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Profiting from clean energy...
With Profiting from Clean Energy, respected investment analyst Richard Asplund provides an in-depth explanation of the technology and industry structure behind various sectors of this field and in the process identifies more than 150 stocks related to clean energy. Along the way, Asplund discusses exactly what it takes to effectively invest in clean energy-whether it be through buying individual stocks, investing in green exchange-traded funds or mutual funds, or trading the biofuel and carbon credit markets
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monografia Rebiun29627681 https://catalogo.rebiun.org/rebiun/record/Rebiun29627681 m o d | cr -n--------- 070917s2008 njua o 001 0 eng 2007038107 GBA806208 bnb 1-119-19811-9 1-281-23756-6 9786611237561 0-470-26804-2 MiAaPQ MiAaPQ MiAaPQ eng 332.64/4 333.79 Asplund, Richard W. 1956-) Profiting from clean energy electronic resource] a complete guide to trading green in solar, wind, ethanol, fuel cell, power efficiency, carbon credit industries, and more Richard W. Asplund Hoboken, N.J. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. c2008 Hoboken, N.J. Hoboken, N.J. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1 online resource (386 p.) 1 online resource (386 p.) Text txt computer c online resource cr Wiley trading Includes index Profiting from Clean Energy; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; DEFINING "CLEAN ENERGY"; TICKER SYMBOLS AND FINDING COMPANY INFORMATION; Chapter 1: Clean Energy Investments and Performance; CLEAN ENERGY BUSINESS STARTUP; ANGEL INVESTING; VENTURE CAPITAL; PUBLICLY TRADED STOCKS; CLEAN ENERGY STOCKS LISTED OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES; LARGE-CAP STOCKS; GLOBAL PETROLEUM COMPANIES; CLEAN ENERGY EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS (ETFS); GREEN MUTUAL FUNDS; GLOBAL ETFs AND GREEN MUTUAL FUNDS; FUTURES AND OPTIONS; INVESTMENT CRITERIA FOR PUBLICLY TRADED STOCKS; VALUATION AND BUBBLES CLEAN ENERGY STOCK PERFORMANCEChapter 2: Catalysts for the Clean Energy Industry; FOSSIL FUEL NEGATIVES: POLLUTION, CO2 EMISSIONS, CARTELS, PRICE SPIKES, AND RISING PRICES; ENERGY SECURITY; GROWING GLOBAL ENERGY DEMAND; GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND CLIMATE CHANGE; CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY IMPROVEMENTS; DEMAND FOR DISTRIBUTED POWER SOLUTIONS DUE TO GRID UNRELIABILITY; RISING ELECTRICITY PRICES; COULD THE CLEAN ENERGY MOVEMENT FIZZLE IF OIL PRICES PLUNGE?; CLEAN ENERGY CATALYSTS: INVESTMENT CONCLUSION; Chapter 3: The Government Push; TYPES OF GOVERNMENT CLEAN ENERGY INCENTIVES AND MANDATES RENEWABLE ENERGY TARGETS WORLDWIDEGOVERNMENT CLEAN ENERGY SUPPORT INITIATIVES IN THE UNITED STATES; A POST-KYOTO CARBON EMISSIONS FRAMEWORK; Chapter 4: Clean Energy Potential; OVERVIEW OF GLOBAL AND U.S. ENERGY FLOWS; OVERVIEW OF U.S. ELECTRICITY GENERATION SOURCES; FOSSIL FUEL MARKET SIZE: EVEN A NOSE UNDER THE TENT IS WORTH BILLIONS; RENEWABLE ENERGY FORECASTS; Chapter 5: Solar Power; SOLAR THERMAL POWER; SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER; SOLAR POWER INDUSTRY GROWTH RATES; DEMAND GENERATED BY GOVERNMENT INCENTIVES AND REGULATION; SOLAR POWER PRICING AND COMPETITIVENESS UPSTREAM SOLAR PLAYERS: POLYSILICON AND WAFER PRODUCERSTHIN FILM THREATS TO CRYSTALLINE SILICON SOLAR CELLS; UPGRADED METALLURGICAL SILICON (uMGS): A THREAT TO TRADITIONAL POLYSILICON PRODUCERS?; SOLAR PV CELL AND MODULE PRODUCERS; THE INVESTMENT OUTLOOK FOR SOLAR CELL/MODULE MANUFACTURERS; Chapter 6: Wind Power; ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF WIND POWER; HOW DO WIND TURBINES WORK?; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; OFFSHORE WIND; INDUSTRY GROWTH RATES AND PROSPECTS FOR FUTURE GROWTH; THE ECONOMICS OF WIND POWER; GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED INCENTIVES; WIND INDUSTRY ISSUE: COMPONENT SHORTAGES WIND INDUSTRY PLAYERSChapter 7: Fuel Cells; ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF FUEL CELLS; WHAT IS A FUEL CELL? OVERVIEW OF THE TECHNOLOGY; FUEL CELL INDUSTRY ANALYSIS: INDUSTRY PLAYERS; FUEL CELL INDUSTRY TARGET MARKETS; COMMERCIALIZATION CHALLENGES; Chapter 8: Geothermal Power; ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF GEOTHERMAL POWER; GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES; THE EXTRACTION OF GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANT SYSTEMS UNDER DEVELOPMENT; GEOTHERMAL HEAT PUMPS; ECONOMICS OF GEOTHERMAL POWER; THE FUTURE OF GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; Chapter 9: Cleaner Utilities; GREEN POWER MARKETING PROGRAMS RENEWABLE ENERGY CERTIFICATES With Profiting from Clean Energy, respected investment analyst Richard Asplund provides an in-depth explanation of the technology and industry structure behind various sectors of this field and in the process identifies more than 150 stocks related to clean energy. Along the way, Asplund discusses exactly what it takes to effectively invest in clean energy-whether it be through buying individual stocks, investing in green exchange-traded funds or mutual funds, or trading the biofuel and carbon credit markets English Clean energy investment- United States Exchange traded funds- United States Clean energy industries Electronic books 0-470-11799-0 Wiley trading