ALTERNATIVE ENERGY INVESTING
Energy demand is growing worldwide. It is expected to increase 54% over 20 years with new demand in developing nations, in particular China and India are expected to grow 91% - IEA
As energy demand soars, alternative energy including wind, solar, hydroelectric, hybrid automotive and fuel cells have become multi-billion dollar markets
New research and unprecedented investment in alternative energy are reducing the cost which contrasts sharply with recent trends and risks associated with fossil fuels
The Combined clean energy markets of solar, wind and fuel cells was $13 billion in 2003, a 36% annual growth over the year before, when the industry was valued at $9.5 billion
Connecticut is requesting proposals for 100MW of renewable energy, much of which is fuel cells. The worldwide installed base of fuel cells today is 65-75MW (source, DOD)
LIPA (The Long Island Power Authority) recently announced a 10MW request for proposal for their territory to be installed in 2006
Mohr Davidow, a large Silicon Valley VC, recently closed on a new $400 million clean energy fund. VC investment in the United States for energy- technology startup companies reached $520 million during 2004 - 2.6% of the total of $20.4 billion in VC invetments made in the U.S. last year
The Federal budget proposal for 2006 includes $322 million for fuel cell and hydrogen development
G.E. Capital recently launched a comprehensive global effort to finance clean energy
Last year, Citigroup launched a worldwide search for alternative energy companies and projects to fund
The average efficiency, %(LHV) for US fossil fuel power plants is 33% - This is below rates of 35%-70% recently achieved by various combinations of fuel cell plants
Caterpillar, PPL, Alliance, Chevron, Enbridge and many others have fuel cell equipment or power plant designs in various stages of development and financing
The following is a short-list of alternative energy companies that are worth watching:
Distributed Generation Ballard Power Systems, Capstone Turbine, Distributed Energy Systems, Daystar, Energy Conversion Devices, Evergreen Solar, FuelCell Energy, Hydrogenics, Millennium Cell, Plug Power, Vestas Wind Energy, Gamesa
Clean Fuel & Combustion Technology Catalytica Energy Systems, Fuel Tech N.V., Headwaters, Methanex Corp., Quantum Fuel Systems Tech, Syntroleum Corp, Pacific Ethanol, International Fuel Technology, IMPCO Technologies
Energy Storage Active Power, Arotech Corp., Beacon Power Corp., C&D Tech, EnerSys, Medis Technologies, Ultralife Batteries, Valence Technologies, Maxwell Technologies, Exide
Power Electronics Artesyn Tech., Magnetek, PECO II, Power-One, SatCon Technology, UQM Technologies, Vicor Corp.
Power Quality American Power Conversion, American Superconductor, Intermagnetics
Energy Information Technology Itron, Badger Meter
OTHER ITEMS
Latest Bin Laden Tape for Completists Only
The Onion
NEW YORK—CIA analyst Douglas Biryla advised the public at large to skip the latest video tape from fugitive Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden Monday. "This latest offering doesn't have anything his post 9-11 work lacks—just the usual ominous threats of total annihilation to the West," Biryla said. "Despite some nice remastering work courtesy of Al-Sahab, it's not bin Laden's best , and certainly not mandatory viewing outside of the intelligence community or bin Laden's more hardcore fans." Biryla's monthly review column on pre-recorded Islamist screeds runs in 38 foreign-policy newsletters worldwide.
Father Doesn't Understand Son's Obsession with Classic Rock
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA—Phil Poole, 42, said Monday that he is coming to grips with his 15-year-old son Carter's taste in music. "I thought he was playing it as a sarcastic thing, and I was like, 'Hey, kid, your mother and I dated to Boston and Journey,'" Poole said. "But after I overheard him talking about it with his friends, I realized he actually likes it. Then I got worried—I mean, his mother and I dated to Boston and Journey." Poole added that he will not give Carter $30 to buy a Hot Topic rip-off of the Asia T-shirt he bought for $10 at Spencer's Gifts in 1982.
Energy demand is growing worldwide. It is expected to increase 54% over 20 years with new demand in developing nations, in particular China and India are expected to grow 91% - IEA
As energy demand soars, alternative energy including wind, solar, hydroelectric, hybrid automotive and fuel cells have become multi-billion dollar markets
New research and unprecedented investment in alternative energy are reducing the cost which contrasts sharply with recent trends and risks associated with fossil fuels
The Combined clean energy markets of solar, wind and fuel cells was $13 billion in 2003, a 36% annual growth over the year before, when the industry was valued at $9.5 billion
Connecticut is requesting proposals for 100MW of renewable energy, much of which is fuel cells. The worldwide installed base of fuel cells today is 65-75MW (source, DOD)
LIPA (The Long Island Power Authority) recently announced a 10MW request for proposal for their territory to be installed in 2006
Mohr Davidow, a large Silicon Valley VC, recently closed on a new $400 million clean energy fund. VC investment in the United States for energy- technology startup companies reached $520 million during 2004 - 2.6% of the total of $20.4 billion in VC invetments made in the U.S. last year
The Federal budget proposal for 2006 includes $322 million for fuel cell and hydrogen development
G.E. Capital recently launched a comprehensive global effort to finance clean energy
Last year, Citigroup launched a worldwide search for alternative energy companies and projects to fund
The average efficiency, %(LHV) for US fossil fuel power plants is 33% - This is below rates of 35%-70% recently achieved by various combinations of fuel cell plants
Caterpillar, PPL, Alliance, Chevron, Enbridge and many others have fuel cell equipment or power plant designs in various stages of development and financing
The following is a short-list of alternative energy companies that are worth watching:
Distributed Generation Ballard Power Systems, Capstone Turbine, Distributed Energy Systems, Daystar, Energy Conversion Devices, Evergreen Solar, FuelCell Energy, Hydrogenics, Millennium Cell, Plug Power, Vestas Wind Energy, Gamesa
Clean Fuel & Combustion Technology Catalytica Energy Systems, Fuel Tech N.V., Headwaters, Methanex Corp., Quantum Fuel Systems Tech, Syntroleum Corp, Pacific Ethanol, International Fuel Technology, IMPCO Technologies
Energy Storage Active Power, Arotech Corp., Beacon Power Corp., C&D Tech, EnerSys, Medis Technologies, Ultralife Batteries, Valence Technologies, Maxwell Technologies, Exide
Power Electronics Artesyn Tech., Magnetek, PECO II, Power-One, SatCon Technology, UQM Technologies, Vicor Corp.
Power Quality American Power Conversion, American Superconductor, Intermagnetics
Energy Information Technology Itron, Badger Meter
OTHER ITEMS
Latest Bin Laden Tape for Completists Only
The Onion
NEW YORK—CIA analyst Douglas Biryla advised the public at large to skip the latest video tape from fugitive Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden Monday. "This latest offering doesn't have anything his post 9-11 work lacks—just the usual ominous threats of total annihilation to the West," Biryla said. "Despite some nice remastering work courtesy of Al-Sahab, it's not bin Laden's best , and certainly not mandatory viewing outside of the intelligence community or bin Laden's more hardcore fans." Biryla's monthly review column on pre-recorded Islamist screeds runs in 38 foreign-policy newsletters worldwide.
Father Doesn't Understand Son's Obsession with Classic Rock
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA—Phil Poole, 42, said Monday that he is coming to grips with his 15-year-old son Carter's taste in music. "I thought he was playing it as a sarcastic thing, and I was like, 'Hey, kid, your mother and I dated to Boston and Journey,'" Poole said. "But after I overheard him talking about it with his friends, I realized he actually likes it. Then I got worried—I mean, his mother and I dated to Boston and Journey." Poole added that he will not give Carter $30 to buy a Hot Topic rip-off of the Asia T-shirt he bought for $10 at Spencer's Gifts in 1982.
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