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Thursday, August 9, 2012, 8:09 AM Another coal-fired power plant is set to go dark, the Rochester, MN utilities board voting to retire its Silver Lake facility. Cheap natural gas and wind power is making it cheaper to buy power off the regional grid, and there's also the whole clean air thing. (see also) 5 Comments [Energy]
Wednesday, August 8, 2012, 10:01 AM Data for the construction of power generation facilities in H1 paints a stark picture of the ascendance of natural gas, with 3,708 MW gas-fired plants built, 2,367 MW of wind farms developed, and 1,608 MW of coal stations constructed. Gas provides 41.8% of U.S. electricity, coal 29.7%, nuclear 9.2%, water 8.7%, wind 4.3%, geothermal 0.3%, and solar 0.3%. Comment! [Energy]
Monday, January 30, 2012, 6:09 AM Newly released data confirms the rising trend in world temperatures ended in 1997, and leading climate scientists say the sun is now heading towards a ‘grand minimum’ in its output which threatens colder seasons. This could have significant long-term consequences for investments in alternative energy technologies, as much of it has been driven by fears of man-made global warming. (submitted by John Petersen) 12 Comments [Energy]
Wednesday, November 16, 2011, 9:29 AM A detailed forecast from Bloomberg New Energy Finance projects clean energy investments may double by 2020 to $395B. The report sees China taking over the renewable energy spending lead from Europe in 2014 with India, the Middle East, and Africa upping their spending rapidly. "Last year’s record renewable energy investment was no one-off despite the recent economic gloom." Comment! [Energy]
Tuesday, June 28, 2011, 10:33 AM Brean Murray downgrades JA Solar (JASO -2.3%) and ReneSola (SOL -2.6%) as weak pricing power in cell and wafer components is expected to adversely impact margins in H2. The firm upgrades Yingli (YGE +0.2%), saying the margin erosion has already impacted its bottom line. 1 Comment [Energy, Quick Ideas, On the Move]
Monday, June 27, 2011, 11:28 AM Biofuels developer Verenium (VRNM +8%) announces it has entered into a collaboration with Novus International to develop new enzymes for the animal health and nutrition markets. Comment! [Energy, Healthcare, On the Move]
Wednesday, April 13, 2011, 12:45 PM Solar stocks are popping after China's top energy advisers suggest the government double its solar-power target for 2015 as a response to events in Japan. FSLR +2.3%, JASO +2.2%, TSL +4.3%, YGE +3.7%. 1 Comment [On the Move, Energy]
Monday, March 14, 2011, 8:25 AM Possible winners from the hit to nuclear stocks:
-Natgas ETFs: GAZ, UNG, UNL, NAGS
-Natgas equties: FCG, FCGL, FCGS
-Coal: PKOL, KOL
-Alt. Energy: TAN, KWT, FAN, ICLN, PBW, PBD, PUW, PWND, GEX Comment! [Global & FX]
Thursday, January 6, 2011, 2:50 PM China unveils plans aimed at providing energy for its growing economy while lessening dependence on fossil fuels. So-called clean energy accounts for 8 percent of fuel supplies today, but is hoped to double by 2020, helped by investing $755M in nuclear, hydro, wind, and other sources. Comment! [Global & FX]
Friday, December 31, 2010, 5:20 PM Best performing asset classes of 2010: SLV +82.3%, PEJ +38.3%, XRT +36.2%, EWM +35.1%, XME +33.7%. Worst performing asset classes of 2010: UNG -40.5%, TAN -28.9%, EWP -23.5%, GEX -19.9%, EWI -15.6%. (top 10 best/worst) Comment!
Sunday, October 17, 2010, 4:10 PM A Chinese official warns the U.S. probe into China's green-energy subsidies will backfire - because it will force Washington to unveil its support for American renewables firms. Zhang Guobao, head of China's National Energy Bureau, says Beijing subsidies are tiny compared to the billions the U.S. pours into alt-energy firms. 15 Comments
Wednesday, July 28, 2010, 1:44 PM In some areas, the solar-energy sector is hitting its magic number, providing cheaper power than local coal-fired plants, with a trade-group spokesman saying a "tipping point" is coming in the next 12-24 months. Panel efficiency's up, but future savings will have to come from squeezing supply-chain costs. (ETFs: TAN, KWT) 3 Comments

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