College Students Pursue ‘Clean Energy’ Careers
Updated: 2009-12-31 08:08:20
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HOME ALL STOCKS MUTUAL FUNDS ETFs WIND SOLAR GEOTHERMAL BIOFUEL BATTERY ENERGY EFFICIENCY SMART GRID POWER PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENTAL MARKETS CLEANTECH NEWS ADVERTISE CONTACT ABOUT Ten Clean Energy Stocks for 2010 Main Pure Play Energy Storage Stocks Year-End Review And Outlook John Petersen With only a couple trading days left in 2009, this is as good a time as any for a performance review . The predictions I made at this time last year were pretty solid with an 80 accuracy rate on price direction . For the year , a 1,000 investment in each of my green star companies would have yielded a portfolio appreciation of 67 which handily beat the broader market indices . That being said , my star and caution ratings were a good deal less prescient because I seriously underestimated the potential of both Maxwell Technologies MXWL and Active Power ACPW which appreciated by over 200 The following table identifies my current universe of pure play energy storage companies , reiterates my outlook at the beginning of this year , summarizes their performance during 2009 and offers my assessment of likely price performance during 2010. In the table , a single star signifies a neutral . position
: HOME ALL STOCKS MUTUAL FUNDS ETFs WIND SOLAR GEOTHERMAL BIOFUEL BATTERY ENERGY EFFICIENCY SMART GRID POWER PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENTAL MARKETS CLEANTECH NEWS ADVERTISE CONTACT ABOUT CBD Energy and SFC Smart Fuel Cell Look Promising Main Ten Clean Energy Stocks for 2010 In Review : 10 Clean Energy Stocks for 2009 Tom Konrad , CFA 2009 was a banner year for my clean energy stock picks , which are up 57 over 12 months , greatly exceeding their . benchmarks Over the last 12 months , nbsp my ten green energy stocks for 2009 are up 57 vs . 29 for the S P 500, and 12 for my clean energy benchmark , the iShares S P Global Clean Energy Index ICLN the two indexes I specified for benchmarks when I published the list a year . ago Below is a detailed rundown of the results . nbsp Company Ticker Change 12 27 08 to 12 27 09 Dividend Interest The Algonquin Power Income Trust AGQNF.PK 113.04 13.13 Cree , . Inc CREE 265.60 First Trust Global Wind Energy ETF FAN 26.86 0.46 General Electric GE 3.32 5.13 Johnson Controls JCI 64.64 3.07 New Flyer Industries NFYIF.PK 43.72 16.21 Ormat ORA 27.66 0.84 Trinity Industries TRN 7.24 1.87 Warterfurnace Renewable Energy WFIFF.PK 60.22 4.37 2x S P Depository
The last decade has been a tumultuous one for green transportation in the U.S. Take the on-again, off-again electric vehicle market.
HOME ALL STOCKS MUTUAL FUNDS ETFs WIND SOLAR GEOTHERMAL BIOFUEL BATTERY ENERGY EFFICIENCY SMART GRID POWER PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENTAL MARKETS CLEANTECH NEWS ADVERTISE CONTACT ABOUT REDI-ing Your Portfolio for a Low-Carbon Economy Main CBD Energy and SFC Smart Fuel Cell Look Promising The EIA Offers Another Reality Check For Energy Storage Investors John Petersen On December 14th the U.S . Energy Information Administration a policy-neutral statistics and analysis agency within the Department of Energy , announced the release of reference case statistics for its Annual Energy Outlook 2010, an exhaustive compendium of current data and expected trends that covers the entire spectrum of energy production , consumption and pricing at the regional and national level . For numbers freaks like me , the EIA worksheets are a bottomless well of fascinating minutiae . Since most investors would find the raw data mind numbing , I spent some time pouring through the EIA's data in an effort to wrap my arms around their current view of the automotive . sector The core data for this article was taken from Table 57 which forecasts light-duty vehicle sales by drive technology type for the years 2007
HOME ALL STOCKS MUTUAL FUNDS ETFs WIND SOLAR GEOTHERMAL BIOFUEL BATTERY ENERGY EFFICIENCY SMART GRID POWER PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENTAL MARKETS CLEANTECH NEWS ADVERTISE CONTACT ABOUT World Energy Solutions XWES and Ram Power RPG.TO Appear Promising Main Why I'm Thrilled By Axion's Financing Transaction When Airlines Run Out of Fuel Green Energy Investing For Experts , Part IV Tom Konrad , CFA Mass air travel is incompatible with a sustainable economy . nbsp Air travel is energy and capital intensive , creates a gigantic carbon footprint , and is likely to remain dependant on the high energy density of fossil fuels much longer than surface transport . nbsp As such , it is a prime candidate for the short side of a clean energy . portfolio I'm writing this post on a United Airlines UAUA flight from Baltimore to Denver in a seat that cost me 99, plus 15 to check a bag . nbsp One sign of the economic unsustainability of flying me and my luggage at 8 cents a mile is airlines increasingly undignified scramble for marginal revenue , like that charge for checked . baggage My flight left a half hour late because of airlines' desperate attempt to raise more revenue without raising prices by
HOME ALL STOCKS MUTUAL FUNDS ETFs WIND SOLAR GEOTHERMAL BIOFUEL BATTERY ENERGY EFFICIENCY SMART GRID POWER PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENTAL MARKETS CLEANTECH NEWS ADVERTISE CONTACT ABOUT Why I'm Buying C Technologies Main National Research Council Report Grid-Enabled Vehicles Are Not Ready For Prime Time EnerNOC Broadens Scope in Smart Grid Sector Demand Responder Eyes New Growth Areas as Key Market Prices Dip by Joyce Pellino Crane EnerNOC , . Inc announced its acquisition of Cogent Energy , . Inc on December 9, signaling a strategic move into the energy efficiency sector that is designed to help it capitalize on the Smart Grid’s growth . potential But the company was launched in 2004 as one solution to the country’s burgeoning demand for energy , and has grown into a leader among a handful of competitors in the demand response market . nbsp Boston-based EnerNOC Nasdaq : ENOC helps businesses and grid operators reduce electricity consumption when demand is peaking and capacity strained . The business model is designed to prevent regional blackouts and reduce the need to build more power . plants Expectations for growth over the next few years are mixed and dependent on whether the company
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