JA Solar (JASO) is down nearly 10% in after hours trading after cutting estimates for 2009. The company said that due to macro economic conditions and tight credit markets, revenues are expected to be softer than expected and in the range of $830 – $952, vs the consensus estimates of $1.12 billion.… Read the rest
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Geothermal Picks
A recent article from TheStockAdvisors.com shows the contributing editors from Stephen Leeb’s The Complete Investor focus on three Geothermal energy picks: Chevron (CVX), Calpine (CPN), and Ormat Technologies(ORA).
"Throughout the globe, heat is continually produced in a layer far below the earth’s crust. Large power plants can capture and use this steam to provide electricity on a fairly large scale. In Iceland, by some estimates, 50% of all energy needs are met through an alternative … Read the rest
Brazilian Ethanol Plants to get $260M Loan
The Financial Times reported today that the board of the Inter-American Development Bank is set to approve a 15 year loan of $250M to three new ethanol plants. Despite the growing environmental concerns about biofuels this will be the biggest development ever by a multilateral intuition. The new ethanol project will cost over $1bn and will be built by Santa Elisa Vale Do Rosario, a Brazilian company, and US private equity groups.
"Steady rises in … Read the rest