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We have two Chinese initial public offerings today.  ChinaCache International Holdings Ltd. (NASDAQ: CCIH) is a Chinese internet company and China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Limited (NYSE: MY) is a...
The issue of intermittency is well-known in alternative energy circles. Solar panels don’t work when the sun doesn’t shine, nor do wind turbines when the wind doesn’t blow. But there is a more...
Despite the known problems of ethanol, ethanol lives!  After the closing bell on Tuesday came word that Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: GPRE) has entered into a definitive agreement to...
In March 2009, the five ethanol-producing plants owned by a subsidiary of Pacific Ethanol, Inc. (NASDAQ: PEIX) filed for bankruptcy protection. The plants exited bankruptcy in June 2010, under...
Gasoline-powered cars run on gas. It is as simple as that. Regular or high-grade–which depends on the motor. The theory behind the creation of non-gas-powered cars, or partially gas powered cars is...
A lot of companies are working on developing microbes to eat something ordinary and expel something extraordinary, like diesel fuel or methane or butanol. Laboratory scale projects have all proved...
Just over a week ago, several solar stocks had a nice jump as the DJIA rose some 200+ points. Not all the gains were made by simply hanging on the Dow’s coat tails. There was some good news from...
If Germany, where most of the public hates nuclear power,  plans to extend the life of its nuclear reactors, the world has entered a new atomic age. In fact, more than 150 reactors with a total net...
There is a rather interesting IPO filing this morning from Bruker Energy & Supercon Technologies, Inc. Bruker Corporation (NASDAQ: BRKR) is the controlling shareholder and is going to be offering...
Wind power is supposed to be one of the cleanest sources of power out there.  Unfortunately, at least for now, it is not one of the most profitable sources of power.  Deere & Company (NYSE: DE)...
The development of new and larger capacity wind farms in the US sets up a likely conflict between the developers and the US Department of Defense. The large, utility-scale wind turbines that tower...
Last February, Royal Dutch Shell plc (NYSE:RDS-A) and Brazil’s Cosan Ltd. (NYSE:CZZ) signed an agreement to create a joint venture to distribute and sell cane ethanol in Brazil. The two companies...
An international policy network called the Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century, or REN21, has released its global status report for 2010. Made up of representatives of industry,...
Yingli Green Energy Holding Co. Ltd. (NYSE: YGE) was indicated higher after earnings, but the trading volume is still too thin to make a judgment.  Yingli looks like it is about to join other solar...
We are seeing another mixed bag in the solar sector of late.  Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd. (NYSE: STP) earnings look soft and there was a loss after items.  Trina Solar Limited (NYSE: TSL) has a...