Drinkable water is a scarce natural resource, just like oil and gas are. As the world's population grows, the water supply may become the most precious natural resource. By 2030 over half the world's population could be living in areas where water is running short. This results from a number of factors, including increased...
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PowerShares Clean Energy Portfolio (PBW) is an interesting exchange traded fund (ETF) that tries to replicate the performance of WilderHill Clean Energy Index. WilderHill Clean Energy Index (ECO) tracks the clean energy sector: specifically, businesses that should benefit from a societal transition toward use of cleaner energy and conservation. Stocks and sector weightings within...
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Venture Capital is moving away from energy creation projects according to an article written by Mark Scott for BusinessWeek. Wind farms and solar power plants are simply too capital intensive and risky projects for the VC.
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Canaccord Adams analyst Jonathan Dorsheimer reduced the First Solar (NYSE:FSLR) rating from buy to hold after yesterday’s analyst meeting organized by the First Solar. Dorsheimer sees the price target still at $180. Consequently, the First Solars shares are sliding down fourty-five minutes after the opening of New York Stock Exchange (-2.5% at 10:18 AM)....
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AORA is a private company providing solar hybrid power solutions in Israel. Zaher Karp has interviewed COO Yuval Susskind for the article "Hybrid Thermal Plant Provides Constant Power" published by Matter Network.
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European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) has published SET For 2020 Report outlining how photovoltaics can become a mainstream energy supplier in Europe by 2020. The analysis is based both on quantitative data and interviews of around 100 key people in industry, research institutes, utilities, regulatory agencies and government across Europe and other parts of...
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Since last week, there is yet another interesting index to be followed as NASDAQ OMX has launched the NASDAQ OMX CRD Global Sustainability 50 Index (QCRD). It is an equity index serving as a benchmark for stocks of companies that have a leading role in disclosing their carbon footprint, energy usage, water consumption, waste,...
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Wind energy has been in use for seven millenia, but the first wind energy exchange traded funds were started only in 2008. Wind energy ETFs belong certainly to the most interesting green investing opportunities available at the moment. First Trust ISE Global Wind Energy Index Fund (FAN) is an ETF (exchange traded fund) that...
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During this week, the stock markets experienced losses in most sectors. Thus it is no surprise that the cleantech and alternative energy sectors were among the bearish sectors. PowerShares Cleantech Portfolio (PZD) was one of the losing exchange traded funds as can be seen in the following graph. The solar energy ETFs did even...
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I’d put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I hope we don’t have to wait until oil and coal run out before we tackle that. –Thomas Alva Edison During the next decades, most of the traditional energy resources (oil, gas, uranium, coal) will reach the peak of...
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