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15 NOTEWORTHY CLEAN ENERGY STOCKS

15 NOTEWORTHY CLEAN ENERGY STOCKS

Edited by Jodi Summers

Green Stocks Investing has researched publicly-listed renewable energy stocks including solar power companies, wind energy stocks, geothermal power producers, wave energy, tidal power, green mutual funds, emerging clean energy technology companies, and come up with a list of Top Alternative Energy and Renewable Power stock picks for 2010:

1. ITRI - Itron, Inc. (Itron), provides products and services to utilities for energy and water markets globally, and is a provider of metering, data collection and software.

http://www.itron.com/

2. AMSC - American Superconductor Corporation (AMSC) is an energy technology

solutions company, offering products and services based on programmable power electronic converters and high temperature superconductor (HTS) wires. It serves are the wind energy market and the power transmission and distribution or power grid market. http://www.amsc.com/

3. CSIQ - Canadian Solar Inc. (CSI) designs, develops, manufactures and sells solar cell and module products in China that convert sunlight into electricity. CSIQ mplements solar power development projects, primarily in conjunction with government organizations. http://www.canadian-solar.com/

4. CLNE - Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (Clean Energy) is a provider of natural gas as an alternative fuel for vehicle fleets in the United States and Canada. CLNE designs, builds, finances and operates fueling stations, and supplies customers with compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG), and also helps them acquire and finance natural gas vehicles, and access government rebates and incentives. http://www.cleanenergyfuels.com/

5. LON-CWP - Clipper Windpower PLC (Clipper) is engaged in the design, engineering and manufacturing of advanced wind turbines and developing wind energy projects, including engineering, construction, and plant operation. It manufactures the 2.5 megawatts Liberty wind turbine and actively develops wind power generating projects in the Americas and Europe. http://www.clipperwind.com/

6. BOM: 532667 - Suzlon Energy Limited (SEL) is an India-based wind power

company engaged in the manufacture of wind turbine generators (WTGs) of various capacities and its components. http://www.suzlon.com/

7. CVE:WND - Western Wind Energy Corp. (Western Wind) owns two wind energy

electrical generation facilities and is developing wind energy projects in California and Arizona. WND currently owns over 500 wind turbines with 34.5 MW of rated capacity and a further 131MW of expansion power purchase agreements in California and Arizona. http://www.westernwindenergy.com/

8. YGE - Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited (Yingli Green Energy) is a vertically integrated photovoltaic (PV) product manufacturer in China. The Company designs, manufactures and sells PV modules and designs, assembles, sells and install PV systems in worldwide markets such as Spain, Germany, the United States and China. http://www.yinglisolar.com

9. TSL - Trina Solar Limited is an integrated solar-power products manufacturer based in China. The Company’s market reach includes Germany, Spain and Italy. http://www.trinasolar.com/

10. ORA - Ormat Technologies, Inc. (Ormat) is engaged in the geothermal and recovered energy power business. The Company designs, develops, builds, owns and operates geothermal recovered energy-based power plants, usually using equipment that it designs and manufactures. http://www.ormat.com/

11. APWR - A-Power Energy Generation Systems, Ltd. (A-Power) is a renewable energy company in China, engaged in providing onsite distributed power generation systems and micro power grids for industrial companies to recapture previously wasted heat and gas from their manufacturing processes to generate electricity.

http://www.apowerenergy.com/

12. AMAT - Applied Materials, Inc. (Applied) provides Nanomanufacturing Technology solutions for the global semiconductor, flat panel display, solar and related industries, with a portfolio of equipment, service and software products. http://www.appliedmaterials.com/

13. JASO - JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. (JA Solar) is engaged in the development, production and marketing of photovoltaic (PV) solar cells, which convert sunlight into electricity in China. http://www.jasolar.com/

14. AOS - A. O. Smith Corporation is a manufacturer of water heating equipment and electric motors, serving a diverse mix of residential, commercial and industrial end markets principally in the United States. http://www.aosmith.com

15. OTC: SHCAY (Sharp Corp ADR) - Sharp Corporation is a Japan-based company

engaged in the manufacture and sale of electronic telecommunication devices, electronic machines and components. The Sharp Solar division is a world-leading alternative energy manufacturer. http://sharp-world.com/

http://agreenrealtor.blogspot.com/2010/01/15-clean-energy-technology-groth-stocks.html

GLOBAL USE OF GREEN BUILDING PRODUCTS SKYROCKETING

GLOBAL USE OF GREEN BUILDING PRODUCTS SKYROCKETING

By Jodi Summers

Keep studying those lists of top rated green building products, because global purchasing of green building products will grow to $571 billion by 2013. This growth is more than tenfold from the $455.3 billion spent on green materials in 2008, notes the study by Allied Business Intelligence Research.

“Innovation, particularly in wood and insulation, is a key driver behind the growth of green building products,” observes Larry Fisher, research director of ABI Research’s next generation practice.

“The most significant driver of growth in the green building materials sector is concern for the environment. While environmental preservation has been a topic of discussion for decades, only recently has the level of concern for the environment driven governments, manufacturers and consumers to respond.”

The study notes that businessmen and builders will look toward products with greater energy efficiency produced in an environmentally-friendly manner. Preferred lumber and wood products will come from well-managed forests.

Now if we can only figure out an efficient way to make drinkable ocean water.

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http://www.purchasing.com/article/439362-Buying_of_green_building_products_to_increase.php

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20% OF CITIES HAVE PASSED GREEN POLICIES

20% OF CITIES HAVE PASSED GREEN POLICIES

Edited by Jodi Summers

Here’s a note of real estate optimism in dismal economic times - according to a recent survey by the American Institute of Architects (AIA), more than one in five U.S. cities with populations greater than 50,000 report having a policy to promote green buildings.

The AIA report, titled Green Building Policy in a Changing Economic Environment, is an inventory of legislation intended to help policymakers advance a more sustainable legislative agenda for growth and development.

The report contains detailed case studies of the green building programs in Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Boston, Nashville, and Grand Rapids, Mich.

“It is encouraging that cities are recognizing the economic benefits of energy-efficient buildings, and equally encouraging that the number of programs across the country are increasing despite such difficult economic conditions,” said AIA Executive Vice President / CEO, Christine McEntee. “Our ultimate goal is to achieve carbon neutrality in buildings by 2030 and that all design projects will be sustainable as a matter of course.”

Highlights from the report:

* 138 cities have green building programs, compared with 92 cities in 2007 – an increase of 50 percent

* 24 of the 25 most populated metropolitan regions in the United States are built around cities with a green building policy

* The Western region has the most green building programs with 56 cities in just six states

* The Mountain region is second in the percentage of cities with green building programs, with 24 percent of residents living in those cities

* The Eastern region has seen a 75 percent rise in green building programs since 2007

* The central region has 21 cities with green building programs

The report goes on to make recommendations McEntee added, “The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is helping to move sustainability efforts forward, with programs such as the Energy Efficient and Conservation Block Grant that are providing an unprecedented opportunity for the advancement of green building efforts nationwide. The inclusion of strong green building provisions in energy and climate legislation before Congress shows that our message about the importance of sustainable design is getting through.”

There are also a series of recommendations for steps a municipality could take to green their city. The AIA initially conducted this survey in 2007 for a Local Leaders in Sustainability report that has just been updated. It accounts for more than 53 million people.

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http://www.aia.org/walkthewalk

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http://www.aia.org/press/AIAB081674

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ENNACTING GREEN LEGISLATION – MAKING BUILDINGS MORE EFFICIENT

ENNACTING GREEN LEGISLATION – MAKING BUILDINGS MORE EFFICIENT

By Jodi Summers

So much for our government to do…and high on the list of Republicans and Democrats alike is the greening of existing buildings. In June legislation was approved by the House of Representatives (by a tally of 219-212) to control climate change by limiting heat- trapping pollution and creating a trading system for pollution permits. The bill calls for cutting greenhouse-gas emissions from 2005 levels by 17 percent by 2020, and 83 percent by mid- century.

Think of it as a new world order. Society as we know it will change drastically in the next decade….

To get the United States back on track, policy groups are encouraging President Barack Obama to back a $500 billion plan to make U.S. buildings more energy-efficient.

The Center for American Progress, a research group that advises Democrats, and the Energy Future Coalition, a nonpartisan alliance have united to present a national proposal, which is not unlike California’s 2010 initiative. In a perfect world, the plan would increase the energy efficiency of 40 percent of commercial and residential $1,200 a year in energy costs, while saving businesses significantly more money in utilities.

The policy groups say moving forward with green initiatives is imperative for several reasons.

1. aid the economic recovery

2. increase energy security

3. reduce global warming

“Rapidly improving the efficiency of our existing buildings is essential,” declare both local policy groups.

The proposed funding - $500 billion - would come from a combination of public and private funds, details forthcoming.

The report states, “National policy leadership is required immediately to launch a nationwide energy-efficient retrofit industry.”

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http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=apuGuQhfFQkQ

http://www.scienceprogress.org/

http://willscullypower.wordpress.com/2009/06/19/online-advertisers-continue-to-battle-with-congress/

http://assembly.state.ny.us/member_files/036/20070130/

http://www.greencollarblog.org/oregon_green_jobs/

http://www.energyfuturecoalition.org/What-Were-Doing/Renewable-Energy-25×25

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