Global Renewable Energy Insights - Articles

• Investing Offshore in Onshore Wind posted March 29, 2006 - Strong political support and subsidies are tipping the scales in favor of wind energy. Wind energy associations are reporting growth rates far in excess of earlier projections.
• Residential Fuel Cells: Investing in the Heating Premium posted March 22, 2006 - Plug Power’s Home Energy Station III has a futuristic veneer to it. Under development with Honda, the natural gas fueled system will not only provide heat and power to your home but it also produces hydrogen to power up your fuel cell car.
• Nanotechnology: Valuing Clean Nanotech Investments is No Small Matter posted March 15, 2006 - Walking down Southampton Row in central London, a perceptive pedestrian may suddenly discern that the air is cleaner. The sidewalk has been treated with a nanotechnology-enabled product containing catalytic properties that break down molecules in harmful pollutant emissions in the air.
• Clean Coal: Investing in Near-Zero Emissions posted March 09, 2006 - Just two years ago, a proposal for a clean coal plant in Silicon Valley would have been unheard of, not to mention one backed by Silicon Valley’s largest technology companies.
• Fuel Cells and Advanced Batteries Vie for Portable Power Market posted March 01, 2006 - Being an urban road warrior, one that jumps from wi-fi café to wi-fi café with laptop and/or PDA in hand, I am anxiously awaiting the commercialization of the portable fuel cell for consumer electronics.
  
• Clean Energy: Peering Down China’s IPO Pipeline posted February 22, 2006 - The Chinese IPO boom appears to be building on strong momentum. Reuters reports that 42 percent of Chinese companies are planning stock issues and over 50 have received approval and plan to go public in 2006.
• Silicon Shortage Drives Global Solar M&A posted February 16, 2006 - Acquisitions in the global solar industry are off to a strong start in 2006 following a major realignment in the solar industry. The recent sale of Shell Solar’s crystalline solar business to SolarWorld was a clear indication that the economics of the photovoltaic manufacturing business has changed.
• Carrots & Sticks: Financing the Ethanol Economy posted February 08, 2006 - In his State of the Union address, President Bush dangled more carrots in front of the American electorate in an effort to rid America of Middle East oil once and for all. Specifically, he increased government funding for renewable energy technologies by 22 percent.