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- 6 Reasons Tight Credit Markets Won't Stop the Wind Industry
- Tom Konrad AltEnergyStocks submits: The Wind Power industry is gaining momentum in the U.S., with more wind power produced here than in any other country last year. My own Colorado is quickly becoming a wind manufacturing and R&D hub, with three Vestas (VWSYF.PK) plants, a...
- External links 2008-11-02
- Solar 2009: Investment Opportunities in Solar Stocks- Part I
- Tom Konrad AltEnergyStocks submits: The last panel I attended at Solar 2009 focused on investment opportunities in Solar. This is the first of several entries with ideas from the speakers. They were: Allen Goodman, of ECG Consulting GroupJames Groelinger, of Bellegrove...
- External links 2009-05-16
- Solar Millennium: A Rare Opportunity
- Tom Konrad AltEnergyStocks submits: This is the third in a series of entries on opportunities in solar stocks, based on a panel at Solar 2009. The the first article introduced the panelists, and took a look at the solar sector as a whole. The second was about...
- External links 2009-05-26
- What Does Clean Energy Cost? Investing in AECOM, Covanta
- Tom Konrad AltEnergyStocks submits: Renewable Electricity cost estimates from a California transmission study and the investment implications. The seemingly simple question, "How much does wind / solar / geothermal / etc. cost per kWh?" can be surprisingly difficult to answer. Advocates often cite particularly low figures, but they...
- External links 2009-06-08
- Ways to Play Cellulosic Ethanol and Advanced Biofuels
- Tom Konrad AltEnergyStocks submits: There's much excitement about second generation biofuels made from cellulosic feedstocks and algae, be they cellulosic ethanol, biodiesel, biocrude, or electricity from biomass. There will be winners, but they may not be the technology companies. At the 2009 Advanced Biofuels...
- External links 2009-06-23
- Raser Technologies' Short Term Prospects Weaken on Failed Attempts at Funding
- Tom Konrad AltEnergyStocks submits: Raser Technologies (NYSE:RZ) did not get the hoped-for DOE loan guarantee. The company still has good long term prospects, but the short term upside chances are much weaker, prompting me to sell in the hope of buying back in after a general market sell-off....
- External links 2009-09-03
- Five Hedging Strategies
- Tom Konrad AltEnergyStocks submits: Investors who feel the market is overvalued have two options: move into other asset classes (cash, bonds), or hedge their market exposure. Hedging your exposure does not have to be rocket science, but it does require diligent attention to the market and your portfolio....
- External links 2009-09-08
- New Flyer Industries: Liquidity Issues Not Expected but Possible
- Tom Konrad AltEnergyStocks submits: Should reduced liquidity at New Flyer Industries concern investors? New Flyer Industries (NFI-UN.TO, NFYIF.PK) is one of my largest single clean energy investments. The company describes itself as the "leader in the heavy-duty bus market for the US and Canada."...
- External links 2009-10-05
- Dyadic: A Stock to Avoid
- Tom Konrad AltEnergyStocks submits: Dyadic International hopes to use proprietary gene discovery to revolutionize cellulosic biofuel and pharmaceuticals. Investors should stay away. Dyadic International (DYAI.PK) says they are applying their "proprietary enabling biotechnologies for multi-billion dollar markets in industrial enzymes, biofuels and biotherapeutics." A very...
- External links 2009-10-06
- Dyadic - Still Worth Avoiding?
- Tom Konrad AltEnergyStocks submits: Representatives of Dyadic International (DYAI.PK) were quite upset when I called the company "A Stock to Avoid." The company has now released audited financial statements for 2007 and 2008. The lack of such statements was one of the several reasons I said to...
- External links 2009-10-27
- Ray Anderson on the Benefits of Corporate Sustainability
- Tom Konrad AltEnergyStocks submits: Ray Anderson, the pioneering founder and Chairman of Interface, Inc. IFSIA was an early pioneer of sustainable enterprise. We recently had the opportunity to interview him on the benefits he sees for investors from corporate sustainability full transcript follows. by Tom Konrad
- External links 2009-11-15
- Wind: A Gust of Hope
- Tom Konrad AltEnergyStocks submits: Wind advocates like to say "The wind's always blowing somewhere" to counter concerns about the variability of wind power. This is true, and it means that wind can always be relied on to produce some power, but that does not mean that wind can...
- External links 2009-04-29
- Solar Development and Strategic Shifts in Solar Stocks
- Tom Konrad AltEnergyStocks submits: When Solaren announced they are seeking PUC approval for a power purchase agreement (PPA) with PG&E PCG for solar power from outer space, I wasn't too surprised. California utilities signing deals for large solar projects which quite likely may never be built is...
- External links 2009-04-20
- The Future Shape of Concentrating Solar Power (CSP)
- Tom Konrad AltEnergyStocks submits: Parabolic Troughs have dominated Concentrating Solar Power [CSP] until recently, but several companies are vying to replace them. Will the upstarts succeed, or will incumbency and improvements to trough technology ward off the competition? Dr. Arnold Leitner, CEO of Skyfuel, Inc., thinks the...
- External links 2009-04-16
- Is There Life After the Incandescent Bulb?
- Tom Konrad AltEnergyStocks submits: When incandescent light bulbs are phased out in the United States between 2012 to 2014, managers of utility Demand Side Management [DSM] programs will be between a rock and a hard place. At the Southwest Energy Efficiency Project's 5th annual...
- External links 2008-11-24
- 2 Dividend Paying Energy Efficiency Picks
- Tom Konrad AltEnergyStocks submits: Charles Morand recently recommended a few dividend paying alternative energy companies as safe havens in the current turmoil. Since I've been thinking along the same lines, I thought I'd add my own picks. I currently like energy efficiency companies with...
- External links 2008-12-05
- 2 Geothermal Heat Pump Stocks to Consider
- Tom Konrad AltEnergyStocks submits: Geothermal heat pumps [GHP], also know as Geoexchange, or ground-source heat pumps have been recognized by both the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy as the most efficient and environmentally friendly way available to heat and cool a...
- External links 2008-12-22
- Algonquin Power: A Promising Renewable Energy Income Investment
- Tom Konrad AltEnergyStocks submits: The Pendulum Swings to Cash Over the long term, market cycles are characterized by swings of sentiment, and changes in investor preferences. The recent cycle was characterized by an emphasis on growth and capital gains. In the current financial...
- External links 2009-01-06
- Dipping a Toe into the Tempting Black Stuff
- Tom Konrad AltEnergyStocks submits: I was tempted by greed, and I succumbed. Last week, I bought the iPath S&P GSCI Crude Oil Total Return Index ETN OIL, at $19.75 a share. by Tom Konrad
- External links 2009-01-25
- Clean Energy ETF Options
- Tom Konrad AltEnergyStocks submits: In my recent article about Green Energy Exchange Traded Funds [ETFs], I said that there were two main criteria investors should consider when choosing one (the fund's expense ratio, and its investment universe.) This is true for investors who are looking...
- External links 2009-01-27
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