Ocean Power Technologies (OPTT)

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  • commenter
    Nagly
    Oct 09 08:32 PM
    Ocean Power Technologies: Wave of the Future? [view article]
    I am an enthusiastic advocate of alternate energy although I am only 13. I am curently doing a science fair project testing if it is feasable to power the Houston Metropoliton area using wave power. Thank you for this Helpfull information. Reply
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    gersh
    Jun 17 11:46 AM
    My Top 5 Alternative Energy Stocks - and 10 Honorable Mentions [view article]
    are you still followin 5N Plus Reply
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    Mathman
    Prophecy
    Jun 12 09:33 AM
    Will High Oil Prices Give Wave Power a Boost? [view article]
    Oil is primarily made into Gasoline, Deisel, Jetfuel, etc... Essentially, it's energy that is utilized for transportation. Not sure drawing a parallel between Oil price and wave power technology is accurate. I'd look at Coal/Natural Gas/Solar/Wind as more of an apples-to-apples comparison to Wave Power, in terms of application. Reply
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    wsigler
    Jun 11 07:05 PM
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    PULVIA says:
    "I am not aware of any a-SI that produces 9% efficiency from a commercial line"

    ...even though it was but a couple of days ago in a comment on another article that he acknowledged ENER (using a-si) is producing 8.5-9 ...WTF?     Reply
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    bill d
    Jun 11 01:43 AM
    Will High Oil Prices Give Wave Power a Boost? [view article]
    Can we do it Kansas, Dorothy ??? Reply
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    paultaut
    Jun 10 10:38 AM
    Will High Oil Prices Give Wave Power a Boost? [view article]
    everything should be utilized, Wave Power for coastal cities would be an excellent idea.

    Too bad for the sailboats, surfers, Sun Rise/Set worshipers, swimmers, etc., because for a city the size of Los Angeles, there would have to be many engines, many power lines and everyone of them would attract sharks of all sizes and shapes.     Reply
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    paulk8756
    Jun 10 09:14 AM
    Will High Oil Prices Give Wave Power a Boost? [view article]

    Maybe there is reason to be hopeful about wave energy. At least the related technologies appear less daunting than those involved with hydrogen fuel cells.     Reply
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    sbenard
    Jun 09 02:58 PM
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    Will High Oil Prices Give Wave Power a Boost? [view article]
    I don't live near an ocean, so this is news to me! Thanks for opening my eyes to a potential new investment possibility! Reply
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    SHABBAZZ
    May 25 07:24 AM
    My Top 5 Alternative Energy Stocks - and 10 Honorable Mentions [view article]
    Very suprise to see that NBF was ignored here.

    Unique technology, good management, a lot of patent.

    Your view ?     Reply
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    W Sell The
    oil
    May 23 05:37 PM
    My Top 5 Alternative Energy Stocks - and 10 Honorable Mentions [view article]
    I have looked at ASTI. I suggest reading their annual report and keeping it on a watch list. The pattern for solar stocks is high volatility and big runs (look at Canadian Solar and Solarfun recently) as soon as
    they report a profit. ASTI is pre-profit right now but if they meet
    their bench marks and make some $ from Defense contracts, I
    will buy some. I like the promise of their product, thin film on
    plastic which no other solar company has. First Solar's thin film
    on glass is more profitable than polysilicon.


    As for wind, think local like you do with solar. A profitable
    company, Aeroenvironment AVAV, is developing an
    architectural wind product. The company is a small cap
    defense company with a defense division and an energy
    division. There is potential for a breakup of this company.
    The defense division makes unmanned aircraft systems
    which are being used by the Army and Marines in IRAQ
    and Afganistan. The energy division makes battery charging
    systems and architectural wind (small wind units which
    can be incorporated into residential, commercial, and
    industrial buildings). AVAV does not have a lot of
    analyst cover nor has Cramer pumped this. In fact
    he missed it a few days a go when he was talking wind.
    These guys have a great track for patents and innovation.
    The EV1 electric car was developed by AVAV.
    (disclosure: I hold a small position)

    Also, I suggest looking at utilities. Edison International
    in southern California. EIX has gone from 16 to 54 in
    5 years and pays a 2.3% dividend. EIX survived the
    ENRON scam and due to NIMBY and California clean air
    mandates is spending its resources expanding into geothermal,
    wind, and solar, and developing energy conservation products.
    EIX is AVAV's main competitor in architectural wind.     Reply
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    Whitehawk
    May 22 04:39 PM
    My Top 5 Alternative Energy Stocks - and 10 Honorable Mentions [view article]
    I second comments by sirfisup and ValueHunter on the BIPV market. (BIPV==Building Integrated PhotoVoltaics.) In my view the BIPV market has been overlooked in the solar stock run-up. Because it may be tied to the building/construction market, some of the names have lagged in stock performance. This will surely change in the next few years as commercial and residential building incorporates more solar products, with the possibility of customers selling back power to the grid in high-cost markets and energy credits offered for solar generation. Open Energy Corporation (OEGY.OB) is one company well positioned to benefit, with a range of proprietary technology, innovative business plans, and strategic agreements with customers and other suppliers (such as Suntech).

    (Disclosure: I own OEGY.OB shares. I am an independent investor and I do not work for the company, nor do I have any ties with management.)     Reply
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    Wez
    May 19 12:09 PM
    My Top 5 Alternative Energy Stocks - and 10 Honorable Mentions [view article]
    A lot of these stocks are up huge since this article, you are on a tear Andrew. Reply
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    Hansy
    May 18 12:00 PM
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    Nice discussion. If you don't mind some comments from a newbie (not my age) - I agree that solar will join wind in surging in both the near and far term. The comments critical of wind don't jive. There is plenty of land left, and as someone noted the footprint of towers is relateively small. Certainly solar takes a larger footprint, but who cares when the size of the desert will dwarf the size needed for solar. One thing to remember about wind. It complements solar because it is available at night. The plus sides of that: more lighting is used at night, electric cars would mostly be re-charged at night, and...it is windier at night ! Until we figure out how to store electricity we are going to need both. I think diversification is the answer here - which is why I like your geothermal and ocean wave pics too. Thanks, Andrew - an excellent thread. Reply
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    silver-bulle
    t
    May 16 11:19 PM
    Green Energy Prospecting: Eye on Ocean Power Technologies [view article]
    This is an excellent article, and the comments that follow too.

    Adding to Stratton's comments, I feel that one of the attractive aspect of ocean power is its diminishing cost structure over the years it is producing energy. The up front cost may be large, but once the buoys are up, keeping it going requires minimal maintenance/management cost. Perhaps someone would care to do a multi-year cost study to determine the break even time frame.

    I have been to OPTT's web site and looks like they have projects going on in both the east and west cost of US and Spain. They are also considering Australia, Japan and other developed economies. No doubt, they are going global. If they truly succeed in going global, I can see large volume in buoy production going to China, further reducing their cost structure.

    Thinking outside the box, some cities may also want to harness ocean energy, but may not be at or near the coast (maybe 50 to 100 miles in land). In this case, I think superconductor will benefit from this growth. Besides considering producers of superconductor, silver may not be a bad future play on this sector since it is the raw material in which superconductor is made.     Reply
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    stevepluvia
    May 16 09:36 AM
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    Andrew, one other thing re: AMAT -- from my discussions with AMAT, nobody is really considering buying their a-SI line as the efficiency is way too low. Reply
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