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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According to Munich Re, the electricity produced in solar thermal power plants in North Africa and transported from there to Europe as a possibility that is no longer a distant vision but rather an technologically achievable possibility.
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Cleantech is certainly a long-term trend and not a short-term bubble on the stock markets. Jack Uldrich gives six reasons for the long-term growth of clean and renewable energy in his book. Green Investing. A Guide to Making Money through Environment-Friendly Stocks. The first is the rising cost of oil. Oil is a scarce...
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The stock markets have rallied for three months after the low of early March 2009. Almost any investment has been profitable during this period but solar energy sector has shown extraordinary good performance. Claymore/MAC (Ticker: TAN) has gained 121.8 % during the last three months. During the same time, Market Vectors Solar Energy ETF...
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The Ardour Solar Energy Index(SM) (TICKER: SOLRX) will add one new component to the index The addition will be effective 6:00 PM (EDT) Friday, June 19, 2009. No stock will be deleted from the index and consequently the number of index components will change to 31. The change is a result of the quarterly...
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The Market Vectors Solar Energy ETF (NYSE: KWT) is another interesting solar energy ETF quoted on the New York Stock Exchange. It seeks to replicate the performance of the Ardour Solar Energy Index (SOLRX). The Ardour Solar Energy Index SM is calculated and maintained by Dow Jones Indexes. The index tracked included companies from...
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The Claymore/MAC Global Solar Energy Index ETF (NYSE:TAN), is another interesting clean tech ETF. The ETF seeks to present results that correspond generally to the performance of the MAC Global Solar Energy Index. The Index is designed to track companies within certain segments of the solar energy industry: companies that produce solar power equipment...
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The PowerShares Cleantech Portfolio is based on the Cleantech index, which is designed to identify the companies that have the greatest capital appreciation potential. Cleantech products and services, are designed to prevent these problems from occurring in the first place, creating a unique and innovative investment space.
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