Water- - how to reduce the foot print:
Nalco’s Chief Technology Officer Dr. Manian Ramesh told attendees at the Water Footprint Summit USA in Miami the many ways companies can reduce their water use and shrink their environmental footprint..
“Water is a crucial component in numerous industrial production processes and in cooling and heating any large facility,” points out Dr. Ramesh. “For more than 80 years, Nalco has been helping customers optimize their water use. With increasing global water scarcity and increasing environmental restrictions, our ability to help those customers reduce water consumption, extend asset life, improve energy efficiency and cut waste helps them address the challenges of sustainable development.”
Dr. Ramesh’s presentation “Profitable Performance with a Smaller Environmental Footprint.” covered several key topics, including:
Measuring, analyzing and understanding your plant water costs
Creating a Base Line: Gathering operational data on water quality, flows and volume usage from water in to water out of your plant /li>
Benchmarking Your Water Usage: Plant to plant, plant to Corporate, Corporate to Industry
Designing the path forward and implementing improvement projects to secure sustainable gains
Nalco technologies bring a number of benefits to customers and the environment–cleaner water, less industrial use of fresh water, energy savings, reduced greenhouse gas emissions and reduction in air pollutants.
The Water Footprint Summit USA provides opportunities for representatives from a variety of industries to learn how to develop water use reduction strategies. Click on the attachment link below to view Dr. Ramesh’s presentation.
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Saturday, February 28, 2009
ProActive Rants: Water footprint
ProActive Rants: Water footprint
The water footprint is critical to existence . Conservation ,better use ,new technology are all in the cards for next generation survival. We welcome your ideas on this SHT
The water footprint is critical to existence . Conservation ,better use ,new technology are all in the cards for next generation survival. We welcome your ideas on this SHT
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
china solar plant
China building solar plant for 30K homes
BEIJING (UPI) -- China will start construction as early as next month on an experimental solar thermal plant capable of powering at least 30,000 homes, officials say.
China Daily reported Thursday that Asia's first 1.5-megawatt solar thermal power station will be built in a Beijing suburb at a cost of $14.7 million and start operating next year.
Wang Zhifeng -- who is heading up the project and is the solar thermal power laboratory director for the Chinese Academy of Sciences -- said the plant would be designed and operated by 10 Chinese institutions and companies, including the academy, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Huadian Corp. and Himin Solar Group.
Wang projects the plant -- which will cover 32 acres and include 100 curved mirrors that track the sun and redirect the rays to a receiver atop a 328-foot tower -- will generate up to 2.7 million kwh of electricity per year, equivalent to eliminating 2,300 tons of carbon dioxide emissions from conventional power plants.
The receiver's concentrated solar thermal power will generate steam that will power a turbine used for electricity generation.
Solar thermal power plants are typically much larger than plants made of photovoltaic solar panels that use sunlight to produce electricity.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International
BEIJING (UPI) -- China will start construction as early as next month on an experimental solar thermal plant capable of powering at least 30,000 homes, officials say.
China Daily reported Thursday that Asia's first 1.5-megawatt solar thermal power station will be built in a Beijing suburb at a cost of $14.7 million and start operating next year.
Wang Zhifeng -- who is heading up the project and is the solar thermal power laboratory director for the Chinese Academy of Sciences -- said the plant would be designed and operated by 10 Chinese institutions and companies, including the academy, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Huadian Corp. and Himin Solar Group.
Wang projects the plant -- which will cover 32 acres and include 100 curved mirrors that track the sun and redirect the rays to a receiver atop a 328-foot tower -- will generate up to 2.7 million kwh of electricity per year, equivalent to eliminating 2,300 tons of carbon dioxide emissions from conventional power plants.
The receiver's concentrated solar thermal power will generate steam that will power a turbine used for electricity generation.
Solar thermal power plants are typically much larger than plants made of photovoltaic solar panels that use sunlight to produce electricity.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Dalton McGuinty’s “Green” Illusions on Jobs
An interesting and provocative point of view from the Frontier Centre. Alchemy did not work in the past because it had no scientific or factual basis to work.Are Dalton's green jobs more alchemy and wishful thinking ? Wiii this myth get busted -you decide. Based on experience, I agree with the following entitlement pitfall and consequence statement
" They use taxpayer dollars to subsidize the renewable energy sector; they lay damaging regulations on the traditional fossil fuel sector, and they issue mandates for the use of renewable energy that creates a false market in wind power at the expense of fossil fuel and nuclear power. Along the way, governments siphon off a chunk of the moneys they divert for administration, and they tend to create jobs that pay higher wages than those for a comparable activity in the private sector.
Invariably, at the end of the day, government efforts to create jobs cost the economy jobs on net, and add insult to injury by causing economic underperformance because they’ve diverted limited resources to inefficient uses".
In China ,when the government got out of the way-it magically became the second largest world economy in a very real and short leap forward. The invisible hand of the market, not artificial government hands ,create real jobs and real technology
SHT comment
In Brief:
One of the eternal fallacies of government (and the people who love government) is that governments can “create” jobs in the private sector.
They can’t, as the French politician Frederic Bastiat once noted, because they have to take money from productive areas of the economy and kill jobs there first, to “create” the “new” jobs.
For the record, calling something “green” doesn’t change this fundamental economic truth.
Everyone would love to end the recession, and enjoy clean, abundant, and affordable energy. But there are some hard realities that suggest Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty’s plan isn’t the smart way to do it.
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One of the eternal fallacies of government (and the people who love government) is that governments can “create” jobs in the private sector. A second fallacy is that somehow, calling something “green” suspends the fundamental laws of economics and really does offer you a free lunch and a utopian future of affordable, abundant clean energy.
Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty seems to fallen afoul of both these fallacies with his new “Green Energy Act.” The Act, which does not have a defined price-tag, would supposedly create 50,000 new jobs, putting people to work building windmills, solar power plants, and bio-fuel plants. The Green Energy Act, he claims, will lead Ontario out of its recession and into a glorious future of clean energy.
Now, everyone would love to end the recession, and enjoy clean, abundant, and affordable energy. But there are some hard realities that suggest Premier McGuinty’s plan isn’t the smart way to do it. Let’s review the reasons why governments cannot create jobs, and why labeling them “green” doesn’t change the basic dynamics.
Let’s start with the fallacy that governments can create jobs. This fallacy was exploded all the way back in 1845, by a French politician and political economist named Frédéric Bastiat. Bastiat pointed out that the only way governments can make jobs is by first breaking other jobs. Sometimes, they break other jobs by diverting taxpayer money away from the economic uses the taxpayer would have pursued if they got to keep their taxes. Other times, they break jobs by imposing regulations that kill off one industry in favor of another. In still other situations, they impose mandates, such as mandates to use recycled paper that create an artificial market for recycled paper, reducing jobs in fresh-paper production.
In the green energy case, they do all of the above: they use taxpayer dollars to subsidize the renewable energy sector; they lay damaging regulations on the traditional fossil fuel sector, and they issue mandates for the use of renewable energy that creates a false market in wind power at the expense of fossil fuel and nuclear power. Along the way, governments siphon off a chunk of the moneys they divert for administration, and they tend to create jobs that pay higher wages than those for a comparable activity in the private sector. Invariably, at the end of the day, government efforts to create jobs cost the economy jobs on net, and add insult to injury by causing economic underperformance because they’ve diverted limited resources to inefficient uses.
Now, let’s take the second fallacy, that somehow, there’s a free lunch if you call something “green.” The way that the green lobby does this is by inflating the expected value that society will get from engaging in a green activity that it otherwise wouldn’t get with a non-green alternative. In this case, the green aspect of the premier’s plan is that it would result in a reduction of greenhouse gases related to energy production. There’s only one problem: the amount of greenhouse gases that Canada could eliminate, even if the entire country simply shut down, is not sufficient to retard global warming in any significant way. Canada’s fossil-fuel greenhouse gas emissions account for about two per cent of world emissions. Ontario’s emissions are only seven-tenths of one percent of the world total. China, which is building a coal power plant every week, emits more than 10 times the greenhouse gases than all of Canada does, and shows no signs of slowing.
Ontario’s green energy program will offer virtually no climate change protection or delay in warming, and therefore no benefit to offset the costs of raising Canada’s energy prices, raising the cost of goods and services, and rending Canadian exports less competitive in world markets.
Mr. McGuinty, along with others such as U.S. President Obama who have internalized the twin fallacies of job creation and the free lunch need a reality check before they squander limited resources and worsen the economic prospects for North America. Energy is too important a policy field to be guided by such fallacious thinking. Developed countries are energy civilizations, first and foremost. Everything we make, do, and use requires multiple infusions of energy in creation and maintenance. Taking actions to raise the cost of energy using a fallacious job-creation approach and fallacious benefit claims will only exacerbate Ontario’s suffering in the ongoing world economic downturn.
" They use taxpayer dollars to subsidize the renewable energy sector; they lay damaging regulations on the traditional fossil fuel sector, and they issue mandates for the use of renewable energy that creates a false market in wind power at the expense of fossil fuel and nuclear power. Along the way, governments siphon off a chunk of the moneys they divert for administration, and they tend to create jobs that pay higher wages than those for a comparable activity in the private sector.
Invariably, at the end of the day, government efforts to create jobs cost the economy jobs on net, and add insult to injury by causing economic underperformance because they’ve diverted limited resources to inefficient uses".
In China ,when the government got out of the way-it magically became the second largest world economy in a very real and short leap forward. The invisible hand of the market, not artificial government hands ,create real jobs and real technology
SHT comment
In Brief:
One of the eternal fallacies of government (and the people who love government) is that governments can “create” jobs in the private sector.
They can’t, as the French politician Frederic Bastiat once noted, because they have to take money from productive areas of the economy and kill jobs there first, to “create” the “new” jobs.
For the record, calling something “green” doesn’t change this fundamental economic truth.
Everyone would love to end the recession, and enjoy clean, abundant, and affordable energy. But there are some hard realities that suggest Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty’s plan isn’t the smart way to do it.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
One of the eternal fallacies of government (and the people who love government) is that governments can “create” jobs in the private sector. A second fallacy is that somehow, calling something “green” suspends the fundamental laws of economics and really does offer you a free lunch and a utopian future of affordable, abundant clean energy.
Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty seems to fallen afoul of both these fallacies with his new “Green Energy Act.” The Act, which does not have a defined price-tag, would supposedly create 50,000 new jobs, putting people to work building windmills, solar power plants, and bio-fuel plants. The Green Energy Act, he claims, will lead Ontario out of its recession and into a glorious future of clean energy.
Now, everyone would love to end the recession, and enjoy clean, abundant, and affordable energy. But there are some hard realities that suggest Premier McGuinty’s plan isn’t the smart way to do it. Let’s review the reasons why governments cannot create jobs, and why labeling them “green” doesn’t change the basic dynamics.
Let’s start with the fallacy that governments can create jobs. This fallacy was exploded all the way back in 1845, by a French politician and political economist named Frédéric Bastiat. Bastiat pointed out that the only way governments can make jobs is by first breaking other jobs. Sometimes, they break other jobs by diverting taxpayer money away from the economic uses the taxpayer would have pursued if they got to keep their taxes. Other times, they break jobs by imposing regulations that kill off one industry in favor of another. In still other situations, they impose mandates, such as mandates to use recycled paper that create an artificial market for recycled paper, reducing jobs in fresh-paper production.
In the green energy case, they do all of the above: they use taxpayer dollars to subsidize the renewable energy sector; they lay damaging regulations on the traditional fossil fuel sector, and they issue mandates for the use of renewable energy that creates a false market in wind power at the expense of fossil fuel and nuclear power. Along the way, governments siphon off a chunk of the moneys they divert for administration, and they tend to create jobs that pay higher wages than those for a comparable activity in the private sector. Invariably, at the end of the day, government efforts to create jobs cost the economy jobs on net, and add insult to injury by causing economic underperformance because they’ve diverted limited resources to inefficient uses.
Now, let’s take the second fallacy, that somehow, there’s a free lunch if you call something “green.” The way that the green lobby does this is by inflating the expected value that society will get from engaging in a green activity that it otherwise wouldn’t get with a non-green alternative. In this case, the green aspect of the premier’s plan is that it would result in a reduction of greenhouse gases related to energy production. There’s only one problem: the amount of greenhouse gases that Canada could eliminate, even if the entire country simply shut down, is not sufficient to retard global warming in any significant way. Canada’s fossil-fuel greenhouse gas emissions account for about two per cent of world emissions. Ontario’s emissions are only seven-tenths of one percent of the world total. China, which is building a coal power plant every week, emits more than 10 times the greenhouse gases than all of Canada does, and shows no signs of slowing.
Ontario’s green energy program will offer virtually no climate change protection or delay in warming, and therefore no benefit to offset the costs of raising Canada’s energy prices, raising the cost of goods and services, and rending Canadian exports less competitive in world markets.
Mr. McGuinty, along with others such as U.S. President Obama who have internalized the twin fallacies of job creation and the free lunch need a reality check before they squander limited resources and worsen the economic prospects for North America. Energy is too important a policy field to be guided by such fallacious thinking. Developed countries are energy civilizations, first and foremost. Everything we make, do, and use requires multiple infusions of energy in creation and maintenance. Taking actions to raise the cost of energy using a fallacious job-creation approach and fallacious benefit claims will only exacerbate Ontario’s suffering in the ongoing world economic downturn.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Goals for Ethanol Production Are in Peril - NYTimes.com
Goals for Ethanol Production Are in Peril - NYTimes.com: "Barely a year after Congress enacted an energy law meant to foster a huge national enterprise capable of converting plants and agricultural wastes into automotive fuel, the goals lawmakers set for the ethanol industry are in serious jeopardy.
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Green Inc.: Senator: Ailing Ethanol Industry Needs Help (February 12, 2009) As recently as last summer, plants that make ethanol from corn were sprouting across the Midwest. But now, with motorists driving less in the economic downturn, the industry is burdened with excess capacity, and plants are shutting down virtually every week.
In the meantime, plans are lagging for a new generation of factories that were supposed to produce ethanol from substances like wood chips and crop waste, overcoming the drawbacks of corn ethanol. That nascent branch of the industry concedes it has virtually no chance of meeting Congressional production mandates that kick in next year.
The decline in fortunes has been extreme for both kinds of ethanol since last summer, when $145-a-barrel oil appeared to shift fuel economics in their favor.
Only months ago, refiners in some regions were buying up as much corn ethanol as they could to blend with expensive gasoline, effectively keeping pump prices down slightly. Meanwhile, investors seemed willing to finance plants to produce next-generation biofuels.
But since the summer, oil and gasoline prices have plunged, while the price of corn, from which virtually all commercial ethanol in this country is made, has remained relatively high. Refiners are limiting their ethanol purchases to a level required to meet federal blending mandates — a level far below the industry’s capacity."
bad times ahead for the industry - opportunity to buy? SHT
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Green Inc.: Senator: Ailing Ethanol Industry Needs Help (February 12, 2009) As recently as last summer, plants that make ethanol from corn were sprouting across the Midwest. But now, with motorists driving less in the economic downturn, the industry is burdened with excess capacity, and plants are shutting down virtually every week.
In the meantime, plans are lagging for a new generation of factories that were supposed to produce ethanol from substances like wood chips and crop waste, overcoming the drawbacks of corn ethanol. That nascent branch of the industry concedes it has virtually no chance of meeting Congressional production mandates that kick in next year.
The decline in fortunes has been extreme for both kinds of ethanol since last summer, when $145-a-barrel oil appeared to shift fuel economics in their favor.
Only months ago, refiners in some regions were buying up as much corn ethanol as they could to blend with expensive gasoline, effectively keeping pump prices down slightly. Meanwhile, investors seemed willing to finance plants to produce next-generation biofuels.
But since the summer, oil and gasoline prices have plunged, while the price of corn, from which virtually all commercial ethanol in this country is made, has remained relatively high. Refiners are limiting their ethanol purchases to a level required to meet federal blending mandates — a level far below the industry’s capacity."
bad times ahead for the industry - opportunity to buy? SHT
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
New locomotion harnessing water energy
Boat propels itself using water's energy
PITTSBURGH (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've designed a "mini boat" that propels itself by harnessing energy contained in the water's surface.
University of Pittsburgh researchers said the technique destabilizes the surface tension surrounding the boat with an electric pulse and causes the craft to move using the surface's natural pull.
Professor Sung Kwon Cho, who led the research, said the method offers an efficient and low-maintenance mechanism for small robots and boats that monitor water quality in oceans, reservoirs and other bodies of water. Such devices are currently propeller-driven, but the Pitt system has no moving parts and the low-energy electrode that emits the pulse could be powered by batteries, radio waves or solar power, Cho said.
Cho and doctoral students Sang Kug Chung and Kyungjoo Ryu presented their findings Monday in Sorrento, Italy, during the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers' 2009 Micro Electro Mechanical Systems conference.
PITTSBURGH (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've designed a "mini boat" that propels itself by harnessing energy contained in the water's surface.
University of Pittsburgh researchers said the technique destabilizes the surface tension surrounding the boat with an electric pulse and causes the craft to move using the surface's natural pull.
Professor Sung Kwon Cho, who led the research, said the method offers an efficient and low-maintenance mechanism for small robots and boats that monitor water quality in oceans, reservoirs and other bodies of water. Such devices are currently propeller-driven, but the Pitt system has no moving parts and the low-energy electrode that emits the pulse could be powered by batteries, radio waves or solar power, Cho said.
Cho and doctoral students Sang Kug Chung and Kyungjoo Ryu presented their findings Monday in Sorrento, Italy, during the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers' 2009 Micro Electro Mechanical Systems conference.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Green ink saves the environment
"Print books needed three times more raw materials and 78 times more water consumption than e-books. In another study out of the University of Berkeley, reading a newspaper electronically released 32-140 times less CO2 and used 27 times less water. "
reader information http://reviews.cnet.com/e-book-readers/sony-reader-digital-book/4505-3508_7-32672723.html?tag=rnav
Electronic ink Posted By VIVIAN SONG, SUN MEDIA
I find comfort in the esthetic of a bookcase fully lined with Pulitzer Prize winning fiction, cookbooks, chick lit and old English classics.
I keep my shelves stacked with at least a handful of unread novels, otherwise I feel as though I've run out of milk or bread -- the feeling of being short on something, the need to replenish.
While I loathe newsprint ink on my fingers, I love the crisp, brittle sound of newspaper pages being turned.
But the publishing industry is entering a new chapter, one that could go paperless and revolutionize the way we read.
The company that has blazed the paper trail in all this is E Ink, a spinoff company of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Its technology, electronic ink, is used in e-books which can store hundreds of book titles, magazines and newspapers in a portable device.
"If you can get lost in a story, it doesn't matter if it's electronic or paper," said Rita Toews, the Winnipeg woman behind the recently launched site ebookweek. week.com. Toews is also author of Body Traffic, , shortlisted for the Margaret Laurence Book Award.
Unlike the LCD screen, E Ink's technology enables the electronic reader to replicate the look and feel of a printed book: Displays have the visual appeal of ink-on-paper and use no backlight so that screens can be viewed under almost any lighting condition, including direct sunlight, all the while using little power. Typically, one battery charge of four hours can power 7,500 continuous page turns.
While the notion of e-readers may take the poetry out of curling into bed with a good book, Toews' site makes a compelling environmental argument for altering our reading behaviour.
In his 2003 thesis, University of Michigan student Greg Kozak studied the life-cycle assessment of paper books versus e-books. He found that a paper book created four times the greenhouse gas emissions of an e-book reader.
Print books needed three times more raw materials and 78 times more water consumption than e-books.
In another study out of the University of Berkeley, reading a newspaper electronically released 32-140 times less CO2 and used 27 times less water.
In the U. S., where e-reader sales have taken off, customers are able to download books, magazines and major daily newspapers such as USA Today. It's a future the newspaper industry is eyeing with careful suspicion -- online readership has already endangered the print format, putting thousands of traditional newspaper men and women out of work.
But French newspaper Les Echos has been offering its content on the e-reader iRex iLiad since 2007. Stories are delivered wirelessly and updated every hour. Cos t for the subscription and the unit is around $600 Cdn.
While newspaper subscription is not yet available on the only ebook in Canada, the Sony Reader Digital Book, company spokeswoman Candice Hayman said a major Canadian newspaper, which she declined to identify, recently expressed interest in the device.
The Sony reader launched last April in Canada and retails for $299. The cost of downloading books, however, is a fraction of its hardcopy edition, averaging about $10.
Meanwhile, Esquire published its 75th edition to much fanfare last October, the first magazine to use electronic ink on its cover. An animated cover flashed the words "The 21st Century Begins Now" on magazine stands, stealing the attention from the static images of its lifeless competitors.
"If we look at the publishing industry, the content is readable but not changeable," said E Ink spokesman Sriram Peruvemba from Cambridge, Mass.
"Electronic format is changeable but not readable. We tried to combine the two and get the best of both worlds."
For those still resistant to the idea, Toews points that the paperback novel was snubbed by the literary elite when it emerged in the 1930s. But it became popular during the war, allowing troops to carry them in their backpocket and is now a legitimate form of publishing.
"Paper's going to become more of a luxury," he said. "My daughter planted a sapling in school, but it will take 10 years for the sapling to grow. In the next 20 minutes you could change your reading behaviour, read an ebook and save a tree."
International Read an E-Book Week is March 8 to 14.
reader information http://reviews.cnet.com/e-book-readers/sony-reader-digital-book/4505-3508_7-32672723.html?tag=rnav
Electronic ink Posted By VIVIAN SONG, SUN MEDIA
I find comfort in the esthetic of a bookcase fully lined with Pulitzer Prize winning fiction, cookbooks, chick lit and old English classics.
I keep my shelves stacked with at least a handful of unread novels, otherwise I feel as though I've run out of milk or bread -- the feeling of being short on something, the need to replenish.
While I loathe newsprint ink on my fingers, I love the crisp, brittle sound of newspaper pages being turned.
But the publishing industry is entering a new chapter, one that could go paperless and revolutionize the way we read.
The company that has blazed the paper trail in all this is E Ink, a spinoff company of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Its technology, electronic ink, is used in e-books which can store hundreds of book titles, magazines and newspapers in a portable device.
"If you can get lost in a story, it doesn't matter if it's electronic or paper," said Rita Toews, the Winnipeg woman behind the recently launched site ebookweek. week.com. Toews is also author of Body Traffic, , shortlisted for the Margaret Laurence Book Award.
Unlike the LCD screen, E Ink's technology enables the electronic reader to replicate the look and feel of a printed book: Displays have the visual appeal of ink-on-paper and use no backlight so that screens can be viewed under almost any lighting condition, including direct sunlight, all the while using little power. Typically, one battery charge of four hours can power 7,500 continuous page turns.
While the notion of e-readers may take the poetry out of curling into bed with a good book, Toews' site makes a compelling environmental argument for altering our reading behaviour.
In his 2003 thesis, University of Michigan student Greg Kozak studied the life-cycle assessment of paper books versus e-books. He found that a paper book created four times the greenhouse gas emissions of an e-book reader.
Print books needed three times more raw materials and 78 times more water consumption than e-books.
In another study out of the University of Berkeley, reading a newspaper electronically released 32-140 times less CO2 and used 27 times less water.
In the U. S., where e-reader sales have taken off, customers are able to download books, magazines and major daily newspapers such as USA Today. It's a future the newspaper industry is eyeing with careful suspicion -- online readership has already endangered the print format, putting thousands of traditional newspaper men and women out of work.
But French newspaper Les Echos has been offering its content on the e-reader iRex iLiad since 2007. Stories are delivered wirelessly and updated every hour. Cos t for the subscription and the unit is around $600 Cdn.
While newspaper subscription is not yet available on the only ebook in Canada, the Sony Reader Digital Book, company spokeswoman Candice Hayman said a major Canadian newspaper, which she declined to identify, recently expressed interest in the device.
The Sony reader launched last April in Canada and retails for $299. The cost of downloading books, however, is a fraction of its hardcopy edition, averaging about $10.
Meanwhile, Esquire published its 75th edition to much fanfare last October, the first magazine to use electronic ink on its cover. An animated cover flashed the words "The 21st Century Begins Now" on magazine stands, stealing the attention from the static images of its lifeless competitors.
"If we look at the publishing industry, the content is readable but not changeable," said E Ink spokesman Sriram Peruvemba from Cambridge, Mass.
"Electronic format is changeable but not readable. We tried to combine the two and get the best of both worlds."
For those still resistant to the idea, Toews points that the paperback novel was snubbed by the literary elite when it emerged in the 1930s. But it became popular during the war, allowing troops to carry them in their backpocket and is now a legitimate form of publishing.
"Paper's going to become more of a luxury," he said. "My daughter planted a sapling in school, but it will take 10 years for the sapling to grow. In the next 20 minutes you could change your reading behaviour, read an ebook and save a tree."
International Read an E-Book Week is March 8 to 14.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
government help
Do you need money to upgrade your home or business for yourself or the environment. Here is a useful list of sources of government money. If you wish we will help you with solutions .
Rebates and Incentives
Government of Canada's ecoENERGY Retrofit - Homes Program
Province of Ontario'sHome Energy Audit Rebate ProgramHome Energy Retrofit Program
Home Energy Retrofit Program
Ontario Power Authority'sCool Savings Rebate
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation'sMortgage Loan Insurance Rebate
Genworth Financial'sMortgage Loan Insurance Rebate
Rebates and Incentives
Government of Canada's ecoENERGY Retrofit - Homes Program
Province of Ontario'sHome Energy Audit Rebate ProgramHome Energy Retrofit Program
Home Energy Retrofit Program
Ontario Power Authority'sCool Savings Rebate
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation'sMortgage Loan Insurance Rebate
Genworth Financial'sMortgage Loan Insurance Rebate
government help
Rebates and Incentives
Government of Canada's ecoENERGY Retrofit - Homes Program
Province of Ontario'sHome Energy Audit Rebate ProgramHome Energy Retrofit Program
Home Energy Retrofit Program
Ontario Power Authority'sCool Savings Rebate
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation'sMortgage Loan Insurance Rebate
Genworth Financial'sMortgage Loan Insurance Rebate
Government of Canada's ecoENERGY Retrofit - Homes Program
Province of Ontario'sHome Energy Audit Rebate ProgramHome Energy Retrofit Program
Home Energy Retrofit Program
Ontario Power Authority'sCool Savings Rebate
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation'sMortgage Loan Insurance Rebate
Genworth Financial'sMortgage Loan Insurance Rebate
arabs-Go where the money is in energy
Oil rich Arabia investing in green future
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (UPI) -- Arabian countries that rely on dollars from oil are now pumping enormous sums into green energy research to stay ahead of the curve. "Abu Dhabi is an oil-exporting country, and we want to become an energy-exporting country and to do that we need to excel at the newer forms of energy," said Khaled Awad, director of a zero-carbon city rising in the Abu Dhabi desert. The second annual World Future Energy Summit, which starts Monday in Abu Dhabi, signals the region's intent to maintain its hold on energy production, The New York Times reported Tuesday. While grant money is tight elsewhere, King Abdulla University of Science and Technology awarded a Stanford University researcher $25 million in 2008 to find a way to reduce the cost of solar energy production. The university also gave a California researcher $8 million to develop environmentally-friendly concrete. Abu Dhabi's crown prince said in January he will invest $15 billion in green energy, the same amount President-elect Barack Obama proposed to kick start "a clean energy future" in the United States, the Times said. In developing future energy sources, Arabian countries have two advantages: Money from oil to fund projects and plenty of sunshine to research solar power, the Times said.
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (UPI) -- Arabian countries that rely on dollars from oil are now pumping enormous sums into green energy research to stay ahead of the curve. "Abu Dhabi is an oil-exporting country, and we want to become an energy-exporting country and to do that we need to excel at the newer forms of energy," said Khaled Awad, director of a zero-carbon city rising in the Abu Dhabi desert. The second annual World Future Energy Summit, which starts Monday in Abu Dhabi, signals the region's intent to maintain its hold on energy production, The New York Times reported Tuesday. While grant money is tight elsewhere, King Abdulla University of Science and Technology awarded a Stanford University researcher $25 million in 2008 to find a way to reduce the cost of solar energy production. The university also gave a California researcher $8 million to develop environmentally-friendly concrete. Abu Dhabi's crown prince said in January he will invest $15 billion in green energy, the same amount President-elect Barack Obama proposed to kick start "a clean energy future" in the United States, the Times said. In developing future energy sources, Arabian countries have two advantages: Money from oil to fund projects and plenty of sunshine to research solar power, the Times said.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Energy conservation becomes sexy
Energy independence How Nova Scotia could lead the way to a greener Canada.
By Joe Castaldo
Nova Scotia may not be among the worst Canadian offenders when it comes to greenhouse gas emissions on an absolute basis, but the province is taking a unique step toward improving its performance.
Last year Nova Scotia commissioned David Wheeler, dean of the Dalhousie University’s faculty of management, to determine the most appropriate way to promote and implement energy efficiency measures in the province. Mainly, Wheeler focused on “demand side management,” which involves helping customers use less electricity.
Wheeler consulted with some 40-odd stakeholders — consumers, government, and industry representatives — and concluded the best approach would be to create an independent agency at arm’s length from the government, as opposed to having an entirely government- or utility-led initiative, as is typically done in the rest of Canada and the U.S. The provincial government announced this month it would move ahead with Wheeler’s recommendation and set up the agency by the end of next year.
The proposed model in Nova Scotia carries a number of advantages, such as increased flexibility and accountability. The agency will have performance standards, and the administrators can be removed if those goals are not met. Governments, on the other hand, may lack the technical expertise, while utilities have historically done a poor job when it comes to encouraging customers to consume less energy, according to Wheeler’s report. (Utilities are in the business of selling electricity, of course.) One potential downside, however, is Wheeler believes the new organization could have high startup costs, however, and that those costs will be covered by the ratepayers themselves.
Wheeler recommends leaving open the option of transforming the organization into a “one-stop-shop” for all energy efficiency measures, not just demand-side management. Such an organization can have spin-off benefits, too, he told Nova Scotia’s Chronicle Herald, such as motivating engineering firms to develop new energy efficient processes and products.
By Joe Castaldo
Nova Scotia may not be among the worst Canadian offenders when it comes to greenhouse gas emissions on an absolute basis, but the province is taking a unique step toward improving its performance.
Last year Nova Scotia commissioned David Wheeler, dean of the Dalhousie University’s faculty of management, to determine the most appropriate way to promote and implement energy efficiency measures in the province. Mainly, Wheeler focused on “demand side management,” which involves helping customers use less electricity.
Wheeler consulted with some 40-odd stakeholders — consumers, government, and industry representatives — and concluded the best approach would be to create an independent agency at arm’s length from the government, as opposed to having an entirely government- or utility-led initiative, as is typically done in the rest of Canada and the U.S. The provincial government announced this month it would move ahead with Wheeler’s recommendation and set up the agency by the end of next year.
The proposed model in Nova Scotia carries a number of advantages, such as increased flexibility and accountability. The agency will have performance standards, and the administrators can be removed if those goals are not met. Governments, on the other hand, may lack the technical expertise, while utilities have historically done a poor job when it comes to encouraging customers to consume less energy, according to Wheeler’s report. (Utilities are in the business of selling electricity, of course.) One potential downside, however, is Wheeler believes the new organization could have high startup costs, however, and that those costs will be covered by the ratepayers themselves.
Wheeler recommends leaving open the option of transforming the organization into a “one-stop-shop” for all energy efficiency measures, not just demand-side management. Such an organization can have spin-off benefits, too, he told Nova Scotia’s Chronicle Herald, such as motivating engineering firms to develop new energy efficient processes and products.
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Bad weather | Columnists | Joe Castaldo | Canadian Business Online
Bad weather Columnists Joe Castaldo Canadian Business Online: "Sometimes it’s difficult not to find symbolism in the weather. The Canadian Solar Industries Association happened to kick off its annual conference yesterday in Toronto on what was a cold, dreary and snowy morning. The sun was nowhere to be seen.
Inside the conference centre, attendees tried to be more upbeat. Companies showcased their wares and politicians trumpeted commitments to solar power and renewable energy as a whole. But the stormy days ahead for the solar industry were as hard to ignore as the lousy weather outside. Sometimes it’s difficult not to find symbolism in the weather. The Canadian Solar Industries Association happened to kick off its annual conference yesterday in Toronto on what was a cold, dreary and snowy morning. The sun was nowhere to be seen.
Inside the conference centre, attendees tried to be more upbeat. Companies showcased their wares and politicians trumpeted commitments to solar power and renewable energy as a whole. But the stormy days ahead for the solar industry were as hard to ignore as the lousy weather outside."
Inside the conference centre, attendees tried to be more upbeat. Companies showcased their wares and politicians trumpeted commitments to solar power and renewable energy as a whole. But the stormy days ahead for the solar industry were as hard to ignore as the lousy weather outside. Sometimes it’s difficult not to find symbolism in the weather. The Canadian Solar Industries Association happened to kick off its annual conference yesterday in Toronto on what was a cold, dreary and snowy morning. The sun was nowhere to be seen.
Inside the conference centre, attendees tried to be more upbeat. Companies showcased their wares and politicians trumpeted commitments to solar power and renewable energy as a whole. But the stormy days ahead for the solar industry were as hard to ignore as the lousy weather outside."
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Energy Department awards 16 contracts
Energy Department awards 16 contracts
WASHINGTON (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Energy says it has awarded 16 energy savings performance contracts that could result in $80 billion in energy projects. Officials said the energy efficiency, renewable energy and water conservation projects at federally owned buildings and facilities demonstrate "a commitment to sound government stewardship by recognizing efforts to save energy, reduce federal energy costs, cut greenhouse gas emissions, bring more cutting-edge technologies into use, strengthen national security and create a stronger economy."
WASHINGTON (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Energy says it has awarded 16 energy savings performance contracts that could result in $80 billion in energy projects. Officials said the energy efficiency, renewable energy and water conservation projects at federally owned buildings and facilities demonstrate "a commitment to sound government stewardship by recognizing efforts to save energy, reduce federal energy costs, cut greenhouse gas emissions, bring more cutting-edge technologies into use, strengthen national security and create a stronger economy."
Sunday, July 27, 2008
10 million dollars to the 100mpg car 2009
There’s a contest underway to build 100-mile-per-gallon (mpg) cars that are practical and feasible for mass-production. Known as the Progressive Insurance Automotive X Prize, it will award $10 million to whomever can crack the 100-mpg puzzle and best demonstrate the achievement during cross-country races. When the races start in 2009, I’ll be behind the wheel of a sporty two-seater that will be as cool as it will be fuel-efficient. Through a series of Mother Earth News articles and updates online, you can come along for the ride.
this is a worthy challenge
this is a worthy challenge
Friday, June 06, 2008
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Future computers will be any shape and foldable - siegholle@gmail.com
Future computers -- any shape and foldable KINGSTON, Ontario (UPI) -- Canadian scientists are predicting future computers will be able to change shape, respond to touch and fold into your pocket.
Queen's University computing Professor Roel Vertegaal said not only will computers of the future be able to assume flexible forms, but they'll respond to our direct touch and even change their own shape to better accommodate data, for example folding like a piece of paper to be tucked into our pockets.
"What we're talking about here is nothing short of a revolution for human-computer interaction," said Vertegaal. "We want to reduce the computer's stranglehold on cognitive processing by embedding it and making it work more and more like the natural environment.
"It is too much of a technological device now, and we haven't had the technology to truly integrate a high-resolution display in artifacts that have organic shapes: curved, flexible and textile …," he added.
Queen's University computing Professor Roel Vertegaal said not only will computers of the future be able to assume flexible forms, but they'll respond to our direct touch and even change their own shape to better accommodate data, for example folding like a piece of paper to be tucked into our pockets.
"What we're talking about here is nothing short of a revolution for human-computer interaction," said Vertegaal. "We want to reduce the computer's stranglehold on cognitive processing by embedding it and making it work more and more like the natural environment.
"It is too much of a technological device now, and we haven't had the technology to truly integrate a high-resolution display in artifacts that have organic shapes: curved, flexible and textile …," he added.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Supersize solar
Supersize solar power
interesting review of solar options and pictures
Utility-scale solar power plants -- using everything from giant reflective dishes to plastic balloons -- are changing the look of solar power. Parabolic troughs, one of which is shown here, have been around for 25 years, and so have other s. Check out some of the options
interesting review of solar options and pictures
Utility-scale solar power plants -- using everything from giant reflective dishes to plastic balloons -- are changing the look of solar power. Parabolic troughs, one of which is shown here, have been around for 25 years, and so have other s. Check out some of the options
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Photos: MIT Energy Conference talks money, coal, and 'Enertech' | ZDNet Photo Gallery
Photos: MIT Energy Conference talks money, coal, and 'Enertech' ZDNet Photo Gallery
interesting review of new energy technology
interesting review of new energy technology
Monday, March 31, 2008
the solar energy wave of the future
solar panel installation corporation opportunity
Are you Taking Advantage of "The SB-1 Energy Dividend Act"?
Dear Reader:
On August 21, 2006 the government passed "SB-1 Energy Dividend Act" into law. The law allows homeowners a legal way to run their electric meters backwards… and it's making some people rich:
Larry Hagman -- the actor who played J.R. Ewing on the hit drama series Dallas – took advantage of it on his 42-acre avocado farm… and has seen his electric bill fall from $37,000 per year to just $13! He now banks over $36,000 each year!
Debbie and Tom Lake from Long Beach, California also took the plunge. They now pay just $1.34 a month for their electricity. -- Wall Street Journal
All across America, homeowners and businesses alike are slashing their energy costs by switching to a new power source and running their meters backwards.
The new energy source doesn't use coal, natural gas, oil or nuclear. It's completely clean, abundant and rapidly growing in use.
In fact, according to the Wall Street Journal, the number of homes running their meter backwards nearly tripled between 2002 and 2006... going from 2,805 to 7,446. Industry officials say this number will exceed 11,000 this year.
And it's all thanks to a little California government law that's quickly growing in popularity across America -- CA SB-1. It allows you to collect money from the utility companies.
The best part is, there's a company -- the only company publicly traded of its kind -- showing homeowners how to do it.
Turning an obscure government law into the electric company's worst nightmare
Here's how it works...
A typical large house in the San Jose, California area with air conditioning or a swimming pool will use about 1,500 kWh (kilowatt hours) of electricity per month. At current PG&E rates (the area's electric company), this level of consumption works out to about $300 per month for electricity averaged throughout the year.
With a state-wide population of about 39 million, PG&E is cleaning up.
But now, thanks to SB-1, a law, signed in August of 2006, Americans are finding the expensive electric bill to be a thing of the past. And savvy investors are setting themselves up for a windfall...
How is this possible?
Because the energy source I'm talking about is solar energy... and the tiny company I'm about to reveal to you is a solar panel installation company. And that's why I'm writing to you today -- this company is one of two publicly-traded solar panel installation companies in America.
There are a lot of publicly-traded companies that make solar panels like First Solar, SunPower and Suntech. But this tiny $8 company is the only one that actually comes to your home and installs the panels. It's a pure play on the booming panel installation market.
On September 24, this small solar panel installation company finally listed its shares for trading on the NASDAQ exchange.
Prior to that, it traded on the OTC bulletin board, where it didn't get a lot of attention from Wall Street or John Q. Investor.
In the interest of full disclosure, I should tell you that I recommended this stock in my trading service last year. I got my traders into the stock for a measly $3 a share.
Today?
Well, when the stock moved to the NASDAQ, it shot up to record levels!
And my readers banked a gain of over 316%.
Now that this solar stock is trading on the widely-followed NASDAQ, it has matured from a speculative trade to a long-term investment.
Why?
Because now that it's on the NASDAQ, big institutional investors like Bear Stearns and Goldman Sachs can buy this stock easily.
And the buying has begun. On the first day the stock traded on the NASDAQ, volume for this little puppy was over 1 million shares. That's massive, considering the stock's average daily volume was just 175,000!
On the second day?
Another million shares.
But this is just the beginning, trust me.
You see, solar is the new oil. It's an energy source that's abundant, clean and it never runs out. The price of solar energy is coming down... and it'll soon be competitive with oil, gas and coal.
That's why big investment institutions are lining up to buy this stock just like they did with First Solar and SunPower. These solar companies have exploded to the upside as investors have rushed the doors in an effort to participate in the hottest technology in alternative energy. Here are the charts for these two stocks:
I think our tiny solar installation stock will follow the same path. Why?
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First, because the solar bull market is still in its infancy. It's only a year or two old. So we have a lot of time to make a lot of money in the solar market.
And second, because this small company is literally the only pure solar panel installation corporation that's publicly traded. Add the fact that they control the largest solar markets in America--California, New York, Connecticut and New Jersey--and you get the picture. This stock is a Roman candle about to be lit.
Seriously, it's the only game in town, my friend. And when there's only one way to play a certain industry--an industry that's super hot--the chances are high that a massive tsunami of investment dollars will flood into the stock.
What will occur is an investment phenomenon known as "too many dollars chasing one stock".
So you can see why I've turned super bullish on this stock... because there's going to be a feeding frenzy as all these investment dollars rush into it.
But there's more...
Insiders control a ton of shares. In fact, they control roughly 44% of the company's outstanding shares. They own about 12 million shares. That's massive, and I love it. I love it when the company's management has such a large vested interest in seeing their stock perform well.
So far, the stock has done quite well under their leadership. Like I said, my traders have been rewarded with over 316% in the past 12 months.
The rest of the shares--another 15 million--are in the float. That means there are 12 million shares available to individual investors like you and me... as well as to big Wall Street investment firms.
I'm telling you this for a specific reason.
As of this writing, only about 4% of the stock is owned by institutions. That's a paltry 1.3 million shares.
Now, institutions are ready to buy big blocks of this stock. When they do this, the price will be forced up. Buying = increasing stock prices.
That's why it's vital that you buy this stock now... while it's still trading under $8 a share.
How to Play the Solar Bull Market
We've seen this before.
Every time there's a new "angle" to play in the solar market, there's a rush on certain stocks.
For example, about 3 years ago, the largest solar manufacturers were announcing that silicon, a key component in solar production, was in short supply.
In fact, take a look at MEMC Electronic Materials (WFR:NYSE).
MEMC manufactures silicon wafer technology for the solar industry. And in 2004, right before the silicon rush, the stock was trading at $8 a share.
Today, only three years later, it trades around $82 a share.
I'll talk more about the parallels with MEMC in a minute, but first let me tell you why this emerging California solar company is following in the same footsteps.
You see, this stock is small, trading at a market cap of around $200 million. And it's completely under Wall Street's radar.
But that's changing. And changing fast.
Wall Street is tripping over itself trying to find new and promising solar stocks to invest in.
And the reason is simple: Major profits!
Solar Energy Stocks areProducing HUGE Gains!
Trina Solar Ltd.
1/10/07$17.06
2/15/08$36.83
116% Gain
First Solar, Inc.
11/17/06$23.50
2/15/08$227.11
866% Gain
SunPower Corp.
7/18/06$23.75
2/15/08$80.67
240% Gain
MEMC Electronic
9/24/01$17.06
2/15/08$80.09
369% Gain
Not only are alternative energy stocks red-hot right now, posting an average annual gain of more than 40% since 2003, but these companies represent the next generation of energy.
Take a look at the New Alternatives ETF, a fund that tracks solar, geothermal, wind and ethanol stocks:
It's the future. Plain and simple.
To give you an example, when First Solar went public in November '06, the buying frenzy shocked many traders unfamiliar with the progress in the alternative energy markets... but not me.
A Government MandatedBull Market
SB-1 mandates that solar power systems must be offered as a standard item on new homes - developers of more than 50 new single family homes must offer this option to customers beginning January 1, 2011.
You see, this company was bringing updated technology that was disruptive to your run-of-the-mill solar energy company. It was bringing a "new angle".
Much like our young solar installation stock right now.
Analysts originally predicted that First Solar's stock would open somewhere between $16 and $18 a share. But on the morning of November 17, shares of First Solar opened at $25 a share, and never looked back.
Today it trades for $227 a share!
And it commands a market cap of $17.2 BILLION! And that's on sales of $237 million.
Solar's Sunny Days
With the solar energy industry booming, there's been a trickle-down effect, too. Any company directly or indirectly connected with solar is benefiting.
Again, take a look at MEMC Electronic Materials, for example. It's a global supplier of silicon wafer technology to the solar industry.
Its stock has soared in value, going from $1.05 in 2001 to a high today of over $80. That's a gain of nearly 5,995%.
With gains like that, investors are making fortunes in alternative energy stocks.
That's why I'm so bullish on my tiny solar panel installation stock. It's next in line for blockbuster gains.I'm predicting that every $10,000 invested will turn into $20,000 within 12 months.
Double up and you're looking at $40,000.
Sounds too good to be true? One of my favorite solar recommendations, World Water & Power (WWAT.OB), has gone from $0.14 in 2006 to over $2.50 this year.
Take a look:
Likewise, I think this new solar roof stock will easily hit $24.00 by this time next year... and maybe $77 a share (just like MEMC Electronic) within three years.
You can still pick up shares of this solar stock for less than $8 a share!
In a minute, I'll tell you how to get a piece of the action. But first, let me tell you why...
You Must Erase "Alternative" from Alternative Energy
Let me dispel a myth. "Alternative"--as in alternative energy--isn't "alternative" anymore. It's going mainstream.
Solar Fact #1:
Every hour, the sun radiates more energy onto the earth than the entire human population uses in one whole year.
Over the past several years, FedEx, Staples, the Timberland Co., Johnson & Johnson, Microsoft, Macy's, Tiffany & Co, Toyota, Target, Lowe's, corporate behemoth Wal-Mart and even the U.S. Department of Defense have begun installing solar panels at their stores and facilities.
Now listen, I don't want you to be disillusioned. These companies aren't installing solar panels because they've suddenly become concerned about global warming.
No, they've installed solar panels because it'll reduce their electric bills by as much as 90% each month.
That's what's driving the boom in solar energy.
But it's a boom that still hasn't caught on with John Q. Investor.
In fact, the ordinary investor doesn't have a clue about the potential in these stocks. Let me explain...
It wasn't that long ago that I attended the Solar Power Conference and Expo in Washington, D.C.
It's one of the largest, most influential future and clean energy conferences in America, where policymakers and leaders in the energy industries learn about the latest in solar technologies.
It was there that I had an epiphany.
You see, while attending a press conference with Senator Lamar Alexander (chairman of the subcommittee on energy) and three of the most powerful CEOs in the solar industry, I made an important and profitable discovery--one that has already made some investors a lot of money!
Solar Fact #2:
"As prices for coal, natural gas and oil have soared, solar power has been getting perhaps its most serious look from investors since President Jimmy Carter pulled on a cardigan and asked Americans to damp their furnaces. The new interest means that the handful of domestic solar stocks has been surging, too."--The New York Times, September 11th, 2005
On that Friday afternoon, in a makeshift pressroom in the basement of the Hyatt Regency hotel, only eight journalists were meticulously taking notes.
Eight journalists! That's it!
That's when I realized the average investor is still clueless as to just how lucrative this market is.
But that's OK. Because while these guys sleep through what is already shaping up to be one of the most profitable markets of the 21st century, a group of wise investors is making a fortune in solar.
In fact, the last solar manufacturer I recommended has already delivered gains of more than 245% in the past six months.
But I'm expecting even more from this next one.
Let me show you why, of all the publicly traded solar companies, this is the one you must own.
$40 to 50 billion in revenue by 2010
During the energy crisis of the 1970s, serious interest in solar technology took hold in the U.S. But due to prohibitive prices, large-scale applications were nearly impossible.
However, in 2008, with oil trading over $90 a barrel, interest in solar has returned. Only this time, PV is cost-effective.
In 1976, the average selling price per watt was about $100. Today it's significantly less. Take a look:
With such a drastic reduction in price, coupled with the ever-increasing price of oil, it's no wonder that both residential and industrial consumers are starting to flock towards solar alternatives.
In fact, since 2001, the global photovoltaic market has averaged about 40% annual growth. And this year alone, PV production is expected to reach 1.5 gigawatts, representing approximately $11 billion in revenue. That's double its level in 2003.
By 2010, analysts estimate global PV manufacturing will be sufficient to meet one third of new U.S. electric demand annually--representing $40 to 50 billion in revenue!
There's no doubt the PV business is booming.
Mother Nature is bullish on solar!
Something very important is going to happen this winter that's going to push the renewable energy market to new heights--especially solar!
INCREASING THE VALUE OF YOUR HOME:
According to a recent study from the Appraisal Institute, the selling price of homes increases by $20.73 for every $1 decrease in annual electric bills. Using this 20:1 multiplier, a typical 3kW system--costing about $12,000 after incentives and saving about $1,000 in annual energy costs--will increase the value of your home by $20,000.
This winter, Americans will pay nearly twice as much as they paid last year in heating bills.
And mark my words, when the first really nasty cold snap forces consumers (especially business owners) to jack their thermostats past 70, the market is going to warm up to solar, fast!
Here's why...
Over the past two years, the solar industry has hit new highs every time Mother Nature reminded us who's boss.
Last summer, for example, Arizona had record peak usage and almost maxed out capacity when the state endured record-breaking temperatures as high as 108 degrees Fahrenheit.
And only a few days after hurricane Katrina ripped New Orleans to shreds (and devoured its electrical grid), solar stocks soared.
Of course, these are two examples where Mother Nature's effect on energy supplies was relatively short-lived.
But a little later this year will be the beginning of at least three to four months of blistering cold weather--and overwhelming heating bills.
It will be a cold and hard wake-up call for most of the country when we finally realize that natural gas and fossil fuels are no longer cheap and abundant. And the reality of renewable energy is going to take hold more strongly than you've ever seen before.
And one company that's going to exploit this for everything it's worth is featured in my special report, SB-1 Energy Dividends.
Solar Fact #3:
"Few power-generation technologies have as little impact on the environment as photovoltaics. As it quietly generates electricity from light, PV produces no air pollution or hazardous waste. It doesn't require liquid or gaseous fuels to be transported or combusted. And because its energy source--sunlight--is free and abundant, PV systems can guarantee access to electric power."--U.S. Department of Energy
In this report I outline why this solar company--with a market cap of just $220 million--stands to profit more than almost any other solar energy company on the planet.
Even when matched against industry giants like Sharp, Kyocera and BP Solar!
But you have to act fast.
Energy legislation is scorching hot on the Hill right now.
And the extension of the solar tax credit is right around the corner.
The last solar tax credit extension for just one year pushed solar through the roof.
Just imagine what this next eight-year extension's going to do!
Rest assured, this thing's going to get passed. And really, for no other reason than that every politician in Washington knows this one's a big-time vote-getter.
That's why I want you to buy this solar energy stock right now, before it goes up any further.
And that's why I want to offer you my latest report, SB-1 Energy Dividends, completely FREE of charge when you become a member of my cutting-edge investment service, Green Chip Stocks.
Let me explain...
Welcome to Green Chip Stocks
Green Chip Stocks represents the most important stocks traded today, for one simple reason--these are the stocks that will be the catalysts for the first real profit trend of the 21st century.
A profit trend that is already worth more than $30 billion in its infancy!
Grabbing your share now is like getting a piece of the automobile market back in 1908. And I don't mean just Ford, either. I'm talking about the market as a whole. Oil, rubber tires, road construction, etc.
Turning the Green Movement into Mountains of Greenbacks
Let me introduce myself. My name is Jeff Siegel.
I worked for one of America's largest financial publishers 1994 to 2001, learning about the financial markets from some of the top investment minds in the world.
For the past six years, I've been traveling the world investigating the current state and the future of energy.
My travels have taken me to Rome, London, New York... and everywhere in between.
Now, I was taught that the time to invest in a stock or industry is when nobody is talking about it. You sell it when everybody is talking about it.
And that's why I'm writing to you today. Even though solar stocks are rising, the solar industry is where the oil industry was in 1920 -- it's still an infant!
I have a report I want to give you for joining my investment service, Green Chip Stocks.
The report is SB-1 Energy Dividends. This report features my favorite energy stock, the only publicly-traded solar panel company in America.
Now trading for less than $9 a share, I think this stock is a potential blockbuster that could return over 200% in just 12 months.
Simply fill out your membership form and I'll immediately send you a username and password that'll give you access to the report.
Plus, when you join Green Chip Stocks, you'll receive my members-only weekly letter, which updates you on current positions and alerts you to new stocks I'm recommending.
So, you get the report, SB-1 Energy Dividends, plus 52 issues of Green Chip Stocks.
Not a bad deal... for just $79 a year.
Especially when you consider our track record.
The fact is, we were the first to launch this kind of service focusing strictly on "green" markets.
And we were the first to bring our readers stocks like XsunX (XSNX.OB), which we sold for a 545.95% gain, and Regi U.S. (RGUS.OB), which we sold for a 218% gain, and Wild Oats (OATS:NASDAQ), which we sold for a 74.5% gain.
For less than $0.22 a day, you just can't beat gains like that!
If at any time you're not completely satisfied with the quality of service and commentary offered, simply cancel before 30 days and I'll refund every penny.
And this next one--our $7 solar installation stock--is already shaping up to be our next triple-bagger.
So don't wait.
Get it now while it's still trading below $7.
Sincerely,
Jeff Siegel
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Are you Taking Advantage of "The SB-1 Energy Dividend Act"?
Dear Reader:
On August 21, 2006 the government passed "SB-1 Energy Dividend Act" into law. The law allows homeowners a legal way to run their electric meters backwards… and it's making some people rich:
Larry Hagman -- the actor who played J.R. Ewing on the hit drama series Dallas – took advantage of it on his 42-acre avocado farm… and has seen his electric bill fall from $37,000 per year to just $13! He now banks over $36,000 each year!
Debbie and Tom Lake from Long Beach, California also took the plunge. They now pay just $1.34 a month for their electricity. -- Wall Street Journal
All across America, homeowners and businesses alike are slashing their energy costs by switching to a new power source and running their meters backwards.
The new energy source doesn't use coal, natural gas, oil or nuclear. It's completely clean, abundant and rapidly growing in use.
In fact, according to the Wall Street Journal, the number of homes running their meter backwards nearly tripled between 2002 and 2006... going from 2,805 to 7,446. Industry officials say this number will exceed 11,000 this year.
And it's all thanks to a little California government law that's quickly growing in popularity across America -- CA SB-1. It allows you to collect money from the utility companies.
The best part is, there's a company -- the only company publicly traded of its kind -- showing homeowners how to do it.
Turning an obscure government law into the electric company's worst nightmare
Here's how it works...
A typical large house in the San Jose, California area with air conditioning or a swimming pool will use about 1,500 kWh (kilowatt hours) of electricity per month. At current PG&E rates (the area's electric company), this level of consumption works out to about $300 per month for electricity averaged throughout the year.
With a state-wide population of about 39 million, PG&E is cleaning up.
But now, thanks to SB-1, a law, signed in August of 2006, Americans are finding the expensive electric bill to be a thing of the past. And savvy investors are setting themselves up for a windfall...
How is this possible?
Because the energy source I'm talking about is solar energy... and the tiny company I'm about to reveal to you is a solar panel installation company. And that's why I'm writing to you today -- this company is one of two publicly-traded solar panel installation companies in America.
There are a lot of publicly-traded companies that make solar panels like First Solar, SunPower and Suntech. But this tiny $8 company is the only one that actually comes to your home and installs the panels. It's a pure play on the booming panel installation market.
On September 24, this small solar panel installation company finally listed its shares for trading on the NASDAQ exchange.
Prior to that, it traded on the OTC bulletin board, where it didn't get a lot of attention from Wall Street or John Q. Investor.
In the interest of full disclosure, I should tell you that I recommended this stock in my trading service last year. I got my traders into the stock for a measly $3 a share.
Today?
Well, when the stock moved to the NASDAQ, it shot up to record levels!
And my readers banked a gain of over 316%.
Now that this solar stock is trading on the widely-followed NASDAQ, it has matured from a speculative trade to a long-term investment.
Why?
Because now that it's on the NASDAQ, big institutional investors like Bear Stearns and Goldman Sachs can buy this stock easily.
And the buying has begun. On the first day the stock traded on the NASDAQ, volume for this little puppy was over 1 million shares. That's massive, considering the stock's average daily volume was just 175,000!
On the second day?
Another million shares.
But this is just the beginning, trust me.
You see, solar is the new oil. It's an energy source that's abundant, clean and it never runs out. The price of solar energy is coming down... and it'll soon be competitive with oil, gas and coal.
That's why big investment institutions are lining up to buy this stock just like they did with First Solar and SunPower. These solar companies have exploded to the upside as investors have rushed the doors in an effort to participate in the hottest technology in alternative energy. Here are the charts for these two stocks:
I think our tiny solar installation stock will follow the same path. Why?
Meet Jeff Siegel
Jeff Siegel is the managing editor of Green Chip Stocks, an investment advisory service focusing on stocks in the alternative/renewable energy markets, as well as the lucrative organic food and sustainable living sectors.
Jeff's Green Chip Stocks portfolio has earned exceptional returns for his readers each of the last three years. His average yearly portfolio returns:
2005: +40.66%2006: +29.7% 2007: +26.9%Jeff is a new breed of investor. Part entrepreneur, part Renaissance man, Jeff is an accomplished musician and writer, having recorded and performed all over the world - from London to Rome to New York. He was even called upon to score part of the latest Exorcist prequel. From 1994 to 2001, Jeff worked for Agora Publishing, one of the largest financial newsletter publishers in the world. In the past 6 years, he's traveled across America searching for mega-trends that'll usher in a new generation of wealth. Once a week in Green Chip Stocks, Jeff highlights investment opportunities in the fast-growing "Green" market.
First, because the solar bull market is still in its infancy. It's only a year or two old. So we have a lot of time to make a lot of money in the solar market.
And second, because this small company is literally the only pure solar panel installation corporation that's publicly traded. Add the fact that they control the largest solar markets in America--California, New York, Connecticut and New Jersey--and you get the picture. This stock is a Roman candle about to be lit.
Seriously, it's the only game in town, my friend. And when there's only one way to play a certain industry--an industry that's super hot--the chances are high that a massive tsunami of investment dollars will flood into the stock.
What will occur is an investment phenomenon known as "too many dollars chasing one stock".
So you can see why I've turned super bullish on this stock... because there's going to be a feeding frenzy as all these investment dollars rush into it.
But there's more...
Insiders control a ton of shares. In fact, they control roughly 44% of the company's outstanding shares. They own about 12 million shares. That's massive, and I love it. I love it when the company's management has such a large vested interest in seeing their stock perform well.
So far, the stock has done quite well under their leadership. Like I said, my traders have been rewarded with over 316% in the past 12 months.
The rest of the shares--another 15 million--are in the float. That means there are 12 million shares available to individual investors like you and me... as well as to big Wall Street investment firms.
I'm telling you this for a specific reason.
As of this writing, only about 4% of the stock is owned by institutions. That's a paltry 1.3 million shares.
Now, institutions are ready to buy big blocks of this stock. When they do this, the price will be forced up. Buying = increasing stock prices.
That's why it's vital that you buy this stock now... while it's still trading under $8 a share.
How to Play the Solar Bull Market
We've seen this before.
Every time there's a new "angle" to play in the solar market, there's a rush on certain stocks.
For example, about 3 years ago, the largest solar manufacturers were announcing that silicon, a key component in solar production, was in short supply.
In fact, take a look at MEMC Electronic Materials (WFR:NYSE).
MEMC manufactures silicon wafer technology for the solar industry. And in 2004, right before the silicon rush, the stock was trading at $8 a share.
Today, only three years later, it trades around $82 a share.
I'll talk more about the parallels with MEMC in a minute, but first let me tell you why this emerging California solar company is following in the same footsteps.
You see, this stock is small, trading at a market cap of around $200 million. And it's completely under Wall Street's radar.
But that's changing. And changing fast.
Wall Street is tripping over itself trying to find new and promising solar stocks to invest in.
And the reason is simple: Major profits!
Solar Energy Stocks areProducing HUGE Gains!
Trina Solar Ltd.
1/10/07$17.06
2/15/08$36.83
116% Gain
First Solar, Inc.
11/17/06$23.50
2/15/08$227.11
866% Gain
SunPower Corp.
7/18/06$23.75
2/15/08$80.67
240% Gain
MEMC Electronic
9/24/01$17.06
2/15/08$80.09
369% Gain
Not only are alternative energy stocks red-hot right now, posting an average annual gain of more than 40% since 2003, but these companies represent the next generation of energy.
Take a look at the New Alternatives ETF, a fund that tracks solar, geothermal, wind and ethanol stocks:
It's the future. Plain and simple.
To give you an example, when First Solar went public in November '06, the buying frenzy shocked many traders unfamiliar with the progress in the alternative energy markets... but not me.
A Government MandatedBull Market
SB-1 mandates that solar power systems must be offered as a standard item on new homes - developers of more than 50 new single family homes must offer this option to customers beginning January 1, 2011.
You see, this company was bringing updated technology that was disruptive to your run-of-the-mill solar energy company. It was bringing a "new angle".
Much like our young solar installation stock right now.
Analysts originally predicted that First Solar's stock would open somewhere between $16 and $18 a share. But on the morning of November 17, shares of First Solar opened at $25 a share, and never looked back.
Today it trades for $227 a share!
And it commands a market cap of $17.2 BILLION! And that's on sales of $237 million.
Solar's Sunny Days
With the solar energy industry booming, there's been a trickle-down effect, too. Any company directly or indirectly connected with solar is benefiting.
Again, take a look at MEMC Electronic Materials, for example. It's a global supplier of silicon wafer technology to the solar industry.
Its stock has soared in value, going from $1.05 in 2001 to a high today of over $80. That's a gain of nearly 5,995%.
With gains like that, investors are making fortunes in alternative energy stocks.
That's why I'm so bullish on my tiny solar panel installation stock. It's next in line for blockbuster gains.I'm predicting that every $10,000 invested will turn into $20,000 within 12 months.
Double up and you're looking at $40,000.
Sounds too good to be true? One of my favorite solar recommendations, World Water & Power (WWAT.OB), has gone from $0.14 in 2006 to over $2.50 this year.
Take a look:
Likewise, I think this new solar roof stock will easily hit $24.00 by this time next year... and maybe $77 a share (just like MEMC Electronic) within three years.
You can still pick up shares of this solar stock for less than $8 a share!
In a minute, I'll tell you how to get a piece of the action. But first, let me tell you why...
You Must Erase "Alternative" from Alternative Energy
Let me dispel a myth. "Alternative"--as in alternative energy--isn't "alternative" anymore. It's going mainstream.
Solar Fact #1:
Every hour, the sun radiates more energy onto the earth than the entire human population uses in one whole year.
Over the past several years, FedEx, Staples, the Timberland Co., Johnson & Johnson, Microsoft, Macy's, Tiffany & Co, Toyota, Target, Lowe's, corporate behemoth Wal-Mart and even the U.S. Department of Defense have begun installing solar panels at their stores and facilities.
Now listen, I don't want you to be disillusioned. These companies aren't installing solar panels because they've suddenly become concerned about global warming.
No, they've installed solar panels because it'll reduce their electric bills by as much as 90% each month.
That's what's driving the boom in solar energy.
But it's a boom that still hasn't caught on with John Q. Investor.
In fact, the ordinary investor doesn't have a clue about the potential in these stocks. Let me explain...
It wasn't that long ago that I attended the Solar Power Conference and Expo in Washington, D.C.
It's one of the largest, most influential future and clean energy conferences in America, where policymakers and leaders in the energy industries learn about the latest in solar technologies.
It was there that I had an epiphany.
You see, while attending a press conference with Senator Lamar Alexander (chairman of the subcommittee on energy) and three of the most powerful CEOs in the solar industry, I made an important and profitable discovery--one that has already made some investors a lot of money!
Solar Fact #2:
"As prices for coal, natural gas and oil have soared, solar power has been getting perhaps its most serious look from investors since President Jimmy Carter pulled on a cardigan and asked Americans to damp their furnaces. The new interest means that the handful of domestic solar stocks has been surging, too."--The New York Times, September 11th, 2005
On that Friday afternoon, in a makeshift pressroom in the basement of the Hyatt Regency hotel, only eight journalists were meticulously taking notes.
Eight journalists! That's it!
That's when I realized the average investor is still clueless as to just how lucrative this market is.
But that's OK. Because while these guys sleep through what is already shaping up to be one of the most profitable markets of the 21st century, a group of wise investors is making a fortune in solar.
In fact, the last solar manufacturer I recommended has already delivered gains of more than 245% in the past six months.
But I'm expecting even more from this next one.
Let me show you why, of all the publicly traded solar companies, this is the one you must own.
$40 to 50 billion in revenue by 2010
During the energy crisis of the 1970s, serious interest in solar technology took hold in the U.S. But due to prohibitive prices, large-scale applications were nearly impossible.
However, in 2008, with oil trading over $90 a barrel, interest in solar has returned. Only this time, PV is cost-effective.
In 1976, the average selling price per watt was about $100. Today it's significantly less. Take a look:
With such a drastic reduction in price, coupled with the ever-increasing price of oil, it's no wonder that both residential and industrial consumers are starting to flock towards solar alternatives.
In fact, since 2001, the global photovoltaic market has averaged about 40% annual growth. And this year alone, PV production is expected to reach 1.5 gigawatts, representing approximately $11 billion in revenue. That's double its level in 2003.
By 2010, analysts estimate global PV manufacturing will be sufficient to meet one third of new U.S. electric demand annually--representing $40 to 50 billion in revenue!
There's no doubt the PV business is booming.
Mother Nature is bullish on solar!
Something very important is going to happen this winter that's going to push the renewable energy market to new heights--especially solar!
INCREASING THE VALUE OF YOUR HOME:
According to a recent study from the Appraisal Institute, the selling price of homes increases by $20.73 for every $1 decrease in annual electric bills. Using this 20:1 multiplier, a typical 3kW system--costing about $12,000 after incentives and saving about $1,000 in annual energy costs--will increase the value of your home by $20,000.
This winter, Americans will pay nearly twice as much as they paid last year in heating bills.
And mark my words, when the first really nasty cold snap forces consumers (especially business owners) to jack their thermostats past 70, the market is going to warm up to solar, fast!
Here's why...
Over the past two years, the solar industry has hit new highs every time Mother Nature reminded us who's boss.
Last summer, for example, Arizona had record peak usage and almost maxed out capacity when the state endured record-breaking temperatures as high as 108 degrees Fahrenheit.
And only a few days after hurricane Katrina ripped New Orleans to shreds (and devoured its electrical grid), solar stocks soared.
Of course, these are two examples where Mother Nature's effect on energy supplies was relatively short-lived.
But a little later this year will be the beginning of at least three to four months of blistering cold weather--and overwhelming heating bills.
It will be a cold and hard wake-up call for most of the country when we finally realize that natural gas and fossil fuels are no longer cheap and abundant. And the reality of renewable energy is going to take hold more strongly than you've ever seen before.
And one company that's going to exploit this for everything it's worth is featured in my special report, SB-1 Energy Dividends.
Solar Fact #3:
"Few power-generation technologies have as little impact on the environment as photovoltaics. As it quietly generates electricity from light, PV produces no air pollution or hazardous waste. It doesn't require liquid or gaseous fuels to be transported or combusted. And because its energy source--sunlight--is free and abundant, PV systems can guarantee access to electric power."--U.S. Department of Energy
In this report I outline why this solar company--with a market cap of just $220 million--stands to profit more than almost any other solar energy company on the planet.
Even when matched against industry giants like Sharp, Kyocera and BP Solar!
But you have to act fast.
Energy legislation is scorching hot on the Hill right now.
And the extension of the solar tax credit is right around the corner.
The last solar tax credit extension for just one year pushed solar through the roof.
Just imagine what this next eight-year extension's going to do!
Rest assured, this thing's going to get passed. And really, for no other reason than that every politician in Washington knows this one's a big-time vote-getter.
That's why I want you to buy this solar energy stock right now, before it goes up any further.
And that's why I want to offer you my latest report, SB-1 Energy Dividends, completely FREE of charge when you become a member of my cutting-edge investment service, Green Chip Stocks.
Let me explain...
Welcome to Green Chip Stocks
Green Chip Stocks represents the most important stocks traded today, for one simple reason--these are the stocks that will be the catalysts for the first real profit trend of the 21st century.
A profit trend that is already worth more than $30 billion in its infancy!
Grabbing your share now is like getting a piece of the automobile market back in 1908. And I don't mean just Ford, either. I'm talking about the market as a whole. Oil, rubber tires, road construction, etc.
Turning the Green Movement into Mountains of Greenbacks
Let me introduce myself. My name is Jeff Siegel.
I worked for one of America's largest financial publishers 1994 to 2001, learning about the financial markets from some of the top investment minds in the world.
For the past six years, I've been traveling the world investigating the current state and the future of energy.
My travels have taken me to Rome, London, New York... and everywhere in between.
Now, I was taught that the time to invest in a stock or industry is when nobody is talking about it. You sell it when everybody is talking about it.
And that's why I'm writing to you today. Even though solar stocks are rising, the solar industry is where the oil industry was in 1920 -- it's still an infant!
I have a report I want to give you for joining my investment service, Green Chip Stocks.
The report is SB-1 Energy Dividends. This report features my favorite energy stock, the only publicly-traded solar panel company in America.
Now trading for less than $9 a share, I think this stock is a potential blockbuster that could return over 200% in just 12 months.
Simply fill out your membership form and I'll immediately send you a username and password that'll give you access to the report.
Plus, when you join Green Chip Stocks, you'll receive my members-only weekly letter, which updates you on current positions and alerts you to new stocks I'm recommending.
So, you get the report, SB-1 Energy Dividends, plus 52 issues of Green Chip Stocks.
Not a bad deal... for just $79 a year.
Especially when you consider our track record.
The fact is, we were the first to launch this kind of service focusing strictly on "green" markets.
And we were the first to bring our readers stocks like XsunX (XSNX.OB), which we sold for a 545.95% gain, and Regi U.S. (RGUS.OB), which we sold for a 218% gain, and Wild Oats (OATS:NASDAQ), which we sold for a 74.5% gain.
For less than $0.22 a day, you just can't beat gains like that!
If at any time you're not completely satisfied with the quality of service and commentary offered, simply cancel before 30 days and I'll refund every penny.
And this next one--our $7 solar installation stock--is already shaping up to be our next triple-bagger.
So don't wait.
Get it now while it's still trading below $7.
Sincerely,
Jeff Siegel
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