In the last year, I have been thinking about adding some more risk into my very own portfolio in the form of African companies. Investing in Africa could very well be considered as socially responsible investments in itself. It would be even more interesting,...
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During the last months, First Solar (FSLR) has not done especially well on the stock market. It seems that even the insiders have lost some of their faith in FSLR as Michael J. Ahearn has sold a substantial amount of FSLR shares. During the...
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First Solar (FSLR) and Southern California Edison have announced they are planning to build two solar power projects in South California. The solar power plants in Riverside and San Bernardino are expected to generate 550 megawatts of photovoltaic solar electricity which is enough to...
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Wind power capacity grows in Missouri faster than in any other US state. In the second quarter, the capacity grew as much as 90 % which is explainable by the low base of the capacity. Furthermore, the growth comes essentially from only one project...
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Fresh water is a scarce natural resource that is extremely important for humans, agriculture and industrial processes. Thus it is not at all surprising that corporations outside the water sector are interested in the huge opportunities provided by the sector. For example, IBM sees...
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Yesterday the trading of the common shares of China Wind Power International Corp. began on the TSX Venture Exchange (ticker: CNW). China Wind Power International Corp. is a Ontario company that indirectly holds exclusive rights to wind energy in Du Mon county in Heilongjiang,...
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