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Short selling abounds in clean techs

Today's temporary ban on short selling of US stocks by the Securities and Exchange Commission revealed a lot of this activities going on in the clean technology sector, according to the solar technology company Evolution Solar . "Not only have financial companies been targeted, but many alternative...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-19-2008
Chems profit from the sun

Clean energy equates to profitability for several chemical companies. It seems more so when it comes to the solar market where the race is on to produce the cheapest and most efficient photovoltaic materials. For example, Germany-based Evonik is really giddy about the bright prospect of solar market...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-08-2008
Busting solar myths

Wind turbine syndrome, vibro-acoustic disorder, and now solar blindness...Fact or fiction? The myth busters may have to work on these ones but for now, other myths in the solar energy area are being dispelled by the company Sunrise Solar . Myth 1: Solar electricity cannot provide a significant part of...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-27-2008
California: Bright and green

Why is California always seem to be ahead when it comes to ginormous green projects? In the solar sector, Pacific Gas and Electric Company will soon be able to supply enough clean energy to 239,000 homes in California with its recent solar power contracts for a total of 800 megawatts with Topaz Solar...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-15-2008
Bursting solar deals

If I'm an alternative energy investor, should the surge in solar projects make me think twice in investing in this industry? They reminded me of the dot.com and housing boom before their bubbles burst. The same sentiment is partially echoed in this article published last week in ICIS Chemical Business...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-07-2008
Solar updates

ICIS Chemical Business , the magazine I work for, recently published two very nice articles about the photovoltaics market. According to Dede Williams , Germany is facing feedstock shortages and competition from cheaper regions, while Ed Zwirn reported a global overview of the industry. And with that...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-23-2008
Wanna ride a turtle?

This could be the next hip green ride if affordable enough. A Spain-based company called Turtle Airships is building an airship that looks like giant turtles made out of rigid shelled hulls of aluminum and carbon fiber. Its hulls will be covered by solar cells, which will power the airship in daylight...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-08-2008
Green burnout for the blog

For those who can't get enough of solar information (I have), here's another solar study from research firm Clean Edge and green-economy organization Co-op America. The study finds, among others, that solar photovoltaic prices are projected to decline from an average 15-32 cents kWh today to...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 06-30-2008
More sunny news

There are too many solar news this week to put them in my Weekly News Roundup. But first, according to a recent report from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) , the US solar energy market last year saw photovoltaic manufacturing increased 74% led by thin-film production. Big-box retail stores...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 05-30-2008
Wind racing the sun

Wind energy investments seem to be neck and neck with the solar market. This week alone I came across three wind energy investment announcements: Fluor building the world's largest offshore wind farm in the UK; GreenHunter Wind Energy planning to develop China's first wind energy project; and...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 05-16-2008

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