Streetwise Renewable - Geothermal Articles
Bohr, Baby, Bohr! German Policies Support Enhanced Geothermal Drilling
Source: GreenTechMedia, Karlynn Cory, Wilson Rickerson, Benjamin Miethling (6/19/12)
"Germany may have found the secret sauce that encourages new geothermal projects—policies that directly support drilling and financing the power plant by lowering investor risks."
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Who's Funding the Green Energy Revolution?
Source: CNN, Eoghan Macguire (6/12/12)
"While Europe attracts most of the investment, the renewable energy sectors of emerging economies such as India and China have been given the biggest boost."
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Geothermal Market to Reach $5.89B in 2017 – Frost & Sullivan
Source: EcoSeed (5/14/12)
"Escalating energy prices and volatile fuel costs are spurring governments consider geothermal power and provide incentives for its development."
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Geothermal Steams Forward, Under the Radar
Source: TG Daily, Shifra Mincer (4/17/12)
"Geothermal plants can take as long as eight years to construct and developers need stable, long-term policy that they can rely on throughout that period. But the industry has shown no sign of slowing."
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Renewable Energy Stocks that Deliver: John McIlveen
Source: George Mack of The Energy Report (1/12/12)
Retail and institutional traders invested record amounts in renewable energy producers in 2011, but separating the wheat from the chaff can be challenging. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Jacob Securities' Senior Vice President for Research John McIlveen shares how to pick and choose. For steady dividends, high-yield Independent Power Producers deliver shareholder value, while renewable projects in the developing world offer incredible potential returns. Whatever the project, it's the internal rates of return that matter.
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Europe's Struggles Are a Warning for Alternative Energy Investors
Source: Kent Moors, Money Morning (12/16/11)
"Yes, a transition to non-fossil fuels would improve environmental prospects and may help markets like the U.S. become less reliant on imports. But such moves have large price tags."
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Renewable Investments Growing Fast
Source: Brianna Panzica, Energy & Capital (11/17/11)
"By 2020, expanding investments in wind and solar power projects could rise to $395 billion."
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Marin Katusa: Top Energy Stocks by Sector
Source: Special to The Energy Report (11/3/11)
Marin Katusa, senior editor of Casey Energy Opportunities, spoke at the Casey Research/Sprott Inc. "When Money Dies" Summit and named the companies he sees as the best opportunities in the energy sector today. In this excerpt from his remarks, he gives background, warnings and targets that could help any investor trying to make money in energy.
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An Unlikely New Supporter for Alternative Energy
Source: Kent Moors, Money Morning (10/25/11)
"With the Obama Administration emphasizing a move to alternative and renewable fuel sources, the military is on board. Well, sort of."
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Renewable Energy and Government Subsidies Go Hand-in-Hand (for Now)
Source: Kent Moors, Money Morning (10/4/11)
"The post-coal age is coming fast. But can renewable energy sources make it in the market without government help?"
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Geothermal Power: A Laboratory for Life After Fossil Fuels
Source: Financial Times, Andrew Ward (9/28/11)
"As Iceland battles its way back from a crippling financial crisis, President GrÍmsson is promoting geothermal resources as a driving force of recovery."
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The Power Sector Shakeup
Source: Kent Moors, Money Morning (9/27/11)
"There is a revolution unfolding in the generation of electricity. As it unfolds, it will also change the world of investing."
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Green Energy, the Cost-Efficient Option
Source: Salon.com, David Sirota (9/21/11)
"Green energy is suddenly drawing sustenance in a swath of the economy that today seems like a barren desert: the devastated housing market."
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Developers Warm to Small-Scale Geothermal
Source: Renewable Energy World, Chris Webb (9/21/11)
"Ground Source Heat Pump applications are gaining traction, but varying climatic, geological and economic conditions set dissimilar paces for adopting new geothermal technologies."
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USDA Funds 500 Rural Clean Energy Projects
Source: Brighter Energy (9/19/11)
"More than 500 agricultural producers and rural small businesses received grants to implement renewable energy in their operations."
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Canada's Geothermal >1M Times Electricity Consumption
Source: Clean Technica, Andrew Burger (9/14/11)
"Better yet, the geothermal heat reservoirs found across 'large swaths of British Columbia, Alberta, the Yukon and Northwest Territories' lie close to the surface, making them easier to tap."
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Geothermal Gets Boost in U.S.
Source: Renewable Energy World (9/13/11)
"The DOE announced $38M will go to advance geothermal technology and reduce cost."
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Rick Rule: Supply Decrease + Demand Increase = Explosive Oil Upside
Source: Special to The Energy Report (9/6/11)
Global Resource Investments Founder and Chairman Rick Rule is a self-described energy bull. In this special Energy Report from his latest web broadcast, he highlights the global macro-trends that will drive energy prices—oil, natural gas, uranium and alternative energy—way up in the coming years.
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Geothermal Heats Up Kenya's Energy Sector
Source: Clean Technica, Andrew Burger (9/6/11)
"Nineteen companies submitted bids to Kenya's state-owned Geothermal Development Co. to develop eight 100-MW geothermal power plants in the Bogoria-Silali block of northwestern Kenya."
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A New Kind of Hybrid: Solar and Geothermal Working Together in Nevada
Source: Smart Planet, Kirsten Korosec (8/31/11)
"The hybrid geothermal-solar plant: a new spin on an old idea that could help utilities move away from coal and natural gas-power plants."
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Study Tips Taiwan's Geothermal Energy Potential
Source: Taiwan Today, Aaron Hsu (8/24/11)
"Geothermal energy sites around the country hold the potential to generate 25.4 gigawatts of electricity, nearly 10 times the total capacity of the fourth nuclear power plant"
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Clean Energy Companies Seek Australian Grants
Source: Bloomberg, James Paton (8/10/11)
"Australia aims to generate 20% of its power from renewables by 2020. At least a third of the grant money will go to geothermal companies."
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John Mcllveen: Renewable Energy Shares Could Bounce Off 52-week Lows
Source: George Mack of The Energy Report (8/9/11)
Renewable energy stocks have not been the darlings of Wall Street, but that's just the angle Senior Vice President for Research John McIlveen of Jacob Securities is playing for his institutional investor clientele. He sees renewables as the classic unloved value sector that could pay off big for investors over the next decade. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, John shares his best ideas, including some that could offer surprise upside given the right set of deals, power purchasing agreements and joint ventures.
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On the Money: Reading Up on Green Investing
Source: McClatchy-Tribune News Service, Chuck Myers (8/8/11)
"The green revolution has fueled a strong interest in potential investment opportunities, particularly in the renewable energy sector."
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Michigan Town Creates Geothermal Utility
Source: ContractorMag, Steve Spaulding (8/8/11)
"The plan, made possible in part through a $560,000 Neighborhood Stabilization Grant from the federal government, is an ambitious one."
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