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Smart Grid Gold Rush
June 11, 2009. This month's Discover Magazine explains why the smart grid might be the hottest clean-tech niche of the coming decade. The article is available only to subscribers, so I'll reprint part of it here:    More...

A Taste of Things to Come
May 28, 2009. The past month’s stock market bounce was probably of the dead cat variety, but it did accomplish one thing: It showed the world how clean tech stocks will behave in a bull market. Check out the following list: Now, all of these companies have three things in common, and understanding these commonalities will be key to playing the sector going forward. 1) They’re in clean tech fields that are here and now rather than prospective. Smart grid, geothermal, solar, and green building are all fields where the technologies, though still progressing, are ready for market and generating orders and cash flow. Fuel cell makers and biofuel stocks aren’t behaving nearly as well because their technologies are still a few years from market. 2) They’re the leaders in their respective fields. First Solar’s thin film solar panels have the lowest cost per watt and the company has proven its ability to deliver in quantity. So even in a glut of   More...
 

 

 
Opportunities in Alternative Energy – Lawrence Roulston
Renewable Power? – Ilargi, Stoneleigh
Science of Economic Bubbles, Busts – Gary Stix
Three Investment Trends... – ZachStocks
Energy Bill, CO2 Emissions – Bryan Walsh
Redefining What's Possible – Gigaton Throwdown
Tom Friedman, Grist on Green Challenge – David Roberts
Iceland's Geothermal Bailout – PopSci
The Elusive Green Economy – Joshua Green
The next big investment bubble – MoneyWeek
Climate Change, Cultural Change – American Progress
Travis Bradford interview – Solar Plaza
The Shift to Renewable Energy – Vinod Khosla
Water, the Final Resource – Robin Griffiths
Time for a Trade-In – Newsweek
China's Water Plays – Chris Sholto Heaton
John Rubino on Commodity Watch – Dominic Frisby
Global Warming & Greentech – EcoWorld
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The Green Economy

Green power takes root in the Chinese desert -- New York Times (7/2/09)
Green stocks flourish despite demand concerns -- Reuters (7/1/09)
Clean energy investment leaps in second quarter -- Reuters (7/1/09)
The locked IPO window is ready for a clean tech break in -- BusinessGreen (6/30/09)
Ex-UBS top dealmaker launches green tech boutique -- Reuters (6/30/09)
US renewable energy: a self-inflicted crisis in the making -- Solar Plaza (6/30/09)
A123's planned IPO moves to the front burner -- Alt Energy Stocks (6/29/09)
Financing the cleantech boom -- Examiner (6/29/09)
Green shoots start to sprout in green sector -- Reuters (6/28/09)
Your comments on endocrine disruptors -- New York Times (6/27/09)
Can a green-power underachiever reach its full potential? -- Treehugger (6/27/09)
House passes climate-change plan, an Obama priority -- Bloomberg (6/26/09)
Valuations down for later-stage cleantech startups -- Reuters (6/26/09)
GE's finance arm lining up green power deals -- Reuters (6/25/09)
The 'Gigaton Throwdown' and the big hairy audacious question -- GreenBiz (6/24/09)
Major shift in cleantech investment -- BusinessWeek (6/23/09)
Can cleantech save the planet … and us? -- Greenbang (6/23/09)
Ron Mahabir discusses the opportunities for cleantech investment in Asia -- NewNet (6/23/09)
Massachusetts goes green to relive tech glory -- CNet News (6/23/09)
Siemens counting on green energy to boost bottom line – Green Energy Reporter (6/22/09)

Agriculture
Whoever controls your food, controls YOU -- Examiner (7/1/09)
Organic growers have difficulty meeting demand -- DesMoinesRegister(6/21/09)
Food, Inc. -- Chicago Tribune (6/19/09)
Food, Inc.: facts are unappetizing -- The Star (6/19/09)

Batteries and Energy Storage

Hitachi to boost lithium battery production 70-fold -- EV World (7/2/09)
Auto batteries: short term revenue growth favors lead-acid -- Seeking Alpha (6/28/09)
The end of battery-backed cache? -- CNet News (6/26/09)
EnerSys enhances lithium-based capabilities -- PR Newswire (6/26/09)
Adaptec RAID controllers eliminate batteries, reduce waste -- Reuters (6/25/09)
IBM researchers taking aim at lithium-air batteries -- EV World (6/25/09)
Intel's wireless power play -- Technology Review (6/22/09)

Biofuel
Algae farm aims to turn carbon dioxide into fuel -- New York Times (6/28/09)
Sugarcane juice is a good fermentation feedstock for algal biodiesel -- Green Car Congress(6/28/09)
Algae fantasists predict 1B gallons per year by 2014 -- GreenTech (6/26/09)
Algae and the scale dilemma or how to transform a ‘curiosity’ into an industry -- Green Energy Reporter (6/25/09)
Climate bill tweaked for biofuels -- DesMoinesRegister (6/25/09)
Biomethane for energy and fuel -- Cleantech Blog (6/25/09)
U.S. pulp-maker pioneers new biofuel -- Reuters (6/24/09)
'Milking' microscopic algae could yield massive amounts of oil -- Science Daily (6/23/09)

Fuel Cells

2015 is new magic date for fuel cell vehicles -- Hybrid Cars (6/30/09)
Collision course -- Forbes (6/29/09)
The latest on fuel cells, NPWS, INTC, NVLS -- Seeking Alpha (6/26/09)
Toasted chicken feathers make better hyrdogen storage tanks for fuel cells -- Fast Company (6/24/09)

Geothermal
Geothermal energy: rising to the surface -- Area Development (6/30/09)
Raser technologies announces $25.5 million registered direct offering -- MarketWatch (6/30/09)
Alternative energy: geothermal is so hot you'll feel the earth move -- JustOneMinute (6/28/09)
Magma Energy heats up geothermal with $87M IPO -- Cleantech (6/26/09)
A geothermal slide show -- New York Times (6/25/09)
When geothermal energy induces earthquakes: readers react -- New York Times (6/25/09)
Geothermal the latest in heating and cooling -- Perham Enterprise Bulletin (6/24/09)

Government Policy
Washington acts while Wall Street waits -- Washington Examiner (7/01/09)
Obama announces new efficiency initiatives as part of big clean-energy push -- Grist (6/29/09)
Queensland set to become solar powerbase -- Brisbane Times (6/21/09)
Nevada enacts 'green energy' measures -- Mercury News (6/15/09)
Officials vow support for renewable energy in West -- Seattle Times (6/15/09)

Green Building
High-tech green building materials are transforming construction -- Solve Climate (6/30/09)
Sears Tower, tallest building in the US, to go green -- GreenPacks (6/28/09)
The green building guide to Waxman-Markey -- Reuters (6/26/09)
'Lightbulb' molecule has a bright future -- New Scientist (6/23/09)
State upping mandates for green building -- My Desert (6/21/09)

Green Information Tech

nVidia 200M GPUs: 'Twice the Power, Half the Battery Drain' -- Washington Post (6/17/09)
Wireless power harvesting for cell phones -- Technology Review (6/9/09)
Nanotube chip could store data for a billion years -- CIO (6/8/09)

Green Materials
Tiny troubles -- EMagazine (6/29/09)
Indian origin scientist makes breakthrough in developing “spintronic devices” -- Taragana.com (6/27/09)
Adventures in plastic recycling -- GreenTech (6/26/09)
Graphene emerging as the miracle material of the new millenium -- CleanTechnica (6/26/09)

Pollution Control/Emissions Trading
Cap-and-trade and the cheap energy illusion -- Seeking Alpha (7/1/09)
Startech Environmental responds to proposed tender offer announcement -- Yahoo! Finance (7/01/09)
Swiss slump worsened in second quarter -- Bloomberg (6/30/09)
US climate bill would create new financial system -- Daily Bell (6/30/09)
Wall Street eagerly waiting for carbon credit trading -- Wall Street and Tech (6/29/09)

Smart Grid
More smart grid partnerships: Itron and Ambient join up -- Seeking Alpha (7/02/09)
City of Palo Alto demonstrates energy efficient streetlights... -- Yahoo! Finance (7/02/09)
And they're off! The race for stimulus funds -- Smart Grid News (6/30/09)
German utility Yellostrom deciding between Google's and Microsoft's PowerMeter -- Seeking Alpha (6/30/09)
Surviving cap and trade -- CNBC (6/30/09)
Microsoft announces "Hohm" energy monitoring tool -- Smart Grid News (6/29/09)
In bid to go green, U.S. can look to Danes -- UPI (6/26/09)
Silver Springs Networks lands contract for Sacramento smart grid -- CleanTech Brief (6/26/09)
Comverge, Itron collaboration further advances the smart grid -- Yahoo! Finance (6/24/09)
FERC releases study on DR... is the Smart Grid just a bubble? -- Smart Grid News (6/23/09)
Utilities begin to recognize smart grid benefits prior to full smart grid employment - CRM Software Comparison (6/19/09)
Tech could balance future UK power grid -- Wall Street Journal (6/19/09)
Is smart grid the next green-tech bubble? -- CNet News (6/19/09)
Are we smart enough for the smart grid? -- The Motley Fool (6/19/09)
Duke tests new smart grid technology in Charlotte -- Smart Meters (6/18/09)

Solar
LDK falls on weaker-than-expected Q2 revenue outlook -- Barron's (7/2/09)
Solar winners and losers -- TheStreet (7/2/09)
Suntech Power signs 500MW photovoltaic contract Sichuan -- Solar Plaza (7/2/09)
Feds propose 24 solar energy zones, promise speedier evaluations -- Seeking Alpha (6/30/09)
The future of First Solar -- The Motley Fool (6/30/09)
SunPower, Wells Fargo Team to finance $100 million in solar projects -- Solar Plaza (6/30/09)
'Fast-track' initiatives for solar energy development on western lands -- Solar Plaza (6/30/09)
First Solar sees costs down by a third in 5 years -- Solar Plaza (6/29/09)
BP solar panel blaze raises concerns -- Solar Plaza (6/29/09)
The new rising sun? -- Pension Pulse (6/28/09)
What does Big Solar want? What doesn't it want? -- Reuters (6/26/09)
GCL-Poly Energy to buy China Solar parts maker for $3.4 billion -- Bloomberg (6/23/09)
How will America capitalize on Green Revolution and solar power? -- Examiner (6/22/09)
Europe looks to Africa for solar power -- New York Times (6/21/09)
Transparent electronics: a solar energy breakthrough -- Alternative Energy (6/19/09)
PowerSat’s space-age idea snags utility, investor attention -- Cleantech (6/19/09)

Transportation
Top ten electric car models - list of the coolest electric vehicles -- CB Electric Car (7/01/09)
Fisker Automotive's 2010 Karma -- Examiner (6/29/09)
Plug-in autos charged overnight OK for grid -- Reuters (6/29/09)
What lies ahead for hybrid car investors? -- Seeking Alpha (6/28/09)
$45k Coda electric sedan will beat Volt, Tesla, etc. to market -- Tuning Truck (6/28/09)
Madison Gas and Electric plans electric vehicle charging network -- Eco Friendly Mag (6/28/09)
2010 Toyota Prius buyers cost -- NewsOXY (6/28/09)
Electric superbike Motoczysz E1PC uses iPhone for dashboard -- FlyLyf (6/26/09)
For Tesla's foudning legacy, look to AC propulsion -- Earth2Tech (6/26/09)

Water

Full steam ahead for desalination plant -- SMH (6/29/09)
$45k Coda electrid sedan will beat Volt, Tesla, etc. to market -- Tuning Truck (6/28/09)
Positioning for when water runs out (part 2) -- Seeking Alpha (6/26/09)
Water and desalination news you can use -- Daily Kos (6/26/09)
GE, water filter desalination plants that are making a difference -- Greenhouse Friendly (6/26/09)

Wave/Tide Power
Developers propose 42 wave, tidal projects for U.K.'s Pentland Firth -- Hydro Review (6/12/09)
If alternative energy meets as many objections as fossil fuels... -- iStockAnalyst (6/11/09)
Alstom gets into tidal with Clean Current Power -- Seeking Alpha (5/26/09)
FAU deploys ocean energy sonar -- South Florida Business (4/8/09)

Wind
Your comments on endocrine disruptors -- New York Times (6/27/09)
Christopher Flavin says wind power surging worldwide -- EarthSky (6/26/09)
The answer to finding alternative energy may be blowing in the wind -- MyKawartha (6/25/09)
Invest in alternative energy with this wind power ETF -- Seeking Alpha (6/25/09)
Feds issue first-ever offshore wind leases -- Greentech (6/23/09)
New Hampshire AP news -- WBZ TV (6/20/09)
Wind could power Europe many times over -- Renewable Energy World (6/19/09)
US ramping up wind power programs, concerns about declines in US wind strength -- OffShore Inn (6/19/09)

Other Clean Technologies
Is automation the missing piece in the US energy economy? -- Smart Grid News (6/22/09)
Clean coal: fuel of the future or fallacy? -- Reuters (6/15/09)
Cash in as nanotech finally comes of age -- MoneyWeek (6/12/09)
Back to the FutureGen: 'clean' coal plant gets new backing -- Wired (6/12/09)

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