was delivered prematurely, as this week marked a return to the notion of the Dollar as save haven currency, having displaced even the Japanese Yen. While President Obama did his best to assure taxpayers [...]
Read MoreI recently stumbled across an article that argued that forex trading is not a zero-sum game. The author is (unwittingly) correct in his conclusion, although not in his reasoning that it is possible for a trade to produce two winners. The conclusion verged on truth only because after accounting for broker commissions (i.e. the bid/ask [...]
Read MoreAfter nearly six months of currency depreciation, the nations of Asia have finally been spurred to action. Japan, China, and South Korea have joined together with the 10 ASEAN economies to form a $120 Billion pool of foreign exchange reserves, which contributors can tap into to protect their currencies. The goal is to prevent capital [...]
Read MoreIn the last few weeks, investors have waded cautiously back into emerging markets. Spurred in part by the Obama economic stimulus plan and pending US investment in Citigroup, investors have evidently been persuaded to take on more risk. The Japanese Yen, accordingly, has already begun to beat a retreat from the highs it reached earlier [...]
Read MoreI’ve posted an updated and more in-depth look at clean energy and renewable energy mutual funds. Also of interest may be an article on how actively managed clean and renewable energy funds compare to the passively manged/index variety.
Battery Companies are poised to reap billions from the federal stimulus package. Serious questions remain, however, as to the viability of this plan... Is the money better spend on other technologies such as biofuels and hydrogen? (CLICK ON TITLE FO...
Read More Post a comment (0)The credit crisis continues to exact a devastating toll on the economies of Eastern Europe, and capital flight has caused the region’s currencies to plummet precipitously. This has prompted internal debate in countries such as Poland, Czech Republic, and Latvia - to name a few- as to whether the effects of the crisis would have [...]
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