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Re: Profiting From Renewable Energy: Place your MOCK or REAL
Porfolios HERE.
DIR By: AGelbert
Date: May 28, 2014, 1:50 pm
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Chinese Solar Manufacturer Wants To Become Solar Power Plant
Developer, Too
Formerly known as Suntech, Shunfeng Photovoltaic International
is looking to move into project development.
Iain Wilson and Ehren Goossens, Bloomberg
May 28, 2014
TOKYO -- Shunfeng Photovoltaic International Ltd., the new
owner of what was once the world’s biggest solar manufacturer,
is seeking to issue HK$6 billion ($774 million) of shares to
buildsolar-power plants.
Shunfeng plans to sell as many as 600 million new shares at not
less than HK$10 apiece, according to a statement to the Hong
Kong stock exchange. The company is also planning to change its
name to Sunfu International Ltd.
The new name and the share offering reflect the company’s
expansion from a manufacturer to a power producer. It acquired
Wuxi Suntech Power in April for 3 billion yuan ($480 million),
the biggest panel maker in 2012, and this month agreed to buy an
inverter company. A sister company owns a stake in the wafer
supplier LDK Solar Co. Shunfeng Chairman Zhang Yi said in
January that the company would install 3 gigawatts of solar
systems this
year.
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“The expansion has successfully transformed the group from,
previously, an upstream solar products manufacturer into a fully
integrated solar company with downstream solar-power generation
assets,” according to a filing yesterday. “The group has future
plans to expand into the business of integration of solar energy
storage and photovoltaics, and other forms of renewable or clean
energy.”
‘Largest’ Supplier
The goal is to “become the world’s largest integrated
clean-energy supplier,” Chief Executive Officer Eric Luo said in
a video on Shunfeng’s website. The company is controlled by real
estate tycoon Zheng Jianming, who took a 30 percent stake in
2012.
The proposed share offering represents 28 percent of the
company’s existing share capital, and the HK$10 price is an 8.9
percent discount to the stock’s close yesterday. Shunfeng’s
shares were down 4.9 percent at HK$10.44 as of 2:04 p.m. local
time today.
Chairman Zhang said Shunfeng expects to install 10 gigawatts of
solar power in the three years through 2016. That would require
investing 25 billion yuan this year.
That strategy may be difficult to pull off, Stephen Simko,
analyst for Morningstar Investment Services Inc. in Chicago said
in an interview. “Their idea of throwing more money in their
operations doesn’t seem particularly intelligent.”
LDK is “structurally uncompetitive compared with their best
peers,” said Simko, who dropped coverage of the wafer producer
because it “effectively bankrupted operations of the company.”
Shunfeng needs additional financing to expand, it said on May 7
after the China Business News reported that the company would
seek to obtain 100 billion yuan in credit lines from China
Development Bank Corp.
China had almost 20 gigawatts of installed solar capacity in
2013, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance.
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The National Development and Reform Commission earlier this
month said China plans to speed up solar power development,
targeting a more than tripling of installed capacity to 70
gigawatts by 2017 to cut reliance on coal. ;D
Copyright 2014 Bloomberg.
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Re: Profiting From Renewable Energy: Place your MOCK or REAL
Porfolios HERE.
DIR By: AGelbert
Date: May 29, 2014, 12:01 am
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Porfolio Progress Report:
[b]I can get used to THIS!!
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Re: Profiting From Renewable Energy: Place your MOCK or REAL
Porfolios HERE.
DIR By: AGelbert
Date: May 29, 2014, 6:32 pm
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Porfolio Progress Report:
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Ho hum... Another day, another 100 plus dollars. ;D ;D
$54,561.79
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Re: Profiting From Renewable Energy: Place your MOCK or REAL
Porfolios HERE.
DIR By: AGelbert
Date: May 31, 2014, 12:17 pm
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Porfolio (Slight Pull Back ;)) Progress Report! ;D
[b]Slow Friday...but I'm glad I[b][size=18pt][color=green]
DIDN'T
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[/b][/size][/color] $53,856.85
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Re: Profiting From Renewable Energy: Place your MOCK or REAL
Porfolios HERE.
DIR By: AGelbert
Date: May 31, 2014, 12:53 pm
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Offshore wind power to grow six-fold, boosting turbine makers,
HSBC says
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Offshore wind power is set to grow six-fold by 2020, benefiting
turbine makers including Vestas Wind Systems (VWDRY, VWSYF) and
Gamesa Tecnologica (GCTAF), HSBC says.
Total global installed capacity of wind turbines at sea is
forecast to rise to 43 gw by 2020 from 6.5 gw at the end of
2013, with the U.K., China and Germany the biggest offshore wind
markets, according to HSBC.
The opportunity for manufacturers justifies a strategic
long-term focus on the offshore segment, the firm advises; after
2015, “the rapid growth in offshore installations becomes a key
to driving growth in wind technology."
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Agelbert NOTE: I've already made quite a bundle on THIS ONE:
Symbol Last price Shares Cost basis Mkt value
Gain Gain
VWDRY 17.79 1,000.00 10,417.00 17,790.00
+7,373.00 +70.78%
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Re: Profiting From Renewable Energy: Place your MOCK or REAL
Porfolios HERE.
DIR By: AGelbert
Date: June 5, 2014, 1:39 pm
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[move]Agelbert NOTE: GEVO has a VERY depressed, down in the
basement, stock price. If you like to bottom feed for high risk,
high potential Renewable Energy stocks, this one is for you! ;)
;D[/move]
Toray to Convert Gevo's Para-Xylene to Bio-Polyester (PET)
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ENGLEWOOD, Colo., May 29, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gevo, Inc.
(Nasdaq:GEVO) announced that it is selling para-xylene (PX)
derived from its renewable isobutanol to Toray, one of the
world's leading producers of fibers, plastics, films, and
chemicals. PX is a primary raw material for the manufacture of
bio-polyester (PET). PET has the largest global market share of
all synthetic fibers and is also used in plastic bottles, films,
and as a polymer for many other applications. The ability to
produce PX as a building block for PET creates large market
opportunities for Gevo and partners who desire bio-based plastic
bottles, bio-based polyester fiber for apparel and textiles, and
for many other products.
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The PX was sold under a previously announced offtake agreement
with Toray. Toray also provided funding assistance for the
construction of Gevo's PX demo plant at its biorefinery at South
Hampton Resources, where Gevo also produces other hydrocarbon
products such as renewable jet fuel and renewable iso-octane.
Toray expects to produce fibers, yarns, and films from Gevo's
PX, for scale-up evaluation and market development purposes.
As a result of the shipment, Gevo will recognize revenue
associated with both the sale of the PX, as well as the initial
funding assistance provided by Toray for the project.
Gevo has also received support from The Coca-Cola Company for
the development of its renewable PX technology. :o Research and
development support was provided by The Coca-Cola Company under
a previously announced Joint Development Agreement.
"We greatly appreciate the support that Toray and The Coca-Cola
Company have provided Gevo in developing bio-PX. This is a
groundbreaking achievement that we are very proud to have
accomplished. This demonstrates that bio-isobutanol is truly a
building block for the renewable chemicals industry," said
Patrick Gruber, Gevo's Chief Executive Officer.
About GEVO
Gevo is a leading renewable technology, chemical products, and
next generation biofuels company. Gevo's underlying technology
uses a combination of synthetic biology, metabolic engineering,
chemistry and chemical engineering to focus primarily on the
production and sale of isobutanol, as well as related products
from renewable feedstocks. Gevo's strategy is to commercialize
biobased alternatives to petroleum-based products to allow for
the optimization of fermentation facilities' assets, with the
ultimate goal of maximizing cash flows from the operation of
those assets.
Gevo produces isobutanol, ethanol and high-value animal feed at
its first fermentation plant in Luverne, MN.Gevo has also
developed technology to produce hydrocarbon products from
renewable alcohols. Gevo currently operates its first
biorefinery in Silsbee, TX, in collaboration with South Hampton
Resources Inc., to produce renewable jet fuel, octane, and
ingredients for plastics like polyester. Gevo has a marquee list
of partners including The Coca-Cola Company, Total SA, Sasol
Chemical Industries, and LANXESS, Inc., an affiliate of LANXESS
Corporation, among others. Gevo is committed to a sustainable
bio-based economy that meets society's needs for plentiful food
and clean air and water. For more information, visit
www.gevo.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release may constitute
"forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking
statements include statements that are not purely statements of
historical fact, and can sometimes be identified by our use of
terms such as "intend," "expect," "plan," "estimate," "future,"
"strive" and similar words. These forward-looking statements are
made on the basis of the current beliefs, expectations and
assumptions of the management of Gevo and are subject to
significant risks and uncertainty. Investors are cautioned not
to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements.
All such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date
they are made, and the company undertakes no obligation to
update or revise these statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise. Although the company
believes that the expectations reflected in these
forward-looking statements are reasonable, these statements
involve many risks and uncertainties that may cause actual
results to differ materially from what may be expressed or
implied in these forward-looking statements. For a further
discussion of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
results to differ from those expressed in these forward-looking
statements, as well as risks relating to the business of Gevo in
general, see the risk disclosures in the Annual Report on Form
10-K of Gevo for the year ended December 31, 2013, and in
subsequent reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K and other filings made
with the SEC by Gevo.
CONTACT: Media Contact:
Robin PeakGevo, Inc.
T: (720) 267-8632
rpeak@gevo.com
Investor Contact:
Mike WillisGevo, Inc.
T: (720) 267-8636
mwillis@gevo.com
Source: Gevo, Inc.
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What Are Yieldcos?
DIR By: AGelbert
Date: June 5, 2014, 10:52 pm
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What Are Yieldcos?
In case, you haven't been following our articles on Yieldco's,
they are an exciting, popular new option on the stock market.
They provide liquid, easily accessible capital to build new
renewable energy projects, while giving investors dividends.
They draw a line between the side of a company that develops
projects and the Yield Co, which owns and operates them
long-term. Investors benefit from long-term, stable dividends
that come from selling electricity to utilities under 20-25-year
power purchase agreements. For income investors, they offer one
of the few ways to make reliable dividends from high quality,
very low risk projects. Any cash that's not paid out in
dividends is reinvested in new projects.
These are the other YieldCos:
•Hannon Armstrong (NYSE: HASI): unique in that it invests mostly
in energy efficiency upgrades for big buildings, also renewable
energy;
•Pattern Energy Group (NASDAQ:PEGI): wind farms
•TransAlta Renewables (TSE:RNW): wind and hydro
•Greencoat UK Wind (LON: UKW): UK wind farms
•Renewables Infrastructure Group (LON: TRIG): solar and wind
projects in Europe
•Bluefield Solar Income Fund (LON: BSIF): buy or finance
large-scale solar plants in the UK
Soon to go public:
•Abengoa Yield and SunEdison Yield: solar plants
Read our article, Clean Energy IPO Boom As Investors Seek
Predictable Dividends.
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Re: Profiting From Renewable Energy: Place your MOCK or REAL
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DIR By: AGelbert
Date: June 6, 2014, 3:21 pm
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Porfolio Progress Report!
Today was another day...
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;D $52,882.49
I'm holding my own but the GEVO stock has been hammered. I
expect it to pop next month. I won't dump it while it is in the
basement. I hope I'm not caught in endowment bias.
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GEVO is a good stock! Next month will prove me right! (famous
last words.... ;D).
Symbol Last price Change Shares▲ Cost basis
Mkt value Gain Gain % Day's gain
GEVO 0.869 +0.025 (2.93%) 12,000.00 15,675.20 10,428.00
-5,247.20 -33.47% +296.40
Overall return
-33.47%
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Buffett To Plow an ADDITIONAL $15 billion into Renewable Energy
Investments
DIR By: AGelbert
Date: June 10, 2014, 6:47 pm
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Buffett To Double Down on Renewable Energy Investments
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The billionaire plans to plow an additional $15 billion :o ;D
into wind and solar in the future.
Noah Buhayar and Jim Polson, Bloomberg
June 10, 2014 | 2 Comments
Warren Buffett briefly lost track of how many billions of
dollars his Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is spending to build wind
and solar power in the U.S. That didn’t stop him from vowing to
double the outlay.
Describing the company’s increasing investment in renewable
energy at the Edison Electric Institute’s annual convention in
Las Vegas yesterday, Buffett had to rely on a deputy, Greg Abel,
to remind him just how much they’d committed: $15 billion.
Without missing a beat, Buffett responded: “There’s another $15
billion ready to go, as far as I’m concerned.”
Such bold remarks are common for the Berkshire chairman and
chief executive officer. He frequently talks about hunting for
“elephant”-size acquisitions and making multibillion-dollar
stock purchases.
Still, the comment speaks to the kinds of investments that are
increasingly appealing to the billionaire now that his Omaha,
Nebraska-based company is the fifth-largest in the world by
market value. With dozens of units spinning off cash, Buffett
has been allocating funds to regulated, capital-intensive
businesses such as railroad BNSF and power companies.
“Buffett has always steered Berkshire toward the future,” said
Lawrence Cunningham, a professor at George Washington University
and author of the forthcoming book “Berkshire Beyond Buffett.”
“Lately, that has meant intensifying the company’s focus on
rudimentary, long-lasting businesses.”
‘Keep Moving’
While utilities don’t offer the sort of outsize returns of
businesses that Buffett, 83, favored earlier in his career, he
has said he likes the industry because it provides opportunities
for reinvestment and further acquisitions. He bought control of
an energy holding company in Iowa in 2000 and helped bankroll
its expansion.
The unit, now called Berkshire Hathaway Energy, operates
electric grids in the U.K., natural gas pipelines that stretch
from the Great Lakes to Texas and electric utilities in states
including Oregon and Nevada. Its renewable investments include
wind farms in Iowa and Wyoming, as well as solar farms in
California and Arizona.
Unlike other utility-holding companies, Berkshire Hathaway
Energy retains all of its earnings. That probably will continue,
Buffett said yesterday, estimating that the unit could reinvest
about $30 billion into its business in the next decade.
“We’re going to keep doing that as far as the eye can see,” he
said. “We’ll just keep moving.”
‘Strong Need’
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Berkshire has been able to plow so much into renewable energy
because it can use tax credits to offset profit at other
businesses, Abel, the 52-year-old CEO of Berkshire Hathaway
Energy, said yesterday. Units at Buffett’s company include auto
insurer Geico, Dairy Queen, Shaw carpet and T-shirt maker Fruit
of the Loom.
Investments in renewable energy will be needed as the U.S. seeks
to reduce its reliance on fossil-fuel generation. Electric
utilities face cuts of 30 percent in carbon dioxide emissions by
2030 compared with 2005, according to U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency estimates of a proposed rule issued June 2.
“It’s encouraging that he wants to invest because as an industry
we have a strong need for capital,” Nick Akins, CEO of American
Electric Power Co., said of Buffett’s remarks on renewables.
AEP is a partner with Berkshire in Electric Transmission Texas,
a joint venture that’s building and operating power lines
carrying electricity from the state’s windy plains to cities.
While spending $30 billion on renewable-energy projects would
have been unheard of two decades ago at Berkshire, Buffett is
signaling that the returns are attractive, said Jeff Matthews, a
shareholder and author of books about the company. The comment
may turn out to be more than an off-hand remark.
“If he says it, he means it,” said Matthews. “The whole
complexion of the company has
changed.”
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Re: Profiting From Renewable Energy: Place your MOCK or REAL
Porfolios HERE.
DIR By: AGelbert
Date: June 10, 2014, 6:56 pm
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Porfolio Progress Report!
;D $53,176.37
I'm holding my own but the GEVO stock has been hammered. I
expect it to pop next month. I won't dump it while it is in the
basement. I hope I'm not caught in endowment bias.
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GEVO is improving slowly but surely... ;D
Symbol Last price Change Shares▲ Cost basis
Mkt value Gain Gain % Day's gain
GEVO 0.925 +0.035 (3.93%) 12,000.00 15,675.20 11,100.00
-4,575.20 -29.19% +420.00 ;D
Overall return
-33.47% -29.19%
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