Treasury, Energy Surpass $1 Billion Milestone in Recovery Act Awards for Clean Energy Projects
Geithner, Chu Hold Roundtable Discussion with Energy Companies on Expanding Development of Clean, Domestic Sources of Energy
WASHINGTON– September 22, 2009- This morning, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and Energy Secretary Steven Chu hosted a group of clean energy developers and manufacturers at the White House to discuss how the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) is creating jobs and helping expand the development of clean, renewable domestic energy. At the meeting, Secretaries Geithner and Chu announced $550 million in new awards through the Recovery Act’s 1603 program, bringing the total to more than $1 billion awarded to date to companies committed to investing in domestic renewable energy production.
“This Recovery Act program is an example of a true federal partnership with the private sector,” said Treasury Secretary Geithner. “Not only are our Recovery dollars meeting an immediate funding need among innovative companies, they are also jumpstarting private sector investment in communities across the country – with benefits for the renewable energy industry and our economy alike.”
Said Secretary Chu: “These investments are crucial to ensuring America can compete and win in the race for the clean energy jobs of the future. With American workers and American innovation, we can and must lead the world when it comes to the new Industrial Revolution in clean energy.”
Created under Section 1603 of the Recovery Act, the program provides cash assistance to energy producers in place of tax credits. The payments improve project viability, enabling companies to create and retain jobs, and establish sufficient financing bases for projects that may otherwise not be possible, dramatically expanding and accelerating the development of renewable energy projects throughout the country. Under this program, the federal government provides a cash payment in lieu of a tax credit totaling 30 percent of the qualifying cost of the project; for each federal dollar spent in payments, more than two dollars are spent in private sector investments.
Today the Treasury Department will make the second round of awards, all of which will be made in half the statutorily mandated turnaround time of 60 days. The first round of awards totaling $502 million was announced on September 1, 2009. Today’s announcement provides an additional $550 million. The 1603 program is having an immediate effect on the renewable energy industry by significantly increasing the availability and liquidity of project capital in three ways:
•Recycling grants into new projects. Project developers are able to begin construction of additional projects thanks to the extra capital from the grants they are receiving. •Increasing the flow of capital. By reversing the drop in availability of equity investment available, the 1603 program brings significant private capital off the sidelines to finance more renewables projects. •Attracting investment for domestic projects. Large project developers allocate capital across many countries, and the 1603 program is attracting billions of dollars of additional capital towards projects in the US.Project developers receiving awards through this program participated in today's meeting, including Ameresco, First Wind, Horizon Wind, and Sun Edison. Also participating were several renewables manufacturers who supply these developers, including Cardinal Fastener, GE Energy, Gamesa, Solyndra, and Vestas Americas.
•At a site in Pittsburgh, CA, Ameresco is using a landfill to provide power to the City of Palo Alto. Payments awarded because of this project will allow Ameresco to accelerate its development of renewable energy projects by a minimum of four more domestic projects a year. •Solyndra is helping to provide energy to a building in downtown Denver, CO through solar panels on the roof, a project that would not have been possible without Recovery Act payments. •Vestas Americas has made a significant investment in developing renewable energy in the United States. The company has allocated $1 billion for new manufacturing facilities throughout the country, and the 1603 program will allow these facilities to be fully operational by 2011.The following is a chart of the 25 projects that qualified for awards as part of today’s announcement.
STATE PROJECT/SUBSIDIARY LOCATION AMOUNT CA Bob's Big Boy LLC Burbank, CA $53,648 CA Ameresco Half Moon Bay LLC Half Moon Bay, CA $6,641,747 CA Ameresco Keller Canyon LLC Pittsburgh, CA $2,796,377 CA BioFuel Oasis Cooperative, Inc Berkely, CA $16,858 CO 5135 Company Denver, CO $23,130 FL Conditioned Air Corporation of Naples Naples, FL $50,250 HI Two Daughters Kihei, HI $15,150 IA Barton Wind Farm Kinsett, IA $93,419,883 MN BI Minneapolis, MN $25,649 MN Spruce Tree Centre St. Paul, MN $107,764 MO Farmers City Wind Farm Tarkio, MO $84,959,857 MO Ameresco Jefferson City LLC Jefferson City, MO $2,300,244 NC Solar Billboard Property Bolivia, NC $5,850 NJ Meadowlands Exposition Center Secaucus, NJ $767,937 NJ EHT Leasing LLC Egg Harbor Township, NJ $118,560 NJ OC Kearny Kearny, NJ $992,006 NV Enel Salt Wells, LLC Fallon, NV $21,196,478 NV Enel Stillwater, LLC Fallon, NV $40,324,394 NY OP 110 E. 59th St. CHP New York, NY $415,774 SD Impervious Energy Systems, LLC Whitewood, SD $31,511 TX Barton Chapel Wind Farm Jacksboro, TX $72,573,627 TX Rio Grande Valley Sugar Growers, Inc. Santa Rosa, TX $10,232,261 TX Bull Creek Wind LLC O'Donnell, TX $91,390,497 TX Pyron Wind Farm, LLC Roscoe, TX $121,903,306 VT Wheeler Brook Apartments Warren, VT $19,155 $550,381,913
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Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Press Conference by United Nations Leadership Forum on Climate Change
Press Conference by United Nations Leadership Forum on Climate Change
http://www.un.org/News/briefings/docs//2009/090922_Leadership.doc.htm
September 22, 2009
Reaching agreement at the upcoming Copenhagen Climate Conference on a new pact to reduce greenhouse gas emissions would be a “daunting” challenge, but not an impossible one, Al Gore told correspondents today during a press conference of the United Nations Leadership Forum on Climate Change.
Mr. Gore, Nobel Laureate and Chairman of Generation Investment Management, said that 76 days before the start of the Copenhagen Summit, personal involvement of Heads of State and Government would be crucial to break the current deadlock on crafting a successor treaty to the Kyoto Protocol. That Treaty’s first commitment period is set to expire in 2012.
In that regard, he was particularly encouraged by the leadership of the United States. As Congress was currently weighing climate change legislation, he noted that United States President Barack Obama had pledged to get personally involved in pushing key climate change legislation through the Senate before Copenhagen.
For his part, Mr. Gore called on the United States Senate to pass the bill quickly and not be distracted by “backward-looking” amendments such as one that could strip the Government of its authority to mandate CO2 emissions under the Clean Air Act. In addition, he called on all participants in today’s meeting on climate change, convened by the United Nations Secretary-General, to move forward on concrete proposals for financing of adaptation and technology transfer.
The press conference, moderated by Robert Orr, Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Strategic Planning, also featured: Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark; Helmy Abouleish, Managing Director, SEKEM; Djimon Hounsou, actor; Barbara Krumsiek, President, Calvert Investments; and Zhengrong Shi, Chairman, Suntech. By demonstrating explicit private sector support for bold climate action, the Forum intends to build positive political momentum towards the Copenhagen Climate Conference, set for 7 to 18 December.
Prime Minister Rasmussen, of Denmark, said the international business community and civil society sought a decisive solution to climate change that would stimulate green growth and development. The outcome of the Copenhagen Conference should be ambitious and binding, and should include the two-degree warming scenario. The industrialized countries should commit themselves to short‑, mid- and long-term substantive reduction targets.
Moreover, he said developing countries should be invited to take domestic actions leading to an estimate of their emission patterns. Developed countries should commit themselves to financing adaptation and transfer of green technologies. The agreement should also integrate a monitoring, reporting and verification framework. The private sector would play a vital role in shaping a low-carbon future.
Mr. Shi said that leadership by the United States and China would be vital in combating climate change. In order to promote and increase application of clean technologies, close cooperation in the area of clean technologies such as wind and solar power, without trade barriers or protectionism, was necessary. A global climate change agreement would offer huge opportunities to clean technologies, he declared, noting that over the past five years, the solar industry in Europe, the United States, Japan and China had grown more than 50 per cent. Over the next two to five years, the cost of solar-generated energy was predicted to drop, so the price of solar electricity would become competitive.
Mr. Abouleish said that farmers in Egypt and Africa were very concerned about the impact of climate change on agriculture. Specifically, Egypt would be the second most impacted country in the world because of, among other things, rising sea levels. At the same time however, farming was also part of the solution, as it could contribute up to 30 per cent of the needed abatement. He called on the Copenhagen Conference to include consideration of sustainable agriculture and forest management, as well as for incentives for farmers to work for food security, and at the same time, to save the planet. Commercial enterprises had an obligation beyond profit making and must report on their carbon footprint.
Ms. Krumsiek said Calvert Investments provided mutual funds that invested in socially and environmentally responsible companies, and focused on environmental and financial performance. There was no greater issue for investors than climate change. The long-term sustainability of companies would be based on decisions taken today. Investors needed a “robust agreement” in Copenhagen, in order to better measure and manage risk. She urged the leaders of the world to come together and work to “seal the deal”.
For his part, Mr. Hounsou added that he had seen first-hand the devastation wrought by drought in sub-Saharan countries and urged all to have respect for the planet. Deserts were advancing at a fast pace, especially that region, and action must be taken “now”.
Answering questions about the status of the climate change bill in the Senate, Mr. Gore said the United States had an “almost unique” role in providing important leadership in the situation. The moral authority President Obama could wield in Copenhagen would be greatly enhanced if the Senate passed legislation before Copenhagen. That legislation had been delayed by the controversy over health care, but there were indications that that deadlock would soon be broken.
Mr. Gore also highlighted the influence of the judiciary in his country, pointing out that the Supreme Court had recently ruled that C02 was a pollutant covered by the Clean Air Act, so the Environmental Protection Agency now had the authority to mandate reductions. Legislation against that authority would be vetoed by the President. Yesterday, a Federal Court ruled that large CO2 emitters could be sued under common law, he said.
Mr. Rasmussen added that the United States would still play a strong leadership role, even if no legislation was passed, especially in the person of President Obama. The private sector was ready to invest if they heard a clear signal of long-term commitment from world leaders.
In that regard, Ms. Krumsiek pointed out that there was a statement, signed by some 200 institutional investors managing a total of $13 trillion, on the need to reach agreement in Copenhagen. Including the private sector in the process was necessary. There was self-interest involved in inclusion, she said, answering a question about the standards used at the United Nations in working with the private sector. To exclude companies’ involvement in the Forum, on the basis of self-interest, would lose a “robust” business presence that could contribute to solutions.
Mr. Orr added that the collective private sector needed to be part of the solution. The United Nations had invited key players to the table. The Global Compact had been engaging with a wide range of companies, with a resulting improvement in performance. Approximately 40 per cent of participating companies reported their greenhouse emissions and climate change data to the Carbon Disclosure Project.
Asked about the statement by China’s representative at the opening of today’s events this morning, Mr. Gore said that that country had provided “impressive” leadership in combating climate change. It was the leading nation in wind and solar power, and had planted two-and-a-half times more trees than the entire rest of the world together. The goals announced today were not insignificant and there were indications that if progress in negotiations was made, China would do more, he said.
As for this morning’s statement by President Obama, Mr. Gore had been encouraged by his promise to get personally involved in the work of the Senate Committees trying to pass climate change legislation. President Obama’s statement had also included a reference to a “highly significant” measure on greenhouse gas reporting. That would force companies to reduce their emissions, out of fear that their reputation would be damaged.
To a question about technology transfer and concerns about intellectual property, Mr. Shi said collaboration in clean technology was global. China could produce solar power cells cheaply, but must import advanced manufacturing equipment from abroad. More exchange of innovative manufacturing technologies was necessary and teamwork was needed in order to produce cheaper green energy products, as green power was currently too expensive. The technology was there and investors were ready to act, but the business community wanted real action at Copenhagen.
Mr. Rasmussen added that technology transfer must be an integrated part of Copenhagen and the United States had proposed a framework on technology cooperation. Co-financing of transfers to developing countries was also necessary.
However, Mr. Abouleish pointed out that technology transfer to developing countries was not happening today, due to the lack of a framework and a funding mechanism. Asked about a lack of awareness among the people in Egypt and Africa, he said that the citizens and media must promote discussion about climate change and that the Governments must be lobbied. He warned that companies that did not engage today would not exist 15 years from now.
Mr. Gore added that soil carbon conservation and the re-carbonization of soil must be the next stage in the negotiating process. A clear signal at Copenhagen, that carbon and soil issues would be included in future talks, would be a very important measure to help build the confidence of developing nations, most of all in sub-Saharan Africa, where soil carbon had been so depleted that it was now greatly contributing to food insecurity. Re-carbonization of soil could be done with new technologies, application of which could result in carbon credits.
Addressing a question about the principle of common but differentiated responsibility, Mr. Rasmussen said the phrase for Copenhagen meant that rich countries must commit to short-, mid- and long-term reduction targets. Developing countries must commit to actions, whereby it would be fully recognized that they had the right to increase their energy consumption to support their development.
He stressed that such developing countries should, however, follow a different track in energy generation. As money was an important element, he was encouraged that the European Commission had put an offer on the table. Actions needed to be concrete.
Mr. Gore said neither word was the same as “binding”. The President of Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed, this morning had called on developing countries to undertake binding obligations for reductions. “Differentiated” meant that those reductions would not be the same as those of developed countries. There had to be support, adaptation and transfer of technology. However, there should be common obligations that were binding, even if differentiated, he declared.
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http://www.un.org/News/briefings/docs//2009/090922_Leadership.doc.htm
September 22, 2009
Reaching agreement at the upcoming Copenhagen Climate Conference on a new pact to reduce greenhouse gas emissions would be a “daunting” challenge, but not an impossible one, Al Gore told correspondents today during a press conference of the United Nations Leadership Forum on Climate Change.
Mr. Gore, Nobel Laureate and Chairman of Generation Investment Management, said that 76 days before the start of the Copenhagen Summit, personal involvement of Heads of State and Government would be crucial to break the current deadlock on crafting a successor treaty to the Kyoto Protocol. That Treaty’s first commitment period is set to expire in 2012.
In that regard, he was particularly encouraged by the leadership of the United States. As Congress was currently weighing climate change legislation, he noted that United States President Barack Obama had pledged to get personally involved in pushing key climate change legislation through the Senate before Copenhagen.
For his part, Mr. Gore called on the United States Senate to pass the bill quickly and not be distracted by “backward-looking” amendments such as one that could strip the Government of its authority to mandate CO2 emissions under the Clean Air Act. In addition, he called on all participants in today’s meeting on climate change, convened by the United Nations Secretary-General, to move forward on concrete proposals for financing of adaptation and technology transfer.
The press conference, moderated by Robert Orr, Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Strategic Planning, also featured: Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark; Helmy Abouleish, Managing Director, SEKEM; Djimon Hounsou, actor; Barbara Krumsiek, President, Calvert Investments; and Zhengrong Shi, Chairman, Suntech. By demonstrating explicit private sector support for bold climate action, the Forum intends to build positive political momentum towards the Copenhagen Climate Conference, set for 7 to 18 December.
Prime Minister Rasmussen, of Denmark, said the international business community and civil society sought a decisive solution to climate change that would stimulate green growth and development. The outcome of the Copenhagen Conference should be ambitious and binding, and should include the two-degree warming scenario. The industrialized countries should commit themselves to short‑, mid- and long-term substantive reduction targets.
Moreover, he said developing countries should be invited to take domestic actions leading to an estimate of their emission patterns. Developed countries should commit themselves to financing adaptation and transfer of green technologies. The agreement should also integrate a monitoring, reporting and verification framework. The private sector would play a vital role in shaping a low-carbon future.
Mr. Shi said that leadership by the United States and China would be vital in combating climate change. In order to promote and increase application of clean technologies, close cooperation in the area of clean technologies such as wind and solar power, without trade barriers or protectionism, was necessary. A global climate change agreement would offer huge opportunities to clean technologies, he declared, noting that over the past five years, the solar industry in Europe, the United States, Japan and China had grown more than 50 per cent. Over the next two to five years, the cost of solar-generated energy was predicted to drop, so the price of solar electricity would become competitive.
Mr. Abouleish said that farmers in Egypt and Africa were very concerned about the impact of climate change on agriculture. Specifically, Egypt would be the second most impacted country in the world because of, among other things, rising sea levels. At the same time however, farming was also part of the solution, as it could contribute up to 30 per cent of the needed abatement. He called on the Copenhagen Conference to include consideration of sustainable agriculture and forest management, as well as for incentives for farmers to work for food security, and at the same time, to save the planet. Commercial enterprises had an obligation beyond profit making and must report on their carbon footprint.
Ms. Krumsiek said Calvert Investments provided mutual funds that invested in socially and environmentally responsible companies, and focused on environmental and financial performance. There was no greater issue for investors than climate change. The long-term sustainability of companies would be based on decisions taken today. Investors needed a “robust agreement” in Copenhagen, in order to better measure and manage risk. She urged the leaders of the world to come together and work to “seal the deal”.
For his part, Mr. Hounsou added that he had seen first-hand the devastation wrought by drought in sub-Saharan countries and urged all to have respect for the planet. Deserts were advancing at a fast pace, especially that region, and action must be taken “now”.
Answering questions about the status of the climate change bill in the Senate, Mr. Gore said the United States had an “almost unique” role in providing important leadership in the situation. The moral authority President Obama could wield in Copenhagen would be greatly enhanced if the Senate passed legislation before Copenhagen. That legislation had been delayed by the controversy over health care, but there were indications that that deadlock would soon be broken.
Mr. Gore also highlighted the influence of the judiciary in his country, pointing out that the Supreme Court had recently ruled that C02 was a pollutant covered by the Clean Air Act, so the Environmental Protection Agency now had the authority to mandate reductions. Legislation against that authority would be vetoed by the President. Yesterday, a Federal Court ruled that large CO2 emitters could be sued under common law, he said.
Mr. Rasmussen added that the United States would still play a strong leadership role, even if no legislation was passed, especially in the person of President Obama. The private sector was ready to invest if they heard a clear signal of long-term commitment from world leaders.
In that regard, Ms. Krumsiek pointed out that there was a statement, signed by some 200 institutional investors managing a total of $13 trillion, on the need to reach agreement in Copenhagen. Including the private sector in the process was necessary. There was self-interest involved in inclusion, she said, answering a question about the standards used at the United Nations in working with the private sector. To exclude companies’ involvement in the Forum, on the basis of self-interest, would lose a “robust” business presence that could contribute to solutions.
Mr. Orr added that the collective private sector needed to be part of the solution. The United Nations had invited key players to the table. The Global Compact had been engaging with a wide range of companies, with a resulting improvement in performance. Approximately 40 per cent of participating companies reported their greenhouse emissions and climate change data to the Carbon Disclosure Project.
Asked about the statement by China’s representative at the opening of today’s events this morning, Mr. Gore said that that country had provided “impressive” leadership in combating climate change. It was the leading nation in wind and solar power, and had planted two-and-a-half times more trees than the entire rest of the world together. The goals announced today were not insignificant and there were indications that if progress in negotiations was made, China would do more, he said.
As for this morning’s statement by President Obama, Mr. Gore had been encouraged by his promise to get personally involved in the work of the Senate Committees trying to pass climate change legislation. President Obama’s statement had also included a reference to a “highly significant” measure on greenhouse gas reporting. That would force companies to reduce their emissions, out of fear that their reputation would be damaged.
To a question about technology transfer and concerns about intellectual property, Mr. Shi said collaboration in clean technology was global. China could produce solar power cells cheaply, but must import advanced manufacturing equipment from abroad. More exchange of innovative manufacturing technologies was necessary and teamwork was needed in order to produce cheaper green energy products, as green power was currently too expensive. The technology was there and investors were ready to act, but the business community wanted real action at Copenhagen.
Mr. Rasmussen added that technology transfer must be an integrated part of Copenhagen and the United States had proposed a framework on technology cooperation. Co-financing of transfers to developing countries was also necessary.
However, Mr. Abouleish pointed out that technology transfer to developing countries was not happening today, due to the lack of a framework and a funding mechanism. Asked about a lack of awareness among the people in Egypt and Africa, he said that the citizens and media must promote discussion about climate change and that the Governments must be lobbied. He warned that companies that did not engage today would not exist 15 years from now.
Mr. Gore added that soil carbon conservation and the re-carbonization of soil must be the next stage in the negotiating process. A clear signal at Copenhagen, that carbon and soil issues would be included in future talks, would be a very important measure to help build the confidence of developing nations, most of all in sub-Saharan Africa, where soil carbon had been so depleted that it was now greatly contributing to food insecurity. Re-carbonization of soil could be done with new technologies, application of which could result in carbon credits.
Addressing a question about the principle of common but differentiated responsibility, Mr. Rasmussen said the phrase for Copenhagen meant that rich countries must commit to short-, mid- and long-term reduction targets. Developing countries must commit to actions, whereby it would be fully recognized that they had the right to increase their energy consumption to support their development.
He stressed that such developing countries should, however, follow a different track in energy generation. As money was an important element, he was encouraged that the European Commission had put an offer on the table. Actions needed to be concrete.
Mr. Gore said neither word was the same as “binding”. The President of Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed, this morning had called on developing countries to undertake binding obligations for reductions. “Differentiated” meant that those reductions would not be the same as those of developed countries. There had to be support, adaptation and transfer of technology. However, there should be common obligations that were binding, even if differentiated, he declared.
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Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Water Stocks Report; Wescorp Energy’s (OTCBB: WSCE) Oil-Water Separation Technology Addresses Multi-Billion Dollar Market Opportunity
Water Stocks Report; Wescorp Energy’s (OTCBB: WSCE) Oil-Water Separation Technology Addresses Multi-Billion Dollar Market Opportunity
POINT ROBERTS, WA and DELTA, BC –September 22, 2009, www.Investorideas.com and www.water-stocks.com, an investor and industry research portal covering the water sector, present an industry report by Lisa Springer CFA, Equity research analyst, on the oil- water separation technology industry multi-billion dollar opportunity.
The recent report examines how Wescorp Energy (OTCBB: WSCE) is providing solutions for one of the oil and gas industry’s environmental challenges, ‘produced water’.
Proprietary Oil-Water Separation Technology Addresses Multi-Billion Dollar Market Opportunity
Lisa Springer CFA, Equity research analyst and financial writer
One of the greatest challenges oil and gas companies face is cleaning “produced water”, water that comes up with the production of oil or gas, or water left over from their drilling operations. This water, contaminated with hydrocarbon solids, sand, drill cutting and salt, is a major source of pollution and must be brought to the surface, treated to separate the water from residual oil, then disposed of either by re-injecting the treated water into the ground or pumping it into a surface separation pond. Treating and disposing of this water can cost as much as $12.00 per barrel and energy companies also lose thousands of dollars in potential oil revenues each year because some oil remains trapped in the water despite treatment.
The scope of the problem becomes apparent when you consider that oil and gas companies must dispose of some 250 million barrels of oilfield contaminated water daily. The global market for the cleaning and re-use of produced water is estimated to exceed $50 billion annually. Oil revenues lost because treatment technologies leave some oil still trapped in the water are not trivial, either. An article in the May 12, 2008 edition of Oil and Gas Journal titled “Produced Water Management: Controversy versus Opportunity” suggests as much as nine tons of oil remain trapped in oilfield water for every million tons of hydrocarbons produced.
Wescorp Energy (OTCBB: WSCE) has developed and begun commercializing a proprietary oil-water separation technology that is able to remove more of the residual hydrocarbons from treated oilfield water. Depending on the specific technology, conventional treatment methods can leave as much as 5,000 to 30,000 parts per million of hydrocarbons behind. Wescorp’s technology reduces the hydrocarbon component of treated water to less than 10 parts per million. H20Maxx technology uses an aeration process based on microscopic bubbles several orders of magnitude smaller than conventional technologies. The bubbles attach to oil droplets in the water and break the oil/water interface, allowing the oil to be skimmed off. The benefits of H20Maxx technology include lower disposal costs, the ability to recycle treated water in drilling operations, thus reducing fresh water consumption and the recovery of greater amounts of residual oil.
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POINT ROBERTS, WA and DELTA, BC –September 22, 2009, www.Investorideas.com and www.water-stocks.com, an investor and industry research portal covering the water sector, present an industry report by Lisa Springer CFA, Equity research analyst, on the oil- water separation technology industry multi-billion dollar opportunity.
The recent report examines how Wescorp Energy (OTCBB: WSCE) is providing solutions for one of the oil and gas industry’s environmental challenges, ‘produced water’.
Proprietary Oil-Water Separation Technology Addresses Multi-Billion Dollar Market Opportunity
Lisa Springer CFA, Equity research analyst and financial writer
One of the greatest challenges oil and gas companies face is cleaning “produced water”, water that comes up with the production of oil or gas, or water left over from their drilling operations. This water, contaminated with hydrocarbon solids, sand, drill cutting and salt, is a major source of pollution and must be brought to the surface, treated to separate the water from residual oil, then disposed of either by re-injecting the treated water into the ground or pumping it into a surface separation pond. Treating and disposing of this water can cost as much as $12.00 per barrel and energy companies also lose thousands of dollars in potential oil revenues each year because some oil remains trapped in the water despite treatment.
The scope of the problem becomes apparent when you consider that oil and gas companies must dispose of some 250 million barrels of oilfield contaminated water daily. The global market for the cleaning and re-use of produced water is estimated to exceed $50 billion annually. Oil revenues lost because treatment technologies leave some oil still trapped in the water are not trivial, either. An article in the May 12, 2008 edition of Oil and Gas Journal titled “Produced Water Management: Controversy versus Opportunity” suggests as much as nine tons of oil remain trapped in oilfield water for every million tons of hydrocarbons produced.
Wescorp Energy (OTCBB: WSCE) has developed and begun commercializing a proprietary oil-water separation technology that is able to remove more of the residual hydrocarbons from treated oilfield water. Depending on the specific technology, conventional treatment methods can leave as much as 5,000 to 30,000 parts per million of hydrocarbons behind. Wescorp’s technology reduces the hydrocarbon component of treated water to less than 10 parts per million. H20Maxx technology uses an aeration process based on microscopic bubbles several orders of magnitude smaller than conventional technologies. The bubbles attach to oil droplets in the water and break the oil/water interface, allowing the oil to be skimmed off. The benefits of H20Maxx technology include lower disposal costs, the ability to recycle treated water in drilling operations, thus reducing fresh water consumption and the recovery of greater amounts of residual oil.
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Wescorp Energy Inc. (OTCBB: WSCE ) Wescorp Energy Inc Showcase Profile Page: http://www.water-stocks.com/CO/WSCE/Default.asp
Wescorp Energy Inc Company Website: http://www.wescorpenergy.com/
www.Water-Stocks.com, a portal within the InvestorIdeas.com content umbrella, offers investors research tools, news, Blogs, online conferences, Podcasts , interviews and a directory of public companies within the water sector .The water-stocks content hub has created a global marketplace and meeting place for investors, public companies, industry buyers and sellers of water technology, services and water assets. Subscribe to Investing in Water Podcast RSS Feed
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Disclaimer: Our sites do not make recommendations. Nothing on our sites should be construed as an offer or solicitation to buy or sell products or securities. We attempt to research thoroughly, but we offer no guarantees as to the accuracy of information presented. All Information relating to featured companies is sourced from public documents and/ or the company and is not the opinion of our web sites. This site is currently compensated by featured showcase company Wescorp (WSCE), news submissions and online advertising. Compensation Disclosure and disclaimers: www.InvestorIdeas.com/About/Disclaimer.asp http://www.investorideas.com/About/News/Clientspecifics.asp
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Renewable Energy Stocks, Green Energy Stocks Directory Update, Wind Stocks and LED Stocks Added
Renewable Energy Stocks, Green Energy Stocks Directory Update, Wind Stocks and LED Stocks Added
Investorideas.com Cleantech Stock Directories Include Renewable Energy Stocks, Water, Environment and Fuel Cell Stocks Directories
POINT ROBERTS, WA and DELTA, BC –September 22, 2009 - www.RenewableEnergyStocks.com, a leading global investor and industry portal for the renewable energy sector within Investorideas.com, updates the renewable energy and green energy stocks directory with recent additions.
Catch the Wind Ltd (TSX:CTW-S.V) is a high-growth technology company headquartered in Manassas, Virginia. The company was founded in 2008 to develop and manufacture the Vindicator(R) laser wind sensor. Catch the Wind serves the commercial market sector for laser based wind sensor systems, recognized as the "gold standard" in wind measurement. The company is focused on becoming a major contributor in making clean, renewable wind energy more affordable and profitable.
MasTec, Inc. (NYSE:MTZ) is a leading specialty contractor operating mainly throughout the United States across a range of industries. The Company's core activities are the building, installation, maintenance and upgrade of utility and communication infrastructure systems. Mastec is looking for partners targeting companies focused on stimulus projects focusing on Renewable Energy, Broadband, or Smart Grid. Our business development team is engaged in ongoing research at the federal and state level to actively identify applicable projects targeting private enterprise including systems integrators, non-profits including economic development councils, and state initiatives in rural broadband, Renewable Energy, and Smart Grid applications
CRS Electronics Inc. (TSX:LED.V) is a leader in the emerging, rapidly-growing market of high efficiency light-emitting-diode ("LED"), or, solid state lighting ("SSL"). The principal activities of CRS include the development, manufacture and sale, primarily in North America, of indoor and outdoor lighting such as LED replacement lamps, LED streetlights, exterior LED warning lights on school buses, child safety systems for school buses and contract manufacturing of LED light boards. The Company currently sells an LED replacement for MR16 halogen bulbs and LED light engines ("replacement lamps") for decorative streetlights. CRS is a well-established supplier to both the school bus industry and the LED contract manufacturing industry, providing a stable and growing revenue source. CRS plans to be a major supplier of LED light engines for a variety of applications to be developed by CRS on its own and in conjunction with its customers.
Green Energy investors can research stocks with the Renewable Energy Stocks Directory, one of the most comprehensive directories online. The directory has close to 900 stocks and new stocks are added each month for investors following the sector. The complete renewable energy stocks directory features stocks listed on the TSX, OTC, NASDAQ, NYSE, AMEX, ASX, AIM markets and other leading exchanges. The directory includes info and links on Alternative Energy Funds, Biogas and Ethanol Stocks, Energy Efficiency Stocks, Flywheel Stocks, Fuel Cell Stocks, Geothermal Stocks, Hydrogen Production, Micro Turbine Stocks, Solar Stocks, Green Transportation, Wind Power and Wind Energy Stocks and Green Infrastructure Stocks.
Featured Renewable Energy Stocks:
GWS Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: GWSC), an alternative energy company developing renewable energy solutions. GWS stands for GreenWindSolar. Our products and solutions are part of the new "microgeneration" movement that is transforming the way everyday people provide for their energy needs. Through a growing line of solar and wind-powered products ranging from handheld devices that can recharge an iPod to wind turbines for point-of-use alternative energy generation, GWS is leading the way in the emerging microgeneration marketplace. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Magnegas Corporation (OTCBB:MNGA) is the producer of MagneGas(TM), a natural gas alternative and metal cutting fuel made from liquid waste such as sewage, sludge, manure and certain industrial and oil based liquid wastes. The Company's patented Plasma Arc Flow(TM) process gasifies liquid waste, creating a clean burning fuel that is essentially interchangeable with natural gas, but with lower green house gas emissions. MagneGas(TM) can be used for metal cutting, cooking, and heating or powering bi fuel automobiles.
To learn about becoming a featured renewable energy or green stock, contact us below.
For investors following solar stocks, the RenewableEnergyStocks.com website provides a comprehensive list of photovoltaic and solar stocks to research.
http://www.investorideas.com/Companies/RenewableEnergy/Stock_List.asp
Read solar stocks commentary and the latest column of “Renewable and Solar Energy Perspectives” with J. Peter Lynch at http://www.renewableenergystocks.com/PL/ . Read his newest columns, the Solar Innovations series, looking at private companies in the sector
About Our Green Investor Portals:
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Visit the Investorideas.com Green Investor Portals: www.RenewableEnergyStocks.com ®, www.FuelCellCarNews.com ®, www.EnvironmentStocks.com, www.Water-Stocks.com and www.GreentechInvestor.com all within the Investorideas.com hub.
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Disclaimer: Our sites do not make recommendations. Nothing on our sites should be construed as an offer or solicitation to buy or sell products or securities. We attempt to research thoroughly, but we offer no guarantees as to the accuracy of information presented. All Information relating to featured companies is sourced from public documents and/ or the company and is not the opinion of our web sites. Disclosure: Investorideas is compensated by featured companies MNGA and GWSC, news submissions and online advertising.
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Source: RenewableEnergyStocks.com Investorideas.com
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Green Investors:
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Visit the Renewable energy stocks directory at
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Investorideas.com Cleantech Stock Directories Include Renewable Energy Stocks, Water, Environment and Fuel Cell Stocks Directories
POINT ROBERTS, WA and DELTA, BC –September 22, 2009 - www.RenewableEnergyStocks.com, a leading global investor and industry portal for the renewable energy sector within Investorideas.com, updates the renewable energy and green energy stocks directory with recent additions.
Catch the Wind Ltd (TSX:CTW-S.V) is a high-growth technology company headquartered in Manassas, Virginia. The company was founded in 2008 to develop and manufacture the Vindicator(R) laser wind sensor. Catch the Wind serves the commercial market sector for laser based wind sensor systems, recognized as the "gold standard" in wind measurement. The company is focused on becoming a major contributor in making clean, renewable wind energy more affordable and profitable.
MasTec, Inc. (NYSE:MTZ) is a leading specialty contractor operating mainly throughout the United States across a range of industries. The Company's core activities are the building, installation, maintenance and upgrade of utility and communication infrastructure systems. Mastec is looking for partners targeting companies focused on stimulus projects focusing on Renewable Energy, Broadband, or Smart Grid. Our business development team is engaged in ongoing research at the federal and state level to actively identify applicable projects targeting private enterprise including systems integrators, non-profits including economic development councils, and state initiatives in rural broadband, Renewable Energy, and Smart Grid applications
CRS Electronics Inc. (TSX:LED.V) is a leader in the emerging, rapidly-growing market of high efficiency light-emitting-diode ("LED"), or, solid state lighting ("SSL"). The principal activities of CRS include the development, manufacture and sale, primarily in North America, of indoor and outdoor lighting such as LED replacement lamps, LED streetlights, exterior LED warning lights on school buses, child safety systems for school buses and contract manufacturing of LED light boards. The Company currently sells an LED replacement for MR16 halogen bulbs and LED light engines ("replacement lamps") for decorative streetlights. CRS is a well-established supplier to both the school bus industry and the LED contract manufacturing industry, providing a stable and growing revenue source. CRS plans to be a major supplier of LED light engines for a variety of applications to be developed by CRS on its own and in conjunction with its customers.
Green Energy investors can research stocks with the Renewable Energy Stocks Directory, one of the most comprehensive directories online. The directory has close to 900 stocks and new stocks are added each month for investors following the sector. The complete renewable energy stocks directory features stocks listed on the TSX, OTC, NASDAQ, NYSE, AMEX, ASX, AIM markets and other leading exchanges. The directory includes info and links on Alternative Energy Funds, Biogas and Ethanol Stocks, Energy Efficiency Stocks, Flywheel Stocks, Fuel Cell Stocks, Geothermal Stocks, Hydrogen Production, Micro Turbine Stocks, Solar Stocks, Green Transportation, Wind Power and Wind Energy Stocks and Green Infrastructure Stocks.
Featured Renewable Energy Stocks:
GWS Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: GWSC), an alternative energy company developing renewable energy solutions. GWS stands for GreenWindSolar. Our products and solutions are part of the new "microgeneration" movement that is transforming the way everyday people provide for their energy needs. Through a growing line of solar and wind-powered products ranging from handheld devices that can recharge an iPod to wind turbines for point-of-use alternative energy generation, GWS is leading the way in the emerging microgeneration marketplace. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Magnegas Corporation (OTCBB:MNGA) is the producer of MagneGas(TM), a natural gas alternative and metal cutting fuel made from liquid waste such as sewage, sludge, manure and certain industrial and oil based liquid wastes. The Company's patented Plasma Arc Flow(TM) process gasifies liquid waste, creating a clean burning fuel that is essentially interchangeable with natural gas, but with lower green house gas emissions. MagneGas(TM) can be used for metal cutting, cooking, and heating or powering bi fuel automobiles.
To learn about becoming a featured renewable energy or green stock, contact us below.
For investors following solar stocks, the RenewableEnergyStocks.com website provides a comprehensive list of photovoltaic and solar stocks to research.
http://www.investorideas.com/Companies/RenewableEnergy/Stock_List.asp
Read solar stocks commentary and the latest column of “Renewable and Solar Energy Perspectives” with J. Peter Lynch at http://www.renewableenergystocks.com/PL/ . Read his newest columns, the Solar Innovations series, looking at private companies in the sector
About Our Green Investor Portals:
www.RenewableEnergyStocks.com® is one of several green investor portals within Investorideas.com and provides investors with stock news, exclusive articles and financial columnists, audio interviews, investor conferences, Blogs, and a directory of stocks within the renewable energy sector.
Visit the Investorideas.com Green Investor Portals: www.RenewableEnergyStocks.com ®, www.FuelCellCarNews.com ®, www.EnvironmentStocks.com, www.Water-Stocks.com and www.GreentechInvestor.com all within the Investorideas.com hub.
About InvestorIdeas.com:
Investorideas.com creates a meeting place for investing ideas to take form and come to life in an entrepreneurial environment, servicing the needs of small investors and start- up companies to large conglomerates! We cover multiple industry sectors but specialize in environmental and water.
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Disclaimer: Our sites do not make recommendations. Nothing on our sites should be construed as an offer or solicitation to buy or sell products or securities. We attempt to research thoroughly, but we offer no guarantees as to the accuracy of information presented. All Information relating to featured companies is sourced from public documents and/ or the company and is not the opinion of our web sites. Disclosure: Investorideas is compensated by featured companies MNGA and GWSC, news submissions and online advertising.
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Source: RenewableEnergyStocks.com Investorideas.com
News & Stories Published at Clean Energy Stocks Blog.
Green Investors:
Research Renewable Energy and water stocks as an Investor Ideas member and gain access to global green stock directories.
Visit the Renewable energy stocks directory at
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Monday, September 21, 2009
Investorideas.com Marketplace Biomass News; WoodPellets.com $11 Million in Funding
Investorideas.com Marketplace Biomass News; WoodPellets.com $11 Million in Funding
Additions to Marketplace- Wood Pellet Biomass Company ,Small Wind Turbine, Profitable Water Company, Cellulosic/ BioFuel Company based in Brazil, Sustainable Fashion, Defense/Energy Efficiency Aircraft Technology
Delta B.C., September 22, 2009 - www.InvestorIdeas.com, a leading online global investor resource, with a primary focus on green and cleantech investing reports on recent developments in the biomass sector, as well as reports on recent additions to the Investorideas.com marketplace including a Wood Pellet Biomass Company, Small Wind Turbine Company, Profitable Water Company, Cellulosic/ BioFuel Company based in Brazil, Sustainable Fashion and Defense/Energy Efficiency Aircraft Technology.
As announced August 31, 2009 –
WoodPellets.com, formerly PelletSales.com, the nation's leading independent distributor and direct-to-consumer retailer of wood pellet heating fuels, today announced it has successfully completed an $11 million financing led by Monitor Clipper Partners. .406 Ventures, the lead investor in the Company’s previous financing, also participated. WoodPellets.com will use the capital to continue its rapid business expansion through a series of strategic initiatives.
The Series A lead investor, .406 Ventures, has a successful history helping to build technology-enabled businesses in emerging markets. Monitor Clipper Partners brings extensive middle-market business management and development expertise to WoodPellets.com. In connection with the investment, Adam Doctoroff will join Jon Strimling; Liam Donohue; Thad Hill, CCO of Calpine Corporation; and Ben Miller, managing director at Cummins Generator Technologies on the Company’s Board of Directors.
About WoodPellets.com WoodPellets.com, through its wide network of partners and affiliates, has rapidly become the nation's leading independent distributor and direct-to-consumer retailer of renewable heating fuels. Using a proprietary, patent-pending technology and delivery platform, WoodPellets.com is enabling fast, easy and cost-effective access to wood pellets in bagged and bulk form across the United States and Canada. The Company provides retail delivery throughout the East Coast and in selected areas of the Midwest and Pacific Northwest as well truckload delivery nationwide. WoodPellets.com has an extensive network of more than 25 manufacturing sources, 50 distribution centers and hundreds of affiliated retailers.
About Monitor Clipper Partners Monitor Clipper Partners is a Cambridge-based investment firm that currently manages over $2 billion in assets. It was formed in 1998 and makes private equity investments in middle market buyouts and later-stage growth companies. For more information, please visit www.monitorclipper.com.
About .406 Ventures .406 Ventures (".406") is a venture capital firm focused on investing in market-innovative growth technology and services companies being built by the finest entrepreneurs. .406 focuses primarily on early stage, IT and services companies in sectors where the partners have unique domain expertise, a successful track record, and established networks -- IT Security; Technology-enabled Business Services; Digital Media; IT Infrastructure; Next-Generation Enabling Technologies. More information can be found at www.406ventures.com.
Investorideas.com improved the sign- up format for accredited investors and companies seeking funding include cleantech, organics, energy, entertainment & music, tech, defense and more. Recent additions include: Wood Pellet Biomass Company, Small Wind Turbine, Profitable Water Company, Cellulosic/ BioFuel Company based in Brazil, Sustainable Fashion, and Defense/Energy Efficiency Aircraft Technology.
Visit the Public Marketplace at Investorideas.com: http://www.investorideas.com/marketplace/
Accredited Investors and Companies seeking funding or partners or JV can register and request info online. Approved accredited investors can view the secure marketplace pages featuring executive summaries of each company. Investors can then request business plans and more details and connect directly with each company. The Investor Ideas Marketplace facilitates meeting and connecting with the right match of opportunity and investor.
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Green Funding Directory:
Additionally Investor Ideas has updated the recently available Global Green Fund and Venture Capital Directory to enable green businesses and entrepreneurs to find potential funding sources.
The global directory is currently available for purchase in a PDF format for $99 and will be changed over to an online directory accessible by login to paying members, updated monthly.
Visitors can review the format and preview the directory at the Renewable Energy Funds and Venture Capital Investing page at Investor Ideas. Learn More:
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About Our Green Investor Portals:
www.RenewableEnergyStocks.com® is one of several green investor portals within Investorideas.com and provides investors with stock news, exclusive articles and financial columnists, audio interviews, investor conferences, Blogs, and a directory of stocks within the renewable energy sector.
Renewable Energy companies/industry members can contribute content and submit renewable energy news, articles, research and links to our site: click here. News will be featured on up to 3 sector portals and the Investor Ideas Newswire.
Become an Investorideas.com Member- Research water stocks , renewable energy stocks and environment stocks in global markets
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Disclaimer: Our sites do not make recommendations. Nothing on our sites should be construed as an offer or solicitation to buy or sell products or securities. We attempt to research thoroughly, but we offer no guarantees as to the accuracy of information presented. All Information relating to featured companies is sourced from public documents and/ or the company and is not the opinion of our web sites. This site is currently compensated by featured companies, news submissions and online advertising.
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News & Stories Published at Clean Energy Stocks Blog.
Green Investors:
Research Renewable Energy and water stocks as an Investor Ideas member and gain access to global green stock directories.
Visit the Renewable energy stocks directory at
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Additions to Marketplace- Wood Pellet Biomass Company ,Small Wind Turbine, Profitable Water Company, Cellulosic/ BioFuel Company based in Brazil, Sustainable Fashion, Defense/Energy Efficiency Aircraft Technology
Delta B.C., September 22, 2009 - www.InvestorIdeas.com, a leading online global investor resource, with a primary focus on green and cleantech investing reports on recent developments in the biomass sector, as well as reports on recent additions to the Investorideas.com marketplace including a Wood Pellet Biomass Company, Small Wind Turbine Company, Profitable Water Company, Cellulosic/ BioFuel Company based in Brazil, Sustainable Fashion and Defense/Energy Efficiency Aircraft Technology.
As announced August 31, 2009 –
WoodPellets.com, formerly PelletSales.com, the nation's leading independent distributor and direct-to-consumer retailer of wood pellet heating fuels, today announced it has successfully completed an $11 million financing led by Monitor Clipper Partners. .406 Ventures, the lead investor in the Company’s previous financing, also participated. WoodPellets.com will use the capital to continue its rapid business expansion through a series of strategic initiatives.
The Series A lead investor, .406 Ventures, has a successful history helping to build technology-enabled businesses in emerging markets. Monitor Clipper Partners brings extensive middle-market business management and development expertise to WoodPellets.com. In connection with the investment, Adam Doctoroff will join Jon Strimling; Liam Donohue; Thad Hill, CCO of Calpine Corporation; and Ben Miller, managing director at Cummins Generator Technologies on the Company’s Board of Directors.
About WoodPellets.com WoodPellets.com, through its wide network of partners and affiliates, has rapidly become the nation's leading independent distributor and direct-to-consumer retailer of renewable heating fuels. Using a proprietary, patent-pending technology and delivery platform, WoodPellets.com is enabling fast, easy and cost-effective access to wood pellets in bagged and bulk form across the United States and Canada. The Company provides retail delivery throughout the East Coast and in selected areas of the Midwest and Pacific Northwest as well truckload delivery nationwide. WoodPellets.com has an extensive network of more than 25 manufacturing sources, 50 distribution centers and hundreds of affiliated retailers.
About Monitor Clipper Partners Monitor Clipper Partners is a Cambridge-based investment firm that currently manages over $2 billion in assets. It was formed in 1998 and makes private equity investments in middle market buyouts and later-stage growth companies. For more information, please visit www.monitorclipper.com.
About .406 Ventures .406 Ventures (".406") is a venture capital firm focused on investing in market-innovative growth technology and services companies being built by the finest entrepreneurs. .406 focuses primarily on early stage, IT and services companies in sectors where the partners have unique domain expertise, a successful track record, and established networks -- IT Security; Technology-enabled Business Services; Digital Media; IT Infrastructure; Next-Generation Enabling Technologies. More information can be found at www.406ventures.com.
Investorideas.com improved the sign- up format for accredited investors and companies seeking funding include cleantech, organics, energy, entertainment & music, tech, defense and more. Recent additions include: Wood Pellet Biomass Company, Small Wind Turbine, Profitable Water Company, Cellulosic/ BioFuel Company based in Brazil, Sustainable Fashion, and Defense/Energy Efficiency Aircraft Technology.
Visit the Public Marketplace at Investorideas.com: http://www.investorideas.com/marketplace/
Accredited Investors and Companies seeking funding or partners or JV can register and request info online. Approved accredited investors can view the secure marketplace pages featuring executive summaries of each company. Investors can then request business plans and more details and connect directly with each company. The Investor Ideas Marketplace facilitates meeting and connecting with the right match of opportunity and investor.
Approved companies seeking funding or partners can be added to the growing list of companies on the marketplace for review.
Accredited Investor and Company Sign –up to the Marketplace:
Register and sign up to view the private access link or to have your company added:
Subscribe to the Marketplace Business, Venture, Capital and Funding News RSS Feed
http://www.investorideas.com/RSS/feeds/MP.xml
Green Funding Directory:
Additionally Investor Ideas has updated the recently available Global Green Fund and Venture Capital Directory to enable green businesses and entrepreneurs to find potential funding sources.
The global directory is currently available for purchase in a PDF format for $99 and will be changed over to an online directory accessible by login to paying members, updated monthly.
Visitors can review the format and preview the directory at the Renewable Energy Funds and Venture Capital Investing page at Investor Ideas. Learn More:
http://www.renewableenergystocks.com/Companies/RenewableEnergy/Funds-and-Venture-Capital-Investing.asp
About Our Green Investor Portals:
www.RenewableEnergyStocks.com® is one of several green investor portals within Investorideas.com and provides investors with stock news, exclusive articles and financial columnists, audio interviews, investor conferences, Blogs, and a directory of stocks within the renewable energy sector.
Renewable Energy companies/industry members can contribute content and submit renewable energy news, articles, research and links to our site: click here. News will be featured on up to 3 sector portals and the Investor Ideas Newswire.
Become an Investorideas.com Member- Research water stocks , renewable energy stocks and environment stocks in global markets
With markets and investor sentiment changing daily- it is more important than ever to stay on top of key trends! Gain Exclusive Insight on Leading Sectors, Global Trends, and Insider Trading Ideas, News, Articles and Investor Ideas Members only Stock Directories including renewable energy, water, biotech and defense stocks.
Become an InvestorIdeas.com member
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Investorideas.com creates a meeting place for investing ideas to take form and come to life in an entrepreneurial environment, servicing the needs of small investors and start- up companies to large conglomerates! We cover multiple industry sectors but specialize in environmental and water.
Disclaimer: Our sites do not make recommendations. Nothing on our sites should be construed as an offer or solicitation to buy or sell products or securities. We attempt to research thoroughly, but we offer no guarantees as to the accuracy of information presented. All Information relating to featured companies is sourced from public documents and/ or the company and is not the opinion of our web sites. This site is currently compensated by featured companies, news submissions and online advertising.
For Additional Information:
Dawn Van Zant: 800-665-0411 - dvanzant@investorideas.com
Or Cali Van Zant, cvanzant@investorideas.com
Source – Investorideas.com
News & Stories Published at Clean Energy Stocks Blog.
Green Investors:
Research Renewable Energy and water stocks as an Investor Ideas member and gain access to global green stock directories.
Visit the Renewable energy stocks directory at
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Green IPO Watch at Renewableenergystocks.com- New China Lithium Battery Company IPO, EVE Energy
Green IPO Watch at Renewableenergystocks.com- New China Lithium Battery Company IPO, EVE Energy
POINT ROBERTS, WA and DELTA, BC—September 22, 2009 - www.RenewableEnergyStocks.com,
a leading investor news and research portal for the renewable energy sector within Investorideas.com,
Reports on new a new China IPO in the green sector.
EVE Energy, a lithium batter maker is one of 13 IPO’s selected to list on the Growth Enterprise Market (GEM) in October. 'GEM' stands for Growth Enterprise Market - an alternative stock market operated by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited. More info - http://www.hkgem.com/root/e_default.asp
About EVE Energy: http://www.evebattery.com/en/about.asp?id=1
EVE Energy Co., Ltd. is an expert in developing and manufacturing of lithium battery. Its main products including lithium thionyl chloride (Li/SOCl2) cells, lithium manganese dioxide (Li/MnO2) cells and providing professional customized portable power source solutions and OEM services.
EVE has an experienced R&D team, with more than 20 years experience, many patents and advanced equipments.
EVE continually adopts new technology in battery design and production, and implements advanced management systems such as 5S, 6 Sigma, Lean Production and SPC.
EVE has been ISO9001 certified, and also recognized by UL, UN, CE and CCC.
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Sunday, September 20, 2009
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Thursday, September 17, 2009
BRAZIL INCREASES ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION MEASURES WITH SUGARCANE ZONING PROPOSAL
BRAZIL INCREASES ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION MEASURES WITH SUGARCANE ZONING PROPOSAL
New bill will make indigenous lands - including the Amazon, Pantanal, and Upper Paraguay River Basin regions - off-limits for sugarcane industry expansion
BRASILIA (September 17, 2009) – In an unprecedented initiative, Brazil today proposed a new bill of law that will restrict the lands permissible for sugarcane farming and processing. If passed, the bill sent today to the National Congress by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will prohibit the construction or expansion of sugarcane farms and production plants in any area of native vegetation, or in the Amazon, Pantanal (Brazilian Wetlands) or Upper Paraguay River Basin regions. Coupled with the areas not suitable for sugarcane farming, the bill would effectively make 92.5% of Brazil’s national territory off-limits for sugarcane farming and processing. In addition to the sugarcane zoning mandates, the new bill includes a measure to end the practice of crop burning by 2017 in all areas suitable for mechanized harvesting.
“Environmental preservation is a top priority of the Brazilian government,” said Celso Manzato, chief of the Environment unit of the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa). “Sugarcane is an integral crop for Brazil’s domestic food supply, renewable energy market, and our national exports, and therefore there is great demand for growth. These measures have been proposed to ensure that sustainable development models are in place to promote the responsible development of this industry.”
Brazil’s sugarcane harvests are used to produce food products as well as sugarcane-based ethanol, a biofuel alternative to gasoline. The proposal is timely, given that ethanol consumption surpassed that of gasoline in light vehicles in Brazil this year. Brazil has the largest fleet of flex-fuel cars in the world. Brazil is also currently the world’s largest producer and exporter of sugarcane, using only 1% of its national land area.
The newly proposed bill is based upon the findings of the National Agro-Ecological Zoning for Sugarcane (ZAE Cana) study, which defined lands suitable for sugarcane production based on environmental, economic and social criteria. ZAE Cana is the largest crop survey in Brazil’s history and the first ever to incorporate economic and social considerations into its proposed model for the sustainable development of the industry.
The ZAE Cana proposal addresses the need to regulate the expansion of sugarcane production in light of the growing global demand for food and biofuels. This proposal supports Brazil’s goal to foster sustainable economic development and preserve its indigenous lands, its biodiversity, and its natural resources.
Protected Lands
The new bill would restrict the expansion of sugarcane production plants to regions that meet the following criteria: areas that do not require full irrigation, thus saving resources such as water and energy; and areas with slopes less than 12%, allowing for mechanized harvesting and preventing producers’ clearance of ground by fire. In addition, credit extension policies will favor expansion into underused or degraded pasture land.
These rules are not applicable to industrial facilities already in operation.
These criteria leave 64 million total hectares eligible for sugarcane planting, equivalent to 7.5% of the national land area. Sugarcane crops currently occupy an area of 8.89 million hectares (2008 crop year).
Respect to Food Security
The proposed Bill of Law empowers the Ministry of Agriculture to direct the expansion of sugarcane production in order to prevent any risk to food production or food security.
Eradication of Ground Burning
In addition to regulating future sugarcane expansion, the federal government is proposing an end to burnings in existing production areas. The eradication will be enforced according to a transition schedule that ends burning by 2017 in 100% of areas suitable for mechanized harvesting. This measure will allow for the reduction of greenhouse gases by six million tons of CO2 equivalent.
The ZAE Cana will be presented as part of Brazil’s platform to curb global climate change and promote environmentally sustainable development at the United Nations’ 15th Conference of the Parties (COP-15) to be held in Copenhagen, Denmark in December 2009.
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New bill will make indigenous lands - including the Amazon, Pantanal, and Upper Paraguay River Basin regions - off-limits for sugarcane industry expansion
BRASILIA (September 17, 2009) – In an unprecedented initiative, Brazil today proposed a new bill of law that will restrict the lands permissible for sugarcane farming and processing. If passed, the bill sent today to the National Congress by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will prohibit the construction or expansion of sugarcane farms and production plants in any area of native vegetation, or in the Amazon, Pantanal (Brazilian Wetlands) or Upper Paraguay River Basin regions. Coupled with the areas not suitable for sugarcane farming, the bill would effectively make 92.5% of Brazil’s national territory off-limits for sugarcane farming and processing. In addition to the sugarcane zoning mandates, the new bill includes a measure to end the practice of crop burning by 2017 in all areas suitable for mechanized harvesting.
“Environmental preservation is a top priority of the Brazilian government,” said Celso Manzato, chief of the Environment unit of the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa). “Sugarcane is an integral crop for Brazil’s domestic food supply, renewable energy market, and our national exports, and therefore there is great demand for growth. These measures have been proposed to ensure that sustainable development models are in place to promote the responsible development of this industry.”
Brazil’s sugarcane harvests are used to produce food products as well as sugarcane-based ethanol, a biofuel alternative to gasoline. The proposal is timely, given that ethanol consumption surpassed that of gasoline in light vehicles in Brazil this year. Brazil has the largest fleet of flex-fuel cars in the world. Brazil is also currently the world’s largest producer and exporter of sugarcane, using only 1% of its national land area.
The newly proposed bill is based upon the findings of the National Agro-Ecological Zoning for Sugarcane (ZAE Cana) study, which defined lands suitable for sugarcane production based on environmental, economic and social criteria. ZAE Cana is the largest crop survey in Brazil’s history and the first ever to incorporate economic and social considerations into its proposed model for the sustainable development of the industry.
The ZAE Cana proposal addresses the need to regulate the expansion of sugarcane production in light of the growing global demand for food and biofuels. This proposal supports Brazil’s goal to foster sustainable economic development and preserve its indigenous lands, its biodiversity, and its natural resources.
Protected Lands
The new bill would restrict the expansion of sugarcane production plants to regions that meet the following criteria: areas that do not require full irrigation, thus saving resources such as water and energy; and areas with slopes less than 12%, allowing for mechanized harvesting and preventing producers’ clearance of ground by fire. In addition, credit extension policies will favor expansion into underused or degraded pasture land.
These rules are not applicable to industrial facilities already in operation.
These criteria leave 64 million total hectares eligible for sugarcane planting, equivalent to 7.5% of the national land area. Sugarcane crops currently occupy an area of 8.89 million hectares (2008 crop year).
Respect to Food Security
The proposed Bill of Law empowers the Ministry of Agriculture to direct the expansion of sugarcane production in order to prevent any risk to food production or food security.
Eradication of Ground Burning
In addition to regulating future sugarcane expansion, the federal government is proposing an end to burnings in existing production areas. The eradication will be enforced according to a transition schedule that ends burning by 2017 in 100% of areas suitable for mechanized harvesting. This measure will allow for the reduction of greenhouse gases by six million tons of CO2 equivalent.
The ZAE Cana will be presented as part of Brazil’s platform to curb global climate change and promote environmentally sustainable development at the United Nations’ 15th Conference of the Parties (COP-15) to be held in Copenhagen, Denmark in December 2009.
***
For More Information (in Portuguese) about ZAE Cana please visit: www.cnps.embrapa.br
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Monday, September 14, 2009
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POINT ROBERTS, Wash., Delta B.C., September 15, 2009 - www.InvestorIdeas.com, a leading investor research portal specialized in sector investing announces a new content submission service for investors and traders to publish and share their stock picks and stock profiles.
Stock profiles include the company’s name, symbol, exchange, sector, current stock price and a profile written by investors.
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Green Investor News - Southern California Edison Installs First of 5 Million “Smart” Meters
Green Investor News - Southern California Edison Installs First of 5 Million “Smart” Meters
ROSEMEAD, Calif- Southern California Edison, an Edison International (NYSE:EIX) company, kicks off its Edison SmartConnect program today by installing the first of 5 million smart meters to help customers save energy and money. These new digital, secure, two-way communicating meters will measure electricity usage up-to-the minute and, when fully implemented, will enable customers to track how much they use, and how much it costs them.
Edison SmartConnect is a key step in transforming the electric system to a smart grid. “More than 100 years ago, Southern California Edison installed some of the world’s first electricity meters. Today, we’re proud to launch the new generation of meters that provide customers with new options and information to help them better manage their energy use,” said Lynda Ziegler, SCE senior vice president, Customer Service.
Smart meter installations begin today in Downey, Calif., and will continue through 2012 for all SCE residential and small-business customers in the utility’s 50,000-square-mile service territory.
The smart meters, supplied by Itron Inc., include advanced features that enable the meters to communicate with the next generation of “smart” thermostats, appliances and other devices. The new meters allow remote activation of electric service at the customer’s convenience. New pricing plans, programs and services will empower customers to make informed decisions about their energy use. Many of these advanced features and functionality will go into effect in the second half of 2010.
SCE contracted with Corix Utilities, Inc. to perform most of the installations. Here is some important information for customers getting the new meters:
•Customers will be notified by mail in advance when installations are scheduled in their neighborhood. •Customers do not need to be home, but they do need to provide clear access to their meter. •Corix installers will carry identification indicating they are approved SCE contractors. •Installation of SmartConnect meters will continue through 2012. Edison SmartConnect is a $1.6 billion program authorized by the California Public Utilities Commission. SCE anticipates customers’ use of the new meters will reduce demand on the electricity grid by about 1,000 megawatts, the amount of energy produced at an average power plant. Sustained energy conservation resulting from customer response to their energy use information is also expected to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and smog-forming pollutants by a minimum of 365,000 metric tons per year — the equivalent of removing 79,000 cars from the road.
For more information, visit www.sce.com/smartconnect.
About Southern California Edison
An Edison International (NYSE:EIX) company, Southern California Edison is one of the nation’s largest electric utilities, serving a population of nearly 14 million via 4.9 million customer accounts in a 50,000-square-mile service area within Central, Coastal and Southern California
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ROSEMEAD, Calif- Southern California Edison, an Edison International (NYSE:EIX) company, kicks off its Edison SmartConnect program today by installing the first of 5 million smart meters to help customers save energy and money. These new digital, secure, two-way communicating meters will measure electricity usage up-to-the minute and, when fully implemented, will enable customers to track how much they use, and how much it costs them.
Edison SmartConnect is a key step in transforming the electric system to a smart grid. “More than 100 years ago, Southern California Edison installed some of the world’s first electricity meters. Today, we’re proud to launch the new generation of meters that provide customers with new options and information to help them better manage their energy use,” said Lynda Ziegler, SCE senior vice president, Customer Service.
Smart meter installations begin today in Downey, Calif., and will continue through 2012 for all SCE residential and small-business customers in the utility’s 50,000-square-mile service territory.
The smart meters, supplied by Itron Inc., include advanced features that enable the meters to communicate with the next generation of “smart” thermostats, appliances and other devices. The new meters allow remote activation of electric service at the customer’s convenience. New pricing plans, programs and services will empower customers to make informed decisions about their energy use. Many of these advanced features and functionality will go into effect in the second half of 2010.
SCE contracted with Corix Utilities, Inc. to perform most of the installations. Here is some important information for customers getting the new meters:
•Customers will be notified by mail in advance when installations are scheduled in their neighborhood. •Customers do not need to be home, but they do need to provide clear access to their meter. •Corix installers will carry identification indicating they are approved SCE contractors. •Installation of SmartConnect meters will continue through 2012. Edison SmartConnect is a $1.6 billion program authorized by the California Public Utilities Commission. SCE anticipates customers’ use of the new meters will reduce demand on the electricity grid by about 1,000 megawatts, the amount of energy produced at an average power plant. Sustained energy conservation resulting from customer response to their energy use information is also expected to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and smog-forming pollutants by a minimum of 365,000 metric tons per year — the equivalent of removing 79,000 cars from the road.
For more information, visit www.sce.com/smartconnect.
About Southern California Edison
An Edison International (NYSE:EIX) company, Southern California Edison is one of the nation’s largest electric utilities, serving a population of nearly 14 million via 4.9 million customer accounts in a 50,000-square-mile service area within Central, Coastal and Southern California
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Sunday, September 13, 2009
Renewableenergystocks.com Solar Stocks Sector Close – Up
Renewableenergystocks.com Solar Stocks Sector Close – Up
Investors - Research Green and Solar Stocks with a Directory of 900 Green Stocks; Includes Global Solar Stocks
POINT ROBERTS, WA and DELTA, BC –September 11, 2009 - www.RenewableEnergyStocks.com, a leading global investor and industry portal for the renewable energy sector within www.Investorideas.com, features a sector close-up on solar stocks, in addition to a preview of the global solar stocks directory.
Solar Stocks Sector Close-Up, Trading September 11, 2009
Akeena Solar Inc. (NASDAQ:AKNS) trading at $1.23, up $ 0.03, up (2.50%) 10:20am ET
Canadian Solar (NASDAQ: CSIQ) trading at $17.3, down 0.06 (0.35%) 10:21am ET
China Sunergy (NASDAQ: CSUN ) trading at $4.67, down 0.03 (0.64%)
Evergreen Solar Inc (NASDAQ:ESLR) trading at $1.95, up 0.01 (0.52%) 10:21am ET on news
First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) trading at $140.08, down 0.07 (0.05%) 10:31AM ET- trading as high as $143.50
GWS Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: GWSC), trading at $1.25, up$ 0.28 (28.87%)
JA Solar (Nasdaq: JASO) trading at $3.96, down 0.11 (2.70%) 10:32am ET
RENESOLA LTD (NYSE: SOL) trading at $ 6.19, up 0.07 (1.14%) 10:31am ET
SunPower Corporation (NasdaqGS: SPWRA) trading at$ 29.20, up $1.20 (4.29%) 10:33am ET
Yingli Green Energy (NYSE: YGE) trading at$13.36. down $ 0.23, down (1.69%) 10:35am ET
XsunX Inc: (OTCBB: XSNX) trading at .0.15, down 0.01 (5.63%)
Recent Solar Stocks news on Investorideas.com and our green business news feed:
Evergreen Solar (Nasdaq: ESLR) Launches New Line of Solar Panels for the Off-Grid Market
GWS Technologies, Inc. Sees Benefits in Arizona Ruling on Renewable Energy
For investors following solar stocks, the RenewableEnergyStocks.com website provides a comprehensive list of photovoltaic and solar stocks to research.
Read solar stocks commentary and the latest column of “Renewable and Solar Energy Perspectives” with J. Peter Lynch. Read his newest columns, the Solar Innovations series, looking at private companies in the sector.
Green Energy investors can research stocks with the Renewable Energy Stocks Directory, one of the most comprehensive directories online. The directory has close to 900 stocks and new stocks are added each month for investors following the sector. The complete renewable energy stocks directory features stocks listed on the TSX, OTC, NASDAQ, NYSE, AMEX, ASX, AIM markets and other leading exchanges. The directory includes info and links on Alternative Energy Funds, Biogas and Ethanol Stocks, Energy Efficiency Stocks, Flywheel Stocks, Fuel Cell Stocks, Geothermal Stocks, Hydrogen Production, Micro Turbine Stocks, Solar Stocks, Green Transportation, Wind Power and Wind Energy Stocks and Green Infrastructure Stocks.
Featured Green/Renewable Energy Stocks:
GWS Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: GWSC), an alternative energy company developing renewable energy solutions. GWS stands for GreenWindSolar. Our products and solutions are part of the new "microgeneration" movement that is transforming the way everyday people provide for their energy needs. Through a growing line of solar and wind-powered products ranging from handheld devices that can recharge an iPod to wind turbines for point-of-use alternative energy generation, GWS is leading the way in the emerging microgeneration marketplace. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Magnegas Corporation (OTCBB:MNGA) is the producer of MagneGas(TM), a natural gas alternative and metal cutting fuel made from liquid waste such as sewage, sludge, manure and certain industrial and oil based liquid wastes. The Company's patented Plasma Arc Flow(TM) process gasifies liquid waste, creating a clean burning fuel that is essentially interchangeable with natural gas, but with lower green house gas emissions. MagneGas(TM) can be used for metal cutting, cooking, and heating or powering bi fuel automobiles.
To learn about becoming a featured renewable energy or green stock, contact us below.
Photovoltaic & Solar Stocks Directory
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3S Swiss Solar Systems AG (XETRA:S3V.DE; OTCPK: TSIJF) is the world's technological market leader for manual and semi-automatic production facilities for the manufacture of solar modules. In co-operation with partners, 3S Swiss Solar Systems also integrates its production facilities into full automatic, turnkey production lines. As a company dedicated to the solar industry, 3S Swiss Solar Systems plans and develops innovative, building-integrated solar systems. These are licensed to customers who apply production facilities from 3S Swiss Solar Systems or produced in the company's own manufacturing facilities. The know-how, which is accumulated from the conception and production of solar modules flows directly into the further development of the production facilities.
Abengoa (MCE:ABG.MC) Abengoa ( Spain) is a technology company that applies innovative solutions for sustainable development in the infrastructures, environment and energy sectors. It is a listed company with treasury stock of 2.574,77 million euro (14/12/2006) and is present in more than seventy countries where it operates with its five Business Units: Solar, Bioenergy, Environmental Services, Information Technologies, and Industrial Engineering and Construction.
Accelerate Power Systems Inc. (TSX:APS.V) AccelRate's objective is to become the licensor-of-choice to industry leaders in additional target markets, including portable, power tools, transportation, and mililitary applications. In addition, AccelRate will investigate further market opportunities for use of its unique, patented product. Additional opportunities exist to incorporate AccelRate technology. For example, other applications that could benefit by using AccelRate technology include solar and/or wind power systems, emergency systems, remote control toys, and others.
Acciona SA (MCE:ANA.MC) Spanish construction co with a new green building and environmental focus. 24MW solar panel plant in Moura Portugal, building 91MW solar power plant in Portugal. Subsidiary Solargenix was the system integrator and provider of the parabolic troughs for the 64MW Nevada 1 solar thermal plant (100,000 ft2 of parabolic mirrors 15' tall in 6 rows 1200' long) at Boulder City Nevada for Arizona Public Service Corp. In Spain the co sets up 'Solar Gardens' - 400 trackers with 279 owners of the individual trackers makes an interesting business model for building solar tracker parks
Acro Energy Technologies Corporation (TSX:ART.V) is focused on the consolidation and growth of renewable energy companies, primarily in the United States residential solar installation market. Acro Energy Technologies continues to evaluate suitable acquisition candidates across North America.
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NasdaqGS:AEIS) Advanced Energy® develops innovative power and control technologies that enable high-growth, plasma thin-film manufacturing processes worldwide, including semiconductors, flat panel displays, data storage products, solar cells, architectural glass, and other advanced product applications. Advanced Energy® also develops grid connect inverters for the solar energy market
Air Water International Corp. (OTCPK:AWTI) and its subsidiaries engage in the development and marketing of solar energy systems and systems for the extraction of drinking water from the air. It offers portable photovoltaic cells in leather and plastic cases for consumer electronic products; photovoltaic consumer energy panel products; and solar power systems to government and industrial users worldwide.
AIXTRON AG (OTCPK:AXTMF) AIXTRON's semiconductor product portfolio offers Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD), Atomic Vapor Deposition (AVD) and Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) systems with cutting-edge technology for Logic, DRAM, eDRAM, Flash, MIM and Thin Film Head applications.
Akeena Solar, Inc. (NASDAQCM:AKNS) Founded in 2001, Akeena Solar's philosophy is simple: We believe producing clean electricity directly from the sun is the right thing to do for our environment and economy. Akeena Solar has grown to become one of the largest installers of residential and small commercial solar power systems in the United States, serving customers directly in California, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut and Pennsylvania.
Aleo Solar (XETRA:AS1.DE; OTCPK:AEORF) Aleo solar AG, (Germany) with its sales and distribution facilities in Oldenburg (Lower Saxony) and manufacturing facility in Prenzlau (Brandenburg), was founded in September 2001 and manufactures solar modules based on silicon cells. The manufacturing facility in Prenzlau has an annual capacity of 90 megawatts and is thus one of the largest solar module production sites. In 2005, the company achieved a turnover of 106.9 million euros with around 230 employees. Since July 2006, aleo solar AG (DE000A0JM634) has been listed on the Prime Standard segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. By acquiring shares in the Brandenburg-based technology company Johanna Solar Technology GmbH, aleo solar AG has gained access to the promising future of thin-film technology.
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Investors - Research Green and Solar Stocks with a Directory of 900 Green Stocks; Includes Global Solar Stocks
POINT ROBERTS, WA and DELTA, BC –September 11, 2009 - www.RenewableEnergyStocks.com, a leading global investor and industry portal for the renewable energy sector within www.Investorideas.com, features a sector close-up on solar stocks, in addition to a preview of the global solar stocks directory.
Solar Stocks Sector Close-Up, Trading September 11, 2009
Akeena Solar Inc. (NASDAQ:AKNS) trading at $1.23, up $ 0.03, up (2.50%) 10:20am ET
Canadian Solar (NASDAQ: CSIQ) trading at $17.3, down 0.06 (0.35%) 10:21am ET
China Sunergy (NASDAQ: CSUN ) trading at $4.67, down 0.03 (0.64%)
Evergreen Solar Inc (NASDAQ:ESLR) trading at $1.95, up 0.01 (0.52%) 10:21am ET on news
First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) trading at $140.08, down 0.07 (0.05%) 10:31AM ET- trading as high as $143.50
GWS Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: GWSC), trading at $1.25, up$ 0.28 (28.87%)
JA Solar (Nasdaq: JASO) trading at $3.96, down 0.11 (2.70%) 10:32am ET
RENESOLA LTD (NYSE: SOL) trading at $ 6.19, up 0.07 (1.14%) 10:31am ET
SunPower Corporation (NasdaqGS: SPWRA) trading at$ 29.20, up $1.20 (4.29%) 10:33am ET
Yingli Green Energy (NYSE: YGE) trading at$13.36. down $ 0.23, down (1.69%) 10:35am ET
XsunX Inc: (OTCBB: XSNX) trading at .0.15, down 0.01 (5.63%)
Recent Solar Stocks news on Investorideas.com and our green business news feed:
Evergreen Solar (Nasdaq: ESLR) Launches New Line of Solar Panels for the Off-Grid Market
GWS Technologies, Inc. Sees Benefits in Arizona Ruling on Renewable Energy
For investors following solar stocks, the RenewableEnergyStocks.com website provides a comprehensive list of photovoltaic and solar stocks to research.
Read solar stocks commentary and the latest column of “Renewable and Solar Energy Perspectives” with J. Peter Lynch. Read his newest columns, the Solar Innovations series, looking at private companies in the sector.
Green Energy investors can research stocks with the Renewable Energy Stocks Directory, one of the most comprehensive directories online. The directory has close to 900 stocks and new stocks are added each month for investors following the sector. The complete renewable energy stocks directory features stocks listed on the TSX, OTC, NASDAQ, NYSE, AMEX, ASX, AIM markets and other leading exchanges. The directory includes info and links on Alternative Energy Funds, Biogas and Ethanol Stocks, Energy Efficiency Stocks, Flywheel Stocks, Fuel Cell Stocks, Geothermal Stocks, Hydrogen Production, Micro Turbine Stocks, Solar Stocks, Green Transportation, Wind Power and Wind Energy Stocks and Green Infrastructure Stocks.
Featured Green/Renewable Energy Stocks:
GWS Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: GWSC), an alternative energy company developing renewable energy solutions. GWS stands for GreenWindSolar. Our products and solutions are part of the new "microgeneration" movement that is transforming the way everyday people provide for their energy needs. Through a growing line of solar and wind-powered products ranging from handheld devices that can recharge an iPod to wind turbines for point-of-use alternative energy generation, GWS is leading the way in the emerging microgeneration marketplace. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Magnegas Corporation (OTCBB:MNGA) is the producer of MagneGas(TM), a natural gas alternative and metal cutting fuel made from liquid waste such as sewage, sludge, manure and certain industrial and oil based liquid wastes. The Company's patented Plasma Arc Flow(TM) process gasifies liquid waste, creating a clean burning fuel that is essentially interchangeable with natural gas, but with lower green house gas emissions. MagneGas(TM) can be used for metal cutting, cooking, and heating or powering bi fuel automobiles.
To learn about becoming a featured renewable energy or green stock, contact us below.
Photovoltaic & Solar Stocks Directory
Preview:
3S Swiss Solar Systems AG (XETRA:S3V.DE; OTCPK: TSIJF) is the world's technological market leader for manual and semi-automatic production facilities for the manufacture of solar modules. In co-operation with partners, 3S Swiss Solar Systems also integrates its production facilities into full automatic, turnkey production lines. As a company dedicated to the solar industry, 3S Swiss Solar Systems plans and develops innovative, building-integrated solar systems. These are licensed to customers who apply production facilities from 3S Swiss Solar Systems or produced in the company's own manufacturing facilities. The know-how, which is accumulated from the conception and production of solar modules flows directly into the further development of the production facilities.
Abengoa (MCE:ABG.MC) Abengoa ( Spain) is a technology company that applies innovative solutions for sustainable development in the infrastructures, environment and energy sectors. It is a listed company with treasury stock of 2.574,77 million euro (14/12/2006) and is present in more than seventy countries where it operates with its five Business Units: Solar, Bioenergy, Environmental Services, Information Technologies, and Industrial Engineering and Construction.
Accelerate Power Systems Inc. (TSX:APS.V) AccelRate's objective is to become the licensor-of-choice to industry leaders in additional target markets, including portable, power tools, transportation, and mililitary applications. In addition, AccelRate will investigate further market opportunities for use of its unique, patented product. Additional opportunities exist to incorporate AccelRate technology. For example, other applications that could benefit by using AccelRate technology include solar and/or wind power systems, emergency systems, remote control toys, and others.
Acciona SA (MCE:ANA.MC) Spanish construction co with a new green building and environmental focus. 24MW solar panel plant in Moura Portugal, building 91MW solar power plant in Portugal. Subsidiary Solargenix was the system integrator and provider of the parabolic troughs for the 64MW Nevada 1 solar thermal plant (100,000 ft2 of parabolic mirrors 15' tall in 6 rows 1200' long) at Boulder City Nevada for Arizona Public Service Corp. In Spain the co sets up 'Solar Gardens' - 400 trackers with 279 owners of the individual trackers makes an interesting business model for building solar tracker parks
Acro Energy Technologies Corporation (TSX:ART.V) is focused on the consolidation and growth of renewable energy companies, primarily in the United States residential solar installation market. Acro Energy Technologies continues to evaluate suitable acquisition candidates across North America.
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NasdaqGS:AEIS) Advanced Energy® develops innovative power and control technologies that enable high-growth, plasma thin-film manufacturing processes worldwide, including semiconductors, flat panel displays, data storage products, solar cells, architectural glass, and other advanced product applications. Advanced Energy® also develops grid connect inverters for the solar energy market
Air Water International Corp. (OTCPK:AWTI) and its subsidiaries engage in the development and marketing of solar energy systems and systems for the extraction of drinking water from the air. It offers portable photovoltaic cells in leather and plastic cases for consumer electronic products; photovoltaic consumer energy panel products; and solar power systems to government and industrial users worldwide.
AIXTRON AG (OTCPK:AXTMF) AIXTRON's semiconductor product portfolio offers Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD), Atomic Vapor Deposition (AVD) and Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) systems with cutting-edge technology for Logic, DRAM, eDRAM, Flash, MIM and Thin Film Head applications.
Akeena Solar, Inc. (NASDAQCM:AKNS) Founded in 2001, Akeena Solar's philosophy is simple: We believe producing clean electricity directly from the sun is the right thing to do for our environment and economy. Akeena Solar has grown to become one of the largest installers of residential and small commercial solar power systems in the United States, serving customers directly in California, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut and Pennsylvania.
Aleo Solar (XETRA:AS1.DE; OTCPK:AEORF) Aleo solar AG, (Germany) with its sales and distribution facilities in Oldenburg (Lower Saxony) and manufacturing facility in Prenzlau (Brandenburg), was founded in September 2001 and manufactures solar modules based on silicon cells. The manufacturing facility in Prenzlau has an annual capacity of 90 megawatts and is thus one of the largest solar module production sites. In 2005, the company achieved a turnover of 106.9 million euros with around 230 employees. Since July 2006, aleo solar AG (DE000A0JM634) has been listed on the Prime Standard segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. By acquiring shares in the Brandenburg-based technology company Johanna Solar Technology GmbH, aleo solar AG has gained access to the promising future of thin-film technology.
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Friday, September 04, 2009
FPL Group (NYSE:FPL) named to Dow Jones Sustainability Index
FPL Group (NYSE:FPL) named to Dow Jones Sustainability Index
JUNO BEACH, Fla.----FPL Group, Inc.(NYSE:FPL) has been named to the 2009 Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) of the leading companies in North America for corporate sustainability. The DJSI North America selects the top 20 percent of companies in sustainability performance from the 600 largest companies in North America.
FPL Group has established a strong record of environmental responsibility and stewardship. In 2008, FPL Group’s carbon dioxide emissions rate was half the average for the electric power industry as a whole. If every utility were as clean as FPL Group, the nation’s CO2 emissions would be cut 20 percent immediately, which is the equivalent of removing eight out of every 10 vehicles from the road.
“As the No. 1 producer of wind and solar power in North America, we’re pleased that our commitment to sustainability has been recognized by Dow Jones. We’ve worked hard to become the nation’s leader in renewable energy, and we’re proud to have one of the lowest emissions rates in the electric power industry,” said FPL Group Chairman and CEO Lew Hay.
According to Dow Jones, corporate sustainability leaders achieve long-term shareholder value by “gearing their strategies and management to harness the market’s potential for sustainability products and services while successfully reducing and avoiding sustainability costs and risks.” FPL Group has embodied this ethic. Over the five-year period from 2004 through 2008, FPL Group more than doubled the size of its wind energy business while its market capitalization grew by 81 percent.
FPL also has the nation’s leading energy efficiency and conservation program. Cumulatively, FPL has achieved more demand-side reduction than any other utility, according to U.S. Department of Energy data. As a result, FPL has been able to avoid building 12 power plants.
FPL Group: Energy Solutions for the Next Era
FPL Group, Inc. (NYSE:FPL) is a leading clean energy company with 2008 revenues of more than $16 billion, approximately 39,000 megawatts of generating capacity, and more than 15,000 employees in 27 states and Canada. Headquartered in Juno Beach, Fla., FPL Group’s principal subsidiaries are NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, the largest generator in North America of renewable energy from the wind and sun, and Florida Power & Light Company, which serves 4.5 million customer accounts in Florida and is one of the largest rate-regulated electric utilities in the country. Through its subsidiaries, FPL Group collectively operates the third largest U.S. nuclear power generation fleet. For more information about FPL Group companies, visit these Web sites: www.FPLGroup.com, www.NextEraEnergyResources.com, www.FPL.com.
Contacts FPL Group, Inc., Juno BeachRandy Clerihue, 305-552-3888
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JUNO BEACH, Fla.----FPL Group, Inc.(NYSE:FPL) has been named to the 2009 Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) of the leading companies in North America for corporate sustainability. The DJSI North America selects the top 20 percent of companies in sustainability performance from the 600 largest companies in North America.
FPL Group has established a strong record of environmental responsibility and stewardship. In 2008, FPL Group’s carbon dioxide emissions rate was half the average for the electric power industry as a whole. If every utility were as clean as FPL Group, the nation’s CO2 emissions would be cut 20 percent immediately, which is the equivalent of removing eight out of every 10 vehicles from the road.
“As the No. 1 producer of wind and solar power in North America, we’re pleased that our commitment to sustainability has been recognized by Dow Jones. We’ve worked hard to become the nation’s leader in renewable energy, and we’re proud to have one of the lowest emissions rates in the electric power industry,” said FPL Group Chairman and CEO Lew Hay.
According to Dow Jones, corporate sustainability leaders achieve long-term shareholder value by “gearing their strategies and management to harness the market’s potential for sustainability products and services while successfully reducing and avoiding sustainability costs and risks.” FPL Group has embodied this ethic. Over the five-year period from 2004 through 2008, FPL Group more than doubled the size of its wind energy business while its market capitalization grew by 81 percent.
FPL also has the nation’s leading energy efficiency and conservation program. Cumulatively, FPL has achieved more demand-side reduction than any other utility, according to U.S. Department of Energy data. As a result, FPL has been able to avoid building 12 power plants.
FPL Group: Energy Solutions for the Next Era
FPL Group, Inc. (NYSE:FPL) is a leading clean energy company with 2008 revenues of more than $16 billion, approximately 39,000 megawatts of generating capacity, and more than 15,000 employees in 27 states and Canada. Headquartered in Juno Beach, Fla., FPL Group’s principal subsidiaries are NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, the largest generator in North America of renewable energy from the wind and sun, and Florida Power & Light Company, which serves 4.5 million customer accounts in Florida and is one of the largest rate-regulated electric utilities in the country. Through its subsidiaries, FPL Group collectively operates the third largest U.S. nuclear power generation fleet. For more information about FPL Group companies, visit these Web sites: www.FPLGroup.com, www.NextEraEnergyResources.com, www.FPL.com.
Contacts FPL Group, Inc., Juno BeachRandy Clerihue, 305-552-3888
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Thursday, September 03, 2009
Optimum Energy Selected by AlwaysOn as a GoingGreen Top 100 Winner
Optimum Energy Selected by AlwaysOn as a GoingGreen Top 100 Winner
Recognized for game-changing technology and market value in the category of Energy Management, Smart Grid and Energy Efficiency
SEATTLE — Sept. 3, 2009 — Optimum Energy, LLC <http://www.optimumenergyhvac.com/> , provider of Ultra High Performance HVAC software solutions that set a new standard in energy efficiency, today announced that it has been chosen by AlwaysOn <http://alwayson.goingon.com/> as one of the GoingGreen Top 100 winners. Inclusion in the GoingGreen 100 signifies major developments in the creation of new business opportunities in the green technology industries. Optimum Energy was selected based on a set of five criteria: innovation, market potential, commercialization, stakeholder value and media buzz.
"The GoingGreen Top 100 winners <http://alwayson.goingon.com/permalink/post/33354> have excelled in key strategic areas in the global clean energy technology markets," said Tony Perkins, founder and CEO of AlwaysOn. "We congratulate them for their success in introducing new tools, services, and systems that are driving the next phase of greentech innovation and transforming the biggest industries on earth."
Optimum Energy is the first company to use a scalable software approach <http://www.optimumenergyhvac.com/products.html> to deliver advanced HVAC control technologies that reduce HVAC energy consumption up to 60 percent without sacrificing occupant comfort. As a result, Optimum Energy customers benefit from reduced operating expenses, water use and greenhouse gas emissions. Optimum Energy’s reliable, third-generation software and ongoing, Web-based performance monitoring ensure energy savings last for decades. Optimum Energy’s software solutions are employed in a wide range of buildings <http://www.optimumenergyhvac.com/case_studies/index.html> , including: commercial high rise office towers, schools and universities, data centers, federal and state government facilities, hotels, casinos, airports, medical facilities, and shopping centers.
"Optimum Energy is in the business of helping our customers save money and help the environment," said Nathan Rothman, founder and CEO, Optimum Energy. "The combination of a fast ROI, straightforward installation of proven technology, and ongoing measurement and verification of performance provides a compelling value proposition that is driving our growth. We’re pleased to be recognized by AlwaysOn for the innovations we’re bringing to the commercial HVAC industry, and the value we’re providing our investors."
The GoingGreen 100 winners were selected from among hundreds of other technology companies nominated by investors, bankers, journalists and industry insiders. The AlwaysOn editorial team and industry experts spanning the globe conducted a rigorous three-month selection process to finalize the 2009 list.
Optimum Energy and the GoingGreen Top 100 Companies will be honored at GoingGreen West on September 14- 16, 2009 at Cavallo Point in Sausalito, California.
About AlwaysOn
AlwaysOn ignited the open-media revolution in early 2003 by being the first media brand to launch a global blog network. In 2004, AlwaysOn continued to lead the media industry in innovation by introducing a social network where members can connect and engage. AlwaysOn is also revolutionizing the media business by applying its open-media principles to its executive event series (Summit at Stanford, OnMedia, OnHollywood, OnDC, GoingGreen East and West, Venture Summit East and West) and quarterly print "blogozine" by empowering its members to post and share their ideas and meet each other online. As our loyal readers know, AlwaysOn is committed to the free-market, merit-driven approach to reporting and event programming. No other media brand has dared to create such open interaction with its readers and event participants.
About Optimum Energy, LLC
Based in Seattle, Washington, Optimum Energy’s reliable, demand-based Ultra High Performance HVAC optimization software applications are proven to reduce commercial building HVAC energy consumption and operating costs up to 60 percent. More information is available at www.optimumenergyhvac.com <http://www.optimumenergyhvac.com> .
Heather Van Schoiack
PR Manager
Optimum Energy, LLC
5900 4th Avenue South, Suite 200
Seattle, Washington 98108
Office: 206.331.4171
Mobile: 206.979.0557
heather@optimumenergyco.com <file:///C:\Documents%20and%20Settings\Heather\My%20Documents\Announcements\AlwaysOn%20Award%20-%209.3.09\heather@optimumenergyco.com>
www.optimumenergyHVAC.com/earthday <http://www.optimumenergyHVAC.com/earthday>
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Recognized for game-changing technology and market value in the category of Energy Management, Smart Grid and Energy Efficiency
SEATTLE — Sept. 3, 2009 — Optimum Energy, LLC <http://www.optimumenergyhvac.com/> , provider of Ultra High Performance HVAC software solutions that set a new standard in energy efficiency, today announced that it has been chosen by AlwaysOn <http://alwayson.goingon.com/> as one of the GoingGreen Top 100 winners. Inclusion in the GoingGreen 100 signifies major developments in the creation of new business opportunities in the green technology industries. Optimum Energy was selected based on a set of five criteria: innovation, market potential, commercialization, stakeholder value and media buzz.
"The GoingGreen Top 100 winners <http://alwayson.goingon.com/permalink/post/33354> have excelled in key strategic areas in the global clean energy technology markets," said Tony Perkins, founder and CEO of AlwaysOn. "We congratulate them for their success in introducing new tools, services, and systems that are driving the next phase of greentech innovation and transforming the biggest industries on earth."
Optimum Energy is the first company to use a scalable software approach <http://www.optimumenergyhvac.com/products.html> to deliver advanced HVAC control technologies that reduce HVAC energy consumption up to 60 percent without sacrificing occupant comfort. As a result, Optimum Energy customers benefit from reduced operating expenses, water use and greenhouse gas emissions. Optimum Energy’s reliable, third-generation software and ongoing, Web-based performance monitoring ensure energy savings last for decades. Optimum Energy’s software solutions are employed in a wide range of buildings <http://www.optimumenergyhvac.com/case_studies/index.html> , including: commercial high rise office towers, schools and universities, data centers, federal and state government facilities, hotels, casinos, airports, medical facilities, and shopping centers.
"Optimum Energy is in the business of helping our customers save money and help the environment," said Nathan Rothman, founder and CEO, Optimum Energy. "The combination of a fast ROI, straightforward installation of proven technology, and ongoing measurement and verification of performance provides a compelling value proposition that is driving our growth. We’re pleased to be recognized by AlwaysOn for the innovations we’re bringing to the commercial HVAC industry, and the value we’re providing our investors."
The GoingGreen 100 winners were selected from among hundreds of other technology companies nominated by investors, bankers, journalists and industry insiders. The AlwaysOn editorial team and industry experts spanning the globe conducted a rigorous three-month selection process to finalize the 2009 list.
Optimum Energy and the GoingGreen Top 100 Companies will be honored at GoingGreen West on September 14- 16, 2009 at Cavallo Point in Sausalito, California.
About AlwaysOn
AlwaysOn ignited the open-media revolution in early 2003 by being the first media brand to launch a global blog network. In 2004, AlwaysOn continued to lead the media industry in innovation by introducing a social network where members can connect and engage. AlwaysOn is also revolutionizing the media business by applying its open-media principles to its executive event series (Summit at Stanford, OnMedia, OnHollywood, OnDC, GoingGreen East and West, Venture Summit East and West) and quarterly print "blogozine" by empowering its members to post and share their ideas and meet each other online. As our loyal readers know, AlwaysOn is committed to the free-market, merit-driven approach to reporting and event programming. No other media brand has dared to create such open interaction with its readers and event participants.
About Optimum Energy, LLC
Based in Seattle, Washington, Optimum Energy’s reliable, demand-based Ultra High Performance HVAC optimization software applications are proven to reduce commercial building HVAC energy consumption and operating costs up to 60 percent. More information is available at www.optimumenergyhvac.com <http://www.optimumenergyhvac.com> .
Heather Van Schoiack
PR Manager
Optimum Energy, LLC
5900 4th Avenue South, Suite 200
Seattle, Washington 98108
Office: 206.331.4171
Mobile: 206.979.0557
heather@optimumenergyco.com <file:///C:\Documents%20and%20Settings\Heather\My%20Documents\Announcements\AlwaysOn%20Award%20-%209.3.09\heather@optimumenergyco.com>
www.optimumenergyHVAC.com/earthday <http://www.optimumenergyHVAC.com/earthday>
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Tuesday, September 01, 2009
Green Investor News - Khosla Ventures Expands Ability to Assist Entrepreneurs with Billion Dollars in New Capital
Green Investor News - Khosla Ventures Expands Ability to Assist Entrepreneurs with Billion Dollars in New Capital
Additional Partners Bring New Perspective and Contacts to Portfolio Companies
MENLO PARK, Calif.----Khosla Ventures today announced two new funds, Khosla Ventures III and Khosla Ventures Seed, that together have raised more than one billion dollars, in excess of its original targets in both funds. The firm also announced the addition of two partners: Gideon Yu and Jim Kim.
“The broader capital base and team allow us to accelerate what we do, which I call venture assistance – we assist and mentor entrepreneurs,” said Vinod Khosla, the firm’s founder. “We will continue to foster high risk technology innovation and unproven but high impact science experiments, now with greater resources.”
Our industry focus will be defined by entrepreneurs’ imagination, though we expect to continue to foster innovation in technology-based large markets including clean energy, efficiency, sustainable materials and information technology. Our goals in renewables go beyond Cleantech to Maintech – we believe the infrastructure of society will be open to technical re-invention, creating very large new opportunities. Already this year, seven new companies have been added to our portfolio across Cleantech and information technology including Skywatch in solar, HCL in cellulosic sugars, Hybra-Drive in efficiency, and Rayspan and SeaMicro in information technology.
Our goal is to assist entrepreneurs and we are honored to have been able to do so with a number of companies over the past five years. Examples include: tackling sometimes “imprudent” science risk with a radical approach to carbon sequestration at Calera, taking an equally radical approach to biofuels with Kior, and going beyond traditional lithium ion technology in the battery market; brainstorming business models and building teams at Xobni in email and at Soraa in LED lighting, risk management with all our biofuels startups, developing corporate relationships for Aliph Jawbone, and team building for Ecomotors, Soladigm and many others. Over time, we hope to help companies scale to become large sustainable business.
Khosla Ventures Seed fund, originally targeted at $250 million, will focus on the highest risk projects. These ventures may start at universities and often cannot find any other funding. Khosla Ventures III, originally targeted at $750 million, pursues more typical early and mid-stage venture investments, with additional capital available to the companies as they scale. The new capital represents the first external funds raised and the increased size reflects the breadth of great ideas we are seeing from entrepreneurs.
“CalPERS and Khosla Ventures have built a strong partnership,” said Joncarlo Mark, Senior Portfolio Manager at CalPERS. “Vinod and his team have a differentiated strategy toward both investing and alignment with LPs.”
The announcement of Gideon Yu and Jim Kim joining follows Pierre Lamond’s addition earlier in the year. Lamond is the co-founder of National Semiconductor and held executive roles at Fairchild, Advent and Coherent. Lamond then began a career spanning three decades as an industry leading venture capitalist at Sequoia Capital. Yu was most recently Chief Financial Officer of Facebook, and prior to that was the Chief Financial Officer of YouTube and the Treasurer / SVP Finance at Yahoo. Kim previously worked in Cleantech investing at CMEA and at GE Capital where he worked with companies including A123 Systems, Danotek and Solyndra. Together, the new partners bring a wide range of experience and contacts. They join an existing team of partners all of whom have hands-on experience in building their own startups and in operations.
“We are not financiers. Capital is a small part of what we provide to entrepreneurs,” said Pierre Lamond. “We like to understand the technologies we invest in ourselves, then focus on building the right team that understands the underlying technology. This is becoming even more critical in the technology-intensive world of Cleantech.”
About Khosla Ventures
Khosla Ventures offers venture assistance, strategic advice and capital to entrepreneurs. The firm helps entrepreneurs extend the potential of their ideas in breakthrough scientific work in clean technology areas such as bio-refineries for energy and bioplastics, solar, battery and other environmentally friendly technologies as well as traditional venture areas like the Internet, computing, mobile and silicon technology arenas. Vinod Khosla founded the firm in 2004 and was formerly a General Partner at Kleiner Perkins and founder of Sun Microsystems. Khosla Ventures is based in Menlo Park, California. More information is available at http://www.khoslaventures.com/.
Contacts Khosla VenturesPaula Ponce Chaltas, 650-376-8505pc@khoslaventures.com
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Green Energy investors can also research stocks with the Renewable Energy Stocks Directory, one of the most comprehensive directories online. The directory has close to 900 stocks and new stocks are added each month for investors following the sector. The complete renewable energy stocks directory features stocks listed on the TSX, OTC, NASDAQ, NYSE, AMEX, ASX, AIM markets and other leading exchanges. The directory includes info and links on Alternative Energy Funds, Biogas and Ethanol Stocks, Energy Efficiency Stocks, Flywheel Stocks, Fuel Cell Stocks, Geothermal Stocks, Hydrogen Production, Micro Turbine Stocks, Solar Stocks, Green Transportation, Wind Power and Wind Energy Stocks and Green Infrastructure Stocks.
Additional Partners Bring New Perspective and Contacts to Portfolio Companies
MENLO PARK, Calif.----Khosla Ventures today announced two new funds, Khosla Ventures III and Khosla Ventures Seed, that together have raised more than one billion dollars, in excess of its original targets in both funds. The firm also announced the addition of two partners: Gideon Yu and Jim Kim.
“The broader capital base and team allow us to accelerate what we do, which I call venture assistance – we assist and mentor entrepreneurs,” said Vinod Khosla, the firm’s founder. “We will continue to foster high risk technology innovation and unproven but high impact science experiments, now with greater resources.”
Our industry focus will be defined by entrepreneurs’ imagination, though we expect to continue to foster innovation in technology-based large markets including clean energy, efficiency, sustainable materials and information technology. Our goals in renewables go beyond Cleantech to Maintech – we believe the infrastructure of society will be open to technical re-invention, creating very large new opportunities. Already this year, seven new companies have been added to our portfolio across Cleantech and information technology including Skywatch in solar, HCL in cellulosic sugars, Hybra-Drive in efficiency, and Rayspan and SeaMicro in information technology.
Our goal is to assist entrepreneurs and we are honored to have been able to do so with a number of companies over the past five years. Examples include: tackling sometimes “imprudent” science risk with a radical approach to carbon sequestration at Calera, taking an equally radical approach to biofuels with Kior, and going beyond traditional lithium ion technology in the battery market; brainstorming business models and building teams at Xobni in email and at Soraa in LED lighting, risk management with all our biofuels startups, developing corporate relationships for Aliph Jawbone, and team building for Ecomotors, Soladigm and many others. Over time, we hope to help companies scale to become large sustainable business.
Khosla Ventures Seed fund, originally targeted at $250 million, will focus on the highest risk projects. These ventures may start at universities and often cannot find any other funding. Khosla Ventures III, originally targeted at $750 million, pursues more typical early and mid-stage venture investments, with additional capital available to the companies as they scale. The new capital represents the first external funds raised and the increased size reflects the breadth of great ideas we are seeing from entrepreneurs.
“CalPERS and Khosla Ventures have built a strong partnership,” said Joncarlo Mark, Senior Portfolio Manager at CalPERS. “Vinod and his team have a differentiated strategy toward both investing and alignment with LPs.”
The announcement of Gideon Yu and Jim Kim joining follows Pierre Lamond’s addition earlier in the year. Lamond is the co-founder of National Semiconductor and held executive roles at Fairchild, Advent and Coherent. Lamond then began a career spanning three decades as an industry leading venture capitalist at Sequoia Capital. Yu was most recently Chief Financial Officer of Facebook, and prior to that was the Chief Financial Officer of YouTube and the Treasurer / SVP Finance at Yahoo. Kim previously worked in Cleantech investing at CMEA and at GE Capital where he worked with companies including A123 Systems, Danotek and Solyndra. Together, the new partners bring a wide range of experience and contacts. They join an existing team of partners all of whom have hands-on experience in building their own startups and in operations.
“We are not financiers. Capital is a small part of what we provide to entrepreneurs,” said Pierre Lamond. “We like to understand the technologies we invest in ourselves, then focus on building the right team that understands the underlying technology. This is becoming even more critical in the technology-intensive world of Cleantech.”
About Khosla Ventures
Khosla Ventures offers venture assistance, strategic advice and capital to entrepreneurs. The firm helps entrepreneurs extend the potential of their ideas in breakthrough scientific work in clean technology areas such as bio-refineries for energy and bioplastics, solar, battery and other environmentally friendly technologies as well as traditional venture areas like the Internet, computing, mobile and silicon technology arenas. Vinod Khosla founded the firm in 2004 and was formerly a General Partner at Kleiner Perkins and founder of Sun Microsystems. Khosla Ventures is based in Menlo Park, California. More information is available at http://www.khoslaventures.com/.
Contacts Khosla VenturesPaula Ponce Chaltas, 650-376-8505pc@khoslaventures.com
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Green Energy investors can also research stocks with the Renewable Energy Stocks Directory, one of the most comprehensive directories online. The directory has close to 900 stocks and new stocks are added each month for investors following the sector. The complete renewable energy stocks directory features stocks listed on the TSX, OTC, NASDAQ, NYSE, AMEX, ASX, AIM markets and other leading exchanges. The directory includes info and links on Alternative Energy Funds, Biogas and Ethanol Stocks, Energy Efficiency Stocks, Flywheel Stocks, Fuel Cell Stocks, Geothermal Stocks, Hydrogen Production, Micro Turbine Stocks, Solar Stocks, Green Transportation, Wind Power and Wind Energy Stocks and Green Infrastructure Stocks.
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