Monday, October 31, 2016

MONDAY CLOSE .... MARKET DOWN 18--1--FLAT


Oil down on stronger dollar, failed OPEC talks, higher OPEC exports.
Iraq, Kurd forces' 1st push into Mosul.

(stock #s in %; new highs/lows over last 12 months):

ALTI up 30.
PNPL up 24.
CDXS up 12 with heavy volume.
AMTX, BSRC, LMRMF up 8.
CCTC up 8 with volume, news.
SENY up 8 with volume.
AMLM up 5.
NVIC up 4.
OLED up 3.
SEDG up 3 off new low.

RGSE down 21, new low.
OPTT down 19.
LYSDY down 18.
SUNEQ down 13 with volume.
AWSL down 11.
NANX down 10 with volume.
PRHL down 10.
ENZR, LEDS down 9.
LEOM down 9 with volume.
SSOL down 8.
AMSC down 7 with volume, under all lines.
BIOA down 7 with volume.
INVT down 7.
CSUNY down 6.
ENPH down 6, new low.
FCEL, PALAF down 5, new low.
CDTI down 5 with volume, under all lines.
ZNNMF, MNGA down 5.
OCLN down 5 with volume.
ACPW down 4, new low.
BLDP, CLNT, SCTY, NTCXF, FCSMF, XJNGF down 4.
ENOC down 4, under all lines.
HQCL down 3, under all lines.
LYTS down 3, new low with volume.
SPWR down 3, new low.
PLUG, TERP, RVLT down 3.

MONDAY OPEN .... MARKET FLAT


October bond rout means US econ improving: expert.
"Real" US 3Q GDP up ~1.5%: Hooper.

(stock #s in %; new highs/lows over last 12 months):

LSCG up 13.
SENY up 12.
CABN up 9.
ASTI up 5.
AMTX, NVIC, RBCN up 4.
ZAAP up 3.

LYSDY down 18.
SSOL down 17.
BSRC, ENZR, OPTT down 9.
GPHBF down 8.
RGSE down 8, new low.
CREG, ESPH, LTBR down 7.
ACPW down 6, new low.
CSUNY, SUNEQ down 6.
INVT down 5.
PALAF down 4.
FCEL down 4, new low.
EFOI, HYSR, LEDS, NFEC, MNGA, NANO, NTCXF, VSLR, RVLT down 3.
LYTS down 2, new low.
SPWR down 1, new low.

US WIND POWER INDUSTRY INSTALLED 895MW IN 3Q.


US wind installs year-to-date over 1.7Gw. Total capacity now near 75Gw. Projects pipeline up to 20Gw, 13.5Gw in construction.

Sweden to reach 100% clean/renewable power by '40: Reuters.

$37B/year in health, climate costs from gasoline cars in 10 states: American Lung Assoc. $1.30/gallon.

Brazil GHG emissions spike in '15.

Over 1M EVs now on world roads.

Mahindra launched $8.1K EV.

Hyundai, Kia to pay $41M for inaccurately reporting fuel economy ratings in 33 states, D.C.

Tesla (TSLA)/Solar City (SCTY) to sell rooftop solar tiles. TSLA also doubled its Powerpack energy density to 200Kwh/unit. Also added new in-house power inverter to product line.

ABB doubling its solar inverter manufacturing capacity in Estonia.

US set 1st wind power lease auction for offshore NY.

Top French banks pulling out of financing coal.

Fuel Cell Energy (FCEL) partnering with Exxon on carbon capture/sequestration.

Research in Utah to turn coal into carbon fiber.

Dakota Access pipeline protesters moved, arrested.

US oil rig count down 2 last week, natgas rigs up 6.

Ross Sea off Antarctic made marine sanctuary by EU, many other countries.

Saturday, October 29, 2016

FRIDAY CLOSE .... MARKET DOWN 8--25--6


WTI under $49, Brent under $50. US natgas $3.10.
US 3Q GDP up on inventories, exports.
Russia ousted from UN human rights council.
S Korea prosecutors raided president's office over scandal.
FBI new probe of Clinton emails.
EU-Canada trade pact signing on Sunday.

(stock #s in %; new highs/lows over last 12 months):

NVIC up 56 with volume.
LYSDY up 22 on 1.5K shares.
CCTC up 21.
QTWWQ up 16 with volume.
PRHL up 14.
NTCXF up 11 with volume.
ENZR up 10.
GPHBF up 10 off new low with very heavy volume.
LTBR up 10 with very heavy volume.
SENY up 8 with volume.
ASTI, VSPC, NANX, ZAAP up 6.
LEOM up 5 with heavy volume.

ALTI down 23.
LMRMF down 22 with volume.
PSPW down 12 on 900 shares.
SUNEQ down 10 with volume.
RGSE down 9, new low.
CDTI down 7.
ACPW, CSUNY, OPTT down 6.
CBAK down 5, new low.
NFEC, SSOL, MGPHF down 5.
INVT, RNWEF, SKYS down 4.
SPWR, RUN down 3.
FCEL down 2, new low with volume.
SEDG flat, new low.

Friday, October 28, 2016

ADVANCED SOLAR PV MODULE REVENUES TO REACH $38B BY '25: NAVIGANT


NEVS, Hewlett Packard partnering to accelerate global EV production.

Smart meter deployment in US to reach 70M by next year, 90M by '20: report.

$900M globally went toward deforestation programs in '15: study.

Australia experiencing low rain, rising seas.

N California soaked, S California still parched.

New England saying "no" to natgas, "yes" to clean/renewable power.

Germany says no coal power phaseout until '40.

Judge ordered Exxon to comply with NY subpoena on climate change investigation.

$27M in Fed grants to help communities struggling from coal industry fall.

Mexico energy reform to revitalize, increase clean/ren power, "transform" oil/gas sector: IEA.

EIB to fund 80Mw of solar power in Kenya.

UK solar power capacity hit 11.1Gw.

Sungrow installed 20Mw of solar power/batt storage in Tibet.

Ecotricity to issue its 4th round of ecobonds.

Nigeria militants claimed bombing of Chevron oil export pipeline.

Iran crude exports to fall in November: report.

Sauds, Gulf OPEC members offering 4% production cut.

FRIDAY OPEN .... MARKET UP 35--FLAT--1


US 3Q GDP up 2.9%.

(stock #s in %; new highs/lows over last 12 months):

LTBR up 29 with extreme volume.
QTWWQ up 16 with heavy volume.
PNPL up 12 on 800 shares.
NTCXF up 9 with heavy volume.
ASTI up 8.
ASYS up 7.
SUNEQ up 5.
NANO up 5 with volume.
BWEN up 3 after reporting, above all lines.
SEDG up 1 off new low.

OCLN down 8, new low.
ACFN down 7.
NFEC down 6.
CBAK down 5, new low.
CLNT, GPHBF down 4, new lows.
SENY down 4 with volume.
AMRS, MNGA, RBCN, ULBI down 3.
PEMIF down 3, new low.
LYTS down 1, new low.

Thursday, October 27, 2016

THURSDAY CLOSE .... MARKET DOWN 29--34--6


WTI under $50, Brent over $50. US natgas $3.08.
(stock #s in %; new highs/lows over last 12 months):

PSPW up 173.
VSPC up 38.
LTBR up 35 with heavy volume.
ALTI up 30.
SUNEQ up 16.
LEOM up 11.
BNET up 9, new high.
FCSMF up 7.
ESPH, EFOI up 6.
ELON, ACPW, ZNNMF up 4.

AMLM down 18.
AETI down 17.
NVIC down 16, new low.
LYTS down 15, new low with very heavy volume after reporting.
LEDS, LYSDY down 10.
ENZR down 9 with heavy volume.
TPIC down 9.
OPTT, RGSE down 7.
PEMIF, WPRT, KNDI down 6.
AIXG down 5 with volume.
BLDP, CLNT, SPWR, SSOL, TVIA down 5.
ENOC, WATT, ULBI, RNWEF, AMTX down 4.
SEDG down 2, another new low.

4 OF 5 US VOTERS WANT MORE CLEAN ENERGY: POLL


73% of Brits support onshore wind power, 80% support solar power. 11% believe there's significant support for it.

Residential, commercial batt storage projects raised $625M in 3Q16: Mercom.

Daimler construction start in Germany on 2nd batt factory. E500M. 2Mw solar power on roof. Online in '18.

Sweden to launch residential power storage program.

Electrolux 50% clean/renewable power target by '20.

Net metering taking huge hit in Delhi India.

Germany clean/ren power surcharge up 8% to near 7 cents/Kwh.

MTR (Hong Kong) $600M green bond issue.

Comps have GHG targets but still lack plans: study.

"Rough road ahead" for internet of things: grid security official.

Hedge fund bid for Terra Form Power (TERP).

Solar Reserve intro'd plan for 2Gw concentrated solar thermal project in California. Capacity to match Hoover Dam. $5B. Online in '21. Solar on demand for under 10 cents/Kwh.

OPEC inviting 12 non-OPEC oil producing countries to meet over market balancing.

Libya released Russian oil smugglers after year in jail.

Shell to resume exports from Nigeria terminal.

Offshore oil 30% of global production in '15.

"No danger to health" after Norway nuke reactor leaks.

German comp to use radioactive wood from Fukushima in biomass-to-power plant.

Japan blocking proposal for whale sanctuary.

THURSDAY OPEN .... MARKET DOWN 36--11--5


(stock #s in %; new highs/lows over last 12 months):

SUNEQ up 13.
LSCG up 10 with volume.
ASTI up 9.
ACPW up 7.
CLNT up 7 on 100 shares.
SCTY up 5.
TSLA up 4 with heavy volume after reporting.
BIOA up 4.

SSOL down 31 with volume.
ESPH down 29.
AMLM down 18.
RNWEF down 13 on 300 shares.
LYSDY down 10.
ENZR down 9.
LYTS down 8, new low after reporting.
AETI down 7.
ULBI down 6.
WATT down 5, under all lines.
TPIC down 5.
CCTC down 4.
SEDG down 1, another new low.

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

WEDNESDAY CLOSE .... DOW UP 30, NAZ DOWN 33, S&P DOWN 3


WTI under $50, Brent ~$50. US natgas $2.73.
Venezuelans in streets wanting Maduro out.

(stock #s in %; new highs/lows over last 12 months):

AWSL up 27 on 1.4K shares.
LYSDY up 21.
AMLM up 18.
SUNEQ up 16 with heavy volume.
SENY up 13.
KNDI up 8 with news.
BSRC up 6.
BIOA up 6 with very heavy volume.
WNDW up 5 with volume, news.
MEEC, ENZR, CREG up 5.

PSPW down 39, new low on 555 shares.
ALTI down 33 on 217 shares.
NVIC down 25, new low with volume.
ZAAP down 15.
LSCG down 12, new low with heavy volume.
LEOM down 10, new low with very heavy volume.
CABN down 9.
QTMM down 9 with volume.
MNGA down 8 with volume.
ASTI down 8.
CBAK, LTBR down 7, new lows.
PRHL down 7.
RUN down 7 with volume.
CCGI, ZNNMF, VSLR, ELON down 6.
ACPW down 6, new low.
AIXG down 6 with heavy volume, news.
AETI down 5.
CLNT down 3, new low.
SEDG down 2, new low.


WEDNESDAY OPEN .... MARKET DOWN 60--29--9


(stock #s in %; new highs/lows over last 12 months):

LYSDY up 24.
SUNEQ up 14.
ESPH up 9.
ASYS, GPHBF up 5.
AMRS up 4 with volume, news.
CCTC up 4.
WNDW up 4 with news.
BLDP up 3 after reporting.
OPTT up 3.

PSPW down 39 on 555 shares.
ACFN down 11.
RNWEF down 10, under all lines.
OCLN down 9, new low.
AIXG down 7.
HYSR down 6.
LTBR down 6, new low.
LSCG down 5.
FCSMF, PEMIF down 4.
RUN down 3.
SEDG down 1, new low.

Tuesday, October 25, 2016

IEA PROJECTS 13% INCREASE IN GLOBAL CLEAN/RENEWABLE POWER CAPACITY BY '21 TO 825GW TOTAL


Global business transitioning  to low-carbon economy: CDP.

Declines in solar power prices could get paybacks in US down to under 5 years: Deutsche Bank.

El Nino altered disease risk in US: scientists.

Climate change expanding China desert.

Next US president will decide nuke power's future: Moniz.

Est. 62,500 power plants in world in '15, total over 6Tw capacity.

KBN $500M green bond in Luxembourg.

EBRD $55M for clean/renewable power project lending in Turkey.

Drones, robots increasing solar farm efficiency.

ACWA plans 340Mw wind project in Turkey.

2 India oil refining comps to develop 2.7Gw of solar power.

Masdar 200Mw solar power project in Jordan.

First Solar (FSLR) to finish 200Mw Dubai project in '17.

Tamil Nadu India 500Mw solar power tender.

Nepal, Bangladesh to build over 1.6Gw of pumped storage hydropower. 2 plants.

BLM geothermal power lease sale in 3 US states tomorrow.

Exxon CEO doesn't see large increase in oil prices next 3-4 years.

World Bank raised its '17 oil price forecast to $55.

Indonesia eyeing 42% increase in its oil production in '17.

US oil rig count up 11 last week. Natgas rig count up 3.

Iraq to offer oil fields directly to foreign comps.

China halted building 17Gw of new coal power plants (30 plants).

Polar vortex coming back: forecasters.

TUESDAY CLOSE .... MARKET DOWN 53--26--8


(stock #s in %; new highs/lows over last 12 months):

NVIC up 26.
ZAAP up 20.
CSUNY up 14.
LEOM up 11 with extreme volume.
ALTI up 11 on 238 shares.
INVT up 10 with volume.
PRHL up 10.
VSPC up 7 with volume after new low.
OPTT up 5.
EMKR up 5 with volume.
LEDS up 4 with heavy volume.

FCEL down 27, new low with very heavy volume, news.
SUNEQ down 25 with very heavy volume.
LSCG down 13, new low with extreme volume.
ACPW, QTWWQ down 11.
RGSE down 10.
ACFN down 8 with heavy volume.
AWSL down 8.
ASTI, BSRC, BNET, CDTI, GPHBF, WATT down 7.
ERII down 7 with volume.
LTBR down 5.
KNDI down 3, new low.
SEDG down 2, new low.

TUESDAY CLOSE .... MARKET DOWN 53--26--8


(stock #s in %; new highs/lows over last 12 months):

NVIC up 26.
ZAAP up 20.
CSUNY up 14.
LEOM up 11 with extreme volume.
ALTI up 11 on 238 shares.
INVT up 10 with volume.
PRHL up 10.
VSPC up 7 with volume after new low.
OPTT up 5.
EMKR up 5 with volume.
LEDS up 4 with heavy volume.

FCEL down 27, new low with very heavy volume, news.
SUNEQ down 25 with very heavy volume.
LSCG down 13, new low with extreme volume.
ACPW, QTWWQ down 11.
RGSE down 10.
ACFN down 8 with heavy volume.
AWSL down 8.
ASTI, BSRC, BNET, CDTI, GPHBF, WATT down 7.
ERII down 7 with volume.
LTBR down 5.
KNDI down 3, new low.
SEDG down 2, new low.

TUESDAY OPEN .... MARKET FLAT


(stock #s in %; new highs/lows over last 12 months):

PSPW up 64 on 300 shares.
LEOM, ESPH up 11.
AMTX, NVIC up 5.
HYSR up 4.
CLNT up 3 off new low.
EVSI up 3 with news.
RBCN up 3.

FCEL down 29, new low with very heavy volume, news.
SUNEQ down 11 with heavy volume.
ASTI down 8.
AMRS down 7.
LSCG down 7, new low.
ACPW down 6.
ACFN down 5.
BLSP, ERII, MNGA, QTWWQ down 4.
WATT, PALAF down 3.
SEDG down 1, new low.

Monday, October 24, 2016

INDIA PLANS OVER $3B TO BOOST ITS SOLAR POWER MANUFACTURING SECTOR


$363M California cap+trade cash going toward clean cars, transit.

Price on carbon "simplest way" for utilities to comply with Clean Power Plan: Southwest Power Pool CEO.

Tweaks to 6 common city policies could reduce US carbon emissions up to 7%: NREL study.

Solar power deregulation battle in Nevada.

EC OK'd new powers for German grid operators.

Food policy experts to team Trump: climate matters.

Climate-friendlier alternative to HFCs for vehicle AC is flammable. (Oops.)

Sergies contract notice for 21Mw solar power project in France.

Duke Energy seeks bids for 750Gwh of clean/renewable power.

India rooftop solar power capacity now over 1Gw.

Perovskite + CIGS thin-film solar module hit record 17.8% efficiency.

Georgia Power to absorb some of new nuke reactors' cost overruns.

LG Chem expects 30K+ Chev Bolt sales in '17.

Drilling rigs returning to US shale gas fields.

1.3K barrels of oil from pipeline leaking into Susquehanna R.

Tens of thousands of dead fish washed up onshore in Louisiana. (Also learned of dead fish from red tide in southwest Florida.)

MONDAY CLOSE .... MARKET UP 77--52--10


WTI under $51, Brent under $52. US natgas $2.86.

(stock #s in %; new highs/lows over last 12 months):

SUNEQ up 30 with extreme volume.
PNPL up 24.
RGSE up 19 with very heavy volume.
SSOL up 13 with volume.
EVSI up 9.
BLSP up 8 with extreme volume.
BNET up 8 with volume.
RNWEF up 6.
CREG up 5.
HYSR up 5 with volume.

PSPW down 34, now low on 300 shares.
CABN down 26.
NVIC down 24, new low with volume.
ZAAP down 22.
LEOM down 18, new low with very heavy volume.
AWSL down 14.
BFRE down 13, new low.
PRHL down 13.
AETI, CCTC, CSUNY down 12.
ESPH down 11.
AIXG down 10 with volume, news, below all lines.
CBAK down 5, new low with volume.
LSCG, MGPHF, RBCN down 5.
OESX down 5, under all lines.
SENY down 5 with heavy volume.
SPWR down 4.

MONDAY OPEN .... MARKET UP 82--47--9


Canada record household debt jeopardizing financial stability.
Duterte back tracking Philippine "separation from US".

(stock #s in %; new highs/lows over last 12 months):

SUNEQ up 33 with volume.
PNPL up 24.
EVSI up 9.
LEOM up 9 with volume.
LTBR up 7.
ASTI, ENOC, MNGA up 6.
CCGI up 5 with volume.
CREG, BNET up 4.
AVAV, CDXS, SSNI, SSOL, INVT, QTWWQ, WPRT, ZNNMF up 3.

CABN down 24.
ZAAP down 22.
ESPH down 18.
PRHL down 12.
AIXG down 10 with news, below all lines.
NVIC down 10, new low on 500 shares.
AETI down 8.
FTEK down 4, new low with volume.
ACPW, BSRC, MGPHF, RBCN, TVIA down 3.
RUN down 3, under all lines.

Sunday, October 23, 2016

GLOBAL COOPERATION ON CARBON TRADING COULD REDUCE CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION COSTS UP TO 32% BY '30: WORLD BANK


France may ditch carbon tax.

Trump adviser says "no" to carbon price. Clinton reportedly considered aggressive carbon tax for campaign.

US Chamber of Commerce faults Clinton on fossil fuels policy, no quarrel with Trump on energy policy. (Any surprise there?)

DOE $21M to fund speedier solar power adoption by reducing "soft" costs.

EPA issued final version of regs to curb smog-forming emissions from existing oil/gas ops.

Maryland state pension fund could lose value from climate change.

Solar power struggling in N Dakota with tax credits, rebates.

Wind power boom in Colorado.

Power grid comps trying out mutual cyber support plan.

Greenwish (French comp) plans to build 100Mw solar power in N Nigeria.

Asia Development Bank lending $500M for rooftop solar power in India.

12Mw solar to power New Delhi India's metro system.

Sauds ready to pick 1st nuke power plant site.

NYC mayor signed heating oil biodiesel blend bill into law.

Global oil industry ~$1.7T/yr revs at current prices.

Nigeria army move v. militants in Delta.

Austrian oil comp backed away from Yemen restart.

UK compromise on biomass rules.

NOAA plans to limit offshore Arctic oil/gas drilling, surveys.

Raccoon cut power to 25K folks in Colorado. 1 dang raccoon.

Saturday, October 22, 2016

FRIDAY CLOSE .... DOW DOWN 16, NAZ UP 15, S&P FLAT


WTI over $50, Brent over $51. US natgas $2.99.
ISIS attack Kirkuk.
Syria army repelled ISIS attacks on 2 oil fields in Homs area.

(stock #s in %; new highs/lows over last 12 months):

SUNEQ up 62 with extreme volume.
CABN up 55.
BSRC up 19.
QTMM up 18.
ZAAP up 14.
LSCG up 14 with heavy volume.
TVIA up 12 with volume.
ZNNMF up 10.
SSOL up 9.
FCSMF, AMTX up 8 with volume.
MNGA, PNPL up 7.
LEDS up 7 with heavy volume.
ASTI, HYSR up 6.
ELON up 5 with volume, above all lines.
EMKR up 5 with volume.
CDTI, INVT up 5.
PLUG, QTWWQ up 4.
AMRS up 3 with volume.
AMSC, ASYS, HYGS, NTCXF up 3.

PSPW down 35.
LEOM down 15 with heavy volume.
VSPC down 14.
SENY down 13 with volume.
RGSE down 9.
RNWEF, EVSI down 8.
CCTC down 6.
CREG down 6, new low.
RUN down 6 with volume.
CCGI down 5 with volume.
ESPH down 5.
ACPW, AMLM, ENOC down 3.
FCEL down 3 with volume.
LMRMF down 3 with very heavy volume.

Friday, October 21, 2016

FRIDAY OPEN .... MARKET DOWN 99--2--7


Internet web host hack east US. Service back on.

(stock #s in %; new highs/lows over last 12 months):

PNPL up 16.
CREG up 9 on 500 shares.
AMTX, CCGI up 8 with volume.
LEOM, SUNEQ up 7.
INVT, QTMM up 5.
MNGA, SENY up 4.
OPTT up 3.

ESPH down 15.
VSPC down 14, new low.
PRHL down 11.
OCLN down 8, new low.
ZAAP down 6.
RBCN, LEDS down 5.
RGSE down 4.
ADES, AMLM, CLNT, ENOC, RUN down 3.

CLIMATE CHANGE THREATENS 90% OF ALL INDUSTRIES: REPORT


Up to $3.4T - 1/4 of global corporate debt - could be at risk with widespread shift to EVs: Fitch.

Tesla (TSLA) started mass production of self-driving cars.

Clinton's Western Hemisphere (clean power grid) "open borders" already underway.

Trump adviser: no need to deal with climate change in farm policy.

Hansen: Norway "sabotaging" Paris climate agreement with new oil drilling.

Shrinking Antarctic sea ice could be killing krill (essential food for seals, penguins, whales, etc): study.

Hundreds of deep sea vents spewing methane off US west coast: study.

El Nino shrinking world wine production with extreme weather: report.

Deutsche Bank $78M for Africa clean/renewable power fund.

Green Climate Fund $378M for EBRD.

India's Yes Bank raised $50M from green bond.

Austin requiring smart thermostats in new homes.

India's ReNew Power may do $150M IPO.

8MinuteEnergy (CAFD) raising capital for 500Mw US solar power push.

US' 1st new nuclear power plant in 2 decades now online in Tennessee.

NRG Energy, others suing New York to block subsidies for nuclear power.

Minnesota Power to retire coal power units.

Utility sticking with coal power in Alabama.

Russia could add 4Mb/d to oil production: Rosneft chief.

UK continental shelf holds up to 3.4B barrels oil.

BLM rejected oil/gas leases bought by anti-oil activists.

Thursday, October 20, 2016

THURSDAY CLOSE .... MARKET DOWN 40--4--3


WTI under $51, Brent under $52. US natgas $3.12.
ECB unlikely to stop QE without tapering: Draghi.
China house prices up 25% in last year.
Philippines president cuts from US, takes up with China, Russia.

(stock #s in %; new highs/lows over last 12 months):

SENY up 16.
BFRE up 15.
ESPH up 14 with volume.
AMTX up 10 with volume.
NTCXF up 9.
ACFN, VSPC, LMRMF up 8.
EMKR up 6 with volume.
RNWEF, ACPW, INGXF, EVSI, CCGI up 4.
FCEL up 4 with volume, news.

LSCG, NANX down 12.
ALTI down 10.
BSRC, QTWWQ down 8.
EFOI, RGSE down 7.
LEOM down 7 with volume.
INVT down 6.
ASTI down 5.
QTMM down 5 with heavy volume.
CLNT down 4, new low.
OPTT, LTBR, FCSMF, ERII, CBAK, CREG down 4.

THURSDAY OPEN .... DOW UP 28, NAZ DOWN 4, S&P FLAT


ECB left stimulus unchanged.
Hillary probably wins.

(stock #s in %; new highs/lows over last 12 months):

LSCG up 22.
ACFN up 8.
SUNEQ up 7.
AMTX up 5.
NFEC up 4.
OESX, RBCN, ULBI, URRE, ZAAP up 3.

ACPW, INVT, OPTT down 5.
CBAK down 4.
ESPH down 4 on 200 shares.
FTEK down 3, new low with volume.
SCTY, RGSE, SEDG down 3.



Wednesday, October 19, 2016

ENERGY EFFICIENCY BUILDING CODES COULD OFFSET CO2 EMISSIONS OF 245 COAL POWER PLANTS IN US: STUDY


Queensland Australia target 10Gw solar power by '30.

Power storage sector wants same tax credits as wind, solar power.

Rooftop solar benefits to society outweigh net-metering costs: report.

Solar, wind cheaper than biomass to replace coal power in UK: study.

Big business likes wind power: study.

1st evidence found linking historic Antarctic ice sheet shrinkage with global CO2 spike 23M years ago.

8 Minute Energy (CAFD) started raising $1B for its solar power pipeline.

Suzlon partnering with Unison, Canadian Solar (CSIQ) on 45Mw solar pipeline.

CES Energy to lead Irish "private wire" solar project.

Scotland OK'd 75Mw wind power project.

Target passed Walmart in solar installs.

Argonne Lab, Exelon partnering for 5 years on clean power research.

Faraday Future chose contractor to build $1B EV factory in Nevada.

Texas utility closed coal mine.

Construction equipment on Dakota oil pipeline set on fire last weekend.

Libya oil production up to 580Kb/d with oil field restart.

White House pushing for Puget Sound estuary protection.

Colorado AFB leaked 150K gallons of toxic water.

Chicago turned off drinking water fountains with lead contamination.

Trump, Clinton agree on 1 thing: keep nutrition in farm bill.

WEDNESDAY CLOSE .... MARKET UP 40--2--4


WTI over $51, Brent over $52. US natgas $3.17.
Unexpected fall in US crude supply.
"Mostly positive" outlook for US econ: Fed.

(stock #s in %; new highs/lows over last 12 months):

SUNEQ up 39 with extreme volume.
PSPW up 33 with volume.
ALTI, PNPL up 15.
CSUNY up 14.
QTMM up 13 with volume.
MNGA up 12 with very heavy volume, above all lines.
AMTX, NANX, PRHL up 11.
ASTI up 11 with volume, news.
QTWWQ up 10.
AETI, NVIC up 8.
GEVO up 8 with volume.
FSLR up 6 with volume.
SEDG up 6.
BIOA up 5.
ERII up 5 with volume, above all lines.

VSPC down 19 with extreme volume.
CABN down 17.
BFRE down 13.
HYSR down 13 with volume.
CREE down 11, new low with extreme volume after reporting.
WWPW, SENY down 9.
LEOM down 8 with heavy volume.
BSRC, LMRMF, XJNGF down 7.
RBCN down 5 with volume.

WEDNESDAY OPEN .... MARKET UP 48--FLAT--3


China 3Q steady at 6.7% growth.

(stock #s in %; new highs/lows over last 12 months):

PSPW up 33.
SUNEQ up 22 with heavy volume.
QTWWQ up 14.
ASTI up 11 with news.
NTCXF up 11.
AMRS up another 8 with very heavy volume.
NVIC up 8 with volume.
AMTX up 7.
OCLN, OPTT up 5.
MNGA up 4 with news.
GEVO, GLBL, LYSDY, PEMIF, SEDG up 3.
PEIX up 2, new high.

LMRMF down 23.
SSOL down 16 with volume.
CREE down 10 with extreme volume after reporting.
BSRC down 10.
LEOM down 8.
RBCN down 8 with heavy volume.
AETI, ACPW down 4.
LEDS, BLSP down 3.

Tuesday, October 18, 2016

TUESDAY CLOSE .... MARKET UP 75--44--13


(stock #s in %; new highs/lows over last 12 months):

PSPW up 81.
CABN up 53.
AMRS up 21 with very heavy volume.
ESPH up 16.
NTCXF, RNWEF, SENY up 9.
ALTI up 8.
BLSP up 7.
SSOL up 6.
CBAK, GPHBF up 5.
CDXS up 5 with heavy volume, above all lines.
BYDDF, EMKR, SUNEQ up 4.

FCSMF down 13 with volume.
QTWWQ down 13.
CCTC down 10.
LEOM down 9 with heavy volume.
LTBR down 9, new low.
NVIC down 8, new low.
RGSE down 8.
HYSR down 7 with volume.
ASTI, PRHL down 6.
ACFN, ACPW down 5.
INVT down 5 with volume.
OCLN, PEMIF down 4.
QTMM down 4 with heavy volume.
KNDI down 1, new low.

SEPTEMBER HOTTEST MONTH IN GLOBAL RECORDS: NASA


Climate change a risk to food security, small farmers: UN report.

Wind could supply 20% of global power by '30: Global Wind Energy Council.

Green Climate Fund announced $745M more of funding proposals.

Argentina awarded 400Mw of solar power in 1.1Gw clean/renewable power auction.

Japan, S Korea, China, Russia agreement to pursue Asia clean/ren power super grid.

UK must act now to secure zero-carbon heat by '50: Committee on Climate Change.

Credit Suisse partnering with Solar City (SCTY) for $300M of residential solar projects.

EVs to displace 13Mb/d oil by '40: Bloomberg. BP estimates oil demand to grow 20Mb/d over same time.

Clean/ren power, EVs to cause oil demand peak by '30: report.

Germany Bundesrat calling for ban on new internal combustion engines in cars by '30.

Canary Island infrastructure finished for pumped hydro power storage project.

Total new natgas discovery in N Sea.

US natgas production to dip this year v. '15.

Exxon to fight NY climate change probe.

Foreign investors invited to bid on 50 oil/gas fields in Iran.

Possible billions of barrels of undiscovered oil in Barents Sea: 3D survey.

Texas holds over 60B bls of shale oil: new data.

Libya oil production up to 550Kb/d.

Norway sued over Arctic drilling.

Judge ruled EPA must weigh rule-related job losses. (Coal industry case.)

EPA kept ambient lead standard for air.

10K endangered frogs washed onshore in Peru.

TUESDAY OPEN .... MARKET UP 50--40--9


US consumer prices up most in 5 months.
Americans work 25% more than Europeans: study.

(stock #s in %; new highs/lows over last 12 months):

PSPW up 81.
CABN up 32.
SENY, RNWEF up 9.
AMRS up 8 with heavy volume.
CREG up 7.
CBAK up 6.
ASYS, SUNEQ, RBCN up 4.
BYDDF, CCTC, NTCXF up 3.
CDXS up 3 with volume, above all lines.

FCSMF down 13.
QTMM down 10, new low with heavy volume.
INVT down 8, new low with volume.
GPHBF down 6 with volume.
LTBR down 6, new low.
LIME down 4.

Monday, October 17, 2016

MONDAY CLOSE .... MARKET DOWN 52--14--6


WTI under $50, Brent under $52. US natgas $3.25.
Fischer: low interest rates = longer, deeper recessions.
Assange internet access "severed".

(stock #s in %; new highs/lows over last 12 months):

OPTT up 20 with heavy volume in turn around.
QTWWQ up 16.
FCSMF up 15 with volume.
AMRS up 14 with very heavy volume.
AMLM up 10.
ZAAP up 9.
ACFN, MNGA up 8 with heavy volume.
EFOI, BNET up 7.

SSOL down 43 with heavy volume.
CABN down 25.
ESPH down 21.
LSCG down 20 with very heavy volume.
LEOM down 12 with volume.
VSPC down 11 with very heavy volume.
ACPW down 10 with volume.
NTCXF down 9, new low.
SENY down 9.
OCLN down 8, new low.
ALTI, ASTI down 7.
AWSL down 6, new low.
CBAK, EVSI down 6.
SEDG down 4, new low.
KNDI down 2, new low.

OVER 500K EVs ON EUROPE ROADS BY YEAREND: REPORT.


49% expect 1 ap for all transportation by '20. 27% expect to use self-driving vehicles by then.

Oil/gas industry pouring money into Republican Congressional races, sitting out presidential race.

Pope linked world hunger with climate change.

Greens opposing carbon tax.

Sustainable agriculture can unlock $2.3T, 80M jobs by '30: report.

Should nature have same legal rights as person or corporation?

Solar Reserve planning world's largest solar farm - $5B - in Nevada desert.

UK comp seeking equity, debt partners for 50Mw wind power project.

Germany launch of upsized 6th solar tender.

Singapore 2nd solar leasing tender.

Scotland OK'd 72Mw wind power project.

ABB launch of plug+play micro grid systems.

Germany/Denmark cross-border auction for solar installs.

Sweden utility suing Germany for closing 2 nuclear power plants.

Masdar City "test bed" for fuel efficiency, clean/renewable power.

Maryland won't join lawsuit v. EPA over smog.

Sichuan China restricting new hydropower.

Pennsylvania natgas industry trying to block new drilling rules.

Sauds failed to make monthly oil delivery to Egypt. Sauds also say they have 70 more years of oil reserves.

China September exports down 10% yoy.

Average weight loss in Venezuela 15-30 pounds in last 5 months. Est. 25% of children undernourished. People spending all day in food lines.

Russia: 6-month oil production freeze "most efficient".

ISIS setting oil wells it still controls around Mosul on fire.

Eagles being killed by California wind power blades: USGS.

Millions of animals drowned in Hurricane Matthew. New look at factory farming.

Baba Brinkman: climate rapper.

MONDAY OPEN .... MARKET FLAT


US factory production up in Oct.
Big central bank assets up to $21T. Biggest jump in 5 years.
Battle for Mosul begun.
N Korea missile exploded on launch.

(stock #s in %; new highs/lows over last 12 months):

MNGA up 8 with heavy volume.
ZNNMF up 7.
HYSR, ESPH up 5.
FCSMF up 4.
ASTI, EFOI, OESX up 3.

SSOL down 38 on 100 shares.
CABN down 30 on 549 shares.
LEOM down 22.
OCLN down 18 with volume.
RBCN down 8.
CBAK, LSCG down 6.
EVSI down 6 with volume.
ACFN, AMTX down 5.
SKYS down 4.
CCTC, LEDS, CDTI, WATT down 3.

Sunday, October 16, 2016

197 NATIONS SIGNED LEGALLY-BINDING HFC EMISSIONS AGREEMENT. STARTS IN '19.


New EU reg requires EV chargers in all homes by '20.

EU must leave coal behind to meet Paris agreement: World Energy Council.

1,300Gw global coal powergen still to be in operation by '40: Poyry.

Germany raised its clean/renewable power surcharge 8.3%.

Methane emissions by fossil fuel industry much higher than previously thought: Nature.

76% US commuters driving alone in private vehicles: US Bureau of Census.

Emissions rules force automakers to use larger engines.

Developing countries' demand for plastics will drive up GHG emissions: Exxon.

Australia to build solar/wind/power storage project in N Queensland.

ACWA planning 340Mw wind power project in Turkey.

Hyperloop One raised $50M.

Next EV opened Silicon Valley HQ.

BYD (BYDDF) to build E bus factory in Hungary.

US set to double LNG shipments.

UAE energy minister calling on US shale comps to cut production. (!).

US oil rig count up 4 last week, natgas count down 2.

Lawsuit v. Exxon for endangering Massachusetts communities along Mystic R from oil storage terminal.

Mississippi clean coal project's operating costs up 288%.

N Dakota slapped felony charges on filmmaker, pipeline protesters.

ORNL developing method to make ethanol from CO2.

Kids' Halloween makeup laced with heavy metals: report.

Saturday, October 15, 2016

FRIDAY CLOSE .... MARKET UP 39--FLAT--FLAT


WTI over $50, Brent ~$52. US natgas $3.28.

(stock #s in %; new highs/lows over last 12 months):

VSPC up 50.
LEOM up 41 with heavy volume.
ACPW up 19 with very heavy volume.
SUNEQ up 10.
INVT up 9 with heavy volume.
CABN, LMRMF (on 400 shares) up 8.
EVSI, OCLN, PALAF up 7.
WNDW up 6.
BLDP, BSRC up 5.
HYSR up 5 with very heavy volume.

OPTT down 29 with very heavy volume on secondary offering pricing.
QTWWQ down 16.
NVIC down 13 with volume.
GPHBF down 12.
FCSMF down 11.
ACFN down 10 with heavy volume.
ESPH down 9.
SENY down 8.
CCGI, LEDS, ZAAP down 5.
HYGS down 5, under all lines.
NTCXF down 5, new low.
AMRC, SKYS down 4.
AMRS down 4 with volume.
PLUG, MNGA down 4, under all lines.

Friday, October 14, 2016

GLOBAL WIND POWERGEN CAPACITY NOW 456GW. SET TO HIT 500GW BY YEAR-END: WORLD WIND ENERGY ASSOC.


Canadian Solar (CSIQ) sold its 80% stake in new Brazil project. Also got new $95M loan.

China demo pilot program for dispatchable solar over 1Gw.

Iberdrola (IBDRY) offering cash to Vermont voters for wind farm vote.

Ohio OK'd $600M for First Energy grid upgrade.

Production start at giant new Kazakhstan oil field in Caspian. 90Kb/d start.

China overtook US as world's biggest oil importer last month.



FRIDAY OPEN .... MARKET UP 148--43--15


US retail sales up Sept.

(stock #s in %; new highs/lows over last 12 months):

ACPW up 17 with very heavy volume.
LEOM, OESX up 8.
HYSR up 7.
BLDP up 5.
SPWR up 4.
CREE, FCEL, MXWL, SUNW, TPIC, WPRT up 3.

OPTT down 24 with very heavy volume, news of offering price.
BSRC down 11.
GEVO down 4.
ASTI, LEDS down 3.

Thursday, October 13, 2016

THURSDAY CLOSE .... MARKET DOWN 45--25--6


WTI over $50, Brent ~$52. US natgas $3.34.

(stock #s in %; new highs/lows over last 12 months):

QTWWQ up 22.
GPHBF up 13 with heavy volume.
HYSR up 12.
ASTI up 11.
LSCG up 8.
MEEC up 8 with heavy volume after report.
OCLN up 6.
ACFN, LEDS, WATT up 5.
AMRS up 5 with extreme volume, news.
HQCL up 3.

PSPW down 63, new low.
VSPC down 33.
CABN down 16.
OPTT down 13.
QTMM down 11, new low with very heavy volume.
INVT down 10, new low.
SUNEQ down 9.
NTCXF down 9, new low.
AMLM, PNPL down 7.
FCSMF, PRXM down 6.
WPRT down 6 with news.
CCGI, GEVO, HYGS down 5.
LTBR, NANX, RUN down 4.
AEIS down 4 with volume.

THURSDAY OPEN .... MARKET DOWN 146--48--17


China exports down.
US strike against Yemen radar sites.

(stock #s in %; new highs/lows over last 12 months):

AMRS up 10 with extreme volume, news.
HYSR up 8.
MEEC up 8 with heavy volume after report.
ZAAP up 7 with heavy volume.
OCLN up 5.
BWEN up 4 with volume.
SENY up 3.

LMRMF down 14 with heavy volume.
CABN down 11.
OPTT down 11 more.
AMLM down 9.
INVT down 5.
ACPW down 4.
BLDP down 4.
GEVO down 4.
RUN down 4.
ZNNMF down 3.
RGSE down 3.
OLED down 3.
NVDA down 3.
MNGA down 3.
AEIS down 3.
CCGI down 3.
GLBL down 3.
QTMM down 3, new low.

Wednesday, October 12, 2016

WEDNESDAY CLOSE .... DOW UP 15, NAZ DOWN 7, S&P UP 2


WTI ~$50, Brent under $52. US natgas $3.21.
Get ready for "severe fall" in stock market: HSBC.
US destroyer again targeted by Yemen missiles.

(stock #s in %; new highs/lows over last 12 months):

SUNEQ up 23 with volume.
AMRS up 20 with very heavy volume.
RGSE up 8.
LIME, MGPHF up 7.
BSRC up 6.
OCLN up 5.
GPHBF, NFEC up 4.
SCTY up 3.

ASTI down 17.
CABN down 15.
LEOM down 13.
EVSI down 11.
AMTX down 10, under all lines.
CCTC, RBCN down 8.
LSCG down 8 with very heavy volume.
AMLM, LEDS, BNET down 7.
SENY down 7 with heavy volume.
OPTT down 6 more.
GEVO, NANO down 5.
TPIC down 5 with volume, under all lines.
GLBL, PALAF down 4.
LTBR down 4 with very heavy volume.
BLDP, MXWL, URRE, RUN down 3.

US ENERGY-RELATED CO2 EMISSIONS IN 1H16 LOWEST SINCE '91: EIA. 2.53M METRIC TONS.


Corporation funding for solar $3B in 3Q: Mercom.

UK announced CfD changes.

Over 400 European comps calling for end to China solar dispute.

Canada to start carbon emissions tax by '18: Trudeau.

Climate change shrinking Nevada pine nut harvest.

NOAA chief calling for better data to plan ahead for warming.

Toxic algae blooms in Florida linked to overfertilization, climate change.

5 oil pipelines transferring oil sands oil from Canada to US shut down yesterday by protests.

Germany 1st ever cross-border solar power tender.

GRID Alternatives installing 92 solar projects on Native American Nation lands in US.

Australia rooftop solar installs 66Mw in Sept.

GE Power, NY Power Authority teaming to improve energy infrastructure.

GE, Citi providing tax equity finance for Deepwater's Block Island wind farm.

120M Pound energy-from-waste plant project got Scot council OK.

Entergy proposing $1B natgas power plant in Texas.

448Gw natgas powergen capacity in US now. Up 25Gw since end of '12.

CBI plans to order 20 LNG ships for ~$3.8B.

Oklahoma governor asking all faiths to pray for oil industry. (Really?! How does that go? Dear God, help the oil industry?)

New regs in Pennsylvania for natgas fracking. Drillers must restore degraded or damaged water supply.

Kurdistan Iraq oil output to increase. Norway comp to add 4 wells.

Kuwait forming $6B national oil comp.

Global debt a risk to oil demand growth: IEA.

BP won't explore Great Australian Blight.

N Carolina coal ash ponds flooded by Hurricane Matthew.

Mideast, N Africa econs should grow 2.3% this year: World Bank.

80K trout escaped into sea off Denmark after ship slammed into fish farm.

GLOBAL 3Q CLEAN ENERGY INVESTMENT DOWN TO $42.2B, DOWN 31% V. 2Q, DOWN 43% V. 3Q15: BLOOMBERG. WEAKEST SINCE 1Q13.


Per capita energy demand to peak by '30: World Energy Council.

Human-caused global warming responsible for 55% of rise of dryness in US west, forest fire danger: study. Another story put it: climate change doubling western blazes.

Andes glaciers have lost half their ice in last 40 years: report.

Global deal to cut HFCs in sight at summit.

Canadian Solar (CSIQ), EDF partnering on 191Mw solar project in Brazil.

Tennet issued new E500M green bond.

MIT developing carbon-free superconductor.

New NREL Perovskite solar breakthrough with quantum dots.

Plugless charging systems compatible with 80% of EVs by '17: Evatran.

BYD (BYDDF) getting $8.9B finance for monorail development.

GE buying wind turbine blade maker for $1.65B.

WTO ruled for Argentina in EU biodiesel appeal.

Fed court lifted work freeze on part of Dakota oil pipeline under protest by Native American Nations.

OPEC record 33.64Mb/d in Sept. Today OPEC announced their production still to rise further.

Russia, Turkey deal on natgas pipeline project.

Duke Energy selling LatAm assets.

India boosting coal production.

Canada topped out tallest wood-frame building in world.

WEDNESDAY OPEN .... MARKET UP 40--3--5


OPEC to raise output.

(stock #s in %; new highs/lows over last 12 months):

QTWWQ up 27.
NANX up 12 on 100 shares.
LIME up 11.
RGSE up 8.
ZAAP up 6.
ACPW, SUNEQ up 5.
AMRS, HYSR, FCSMF up 4.

CSUNY down 29.
SENY down 11.
AMTX, LEOM down 9.
TPIC down 7.
GEVO, LEDS, GPHBF, NANO down 5.
CABN, PALAF, ENZR down 4.

Tuesday, October 11, 2016

TUESDAY CLOSE .... MARKET DOWN 200--81--27


WTI under $51, Brent under $53. US natgas $3.23.
Russia joining China to counter US missile defense.

(stock #s in %; new highs/lows over last 12 months):

CSUNY up 27.
ESPH up 23.
AMLM up 22.
VSPC up 16.
BNET up 14.
PSPW up 10.
LTBR up 9.
CCTC up 7.
HYSR up 7 with heavy volume.
PRHL up 7 with volume.
EVSI up 5 with volume.
BLSP up 5.
BIOA, CDTI up 4.

XDSL down 90.
ALTI down 35.
TPIC down 17 with very heavy volume.
SSOL down 16.
BSRC down 11.
NVIC down 10.
SUNEQ, WATT, OPTT down 9.
GPHBF, RGSE down 8.
NRDXF down 8 on 200 shares.
MGPHF down 7.
ZNNMF, EFOI, CCGI down 6.
PNPL down 6 on 340 shares.
OLED down 5 with volume.
OCLN down 5, new low.
BLDP, BWEN, EMKR, FCEL, HQCL, JASO, SPWR, NANO, VWDRY down 4.

TUESDAY OPEN .... MARKET DOWN 114--39--15


Head of Russian state oil comp: no production freeze.
Brit Pound still falling.

(stock #s in %; new highs/lows over last 12 months):

ESPH up 23.
PSPW up 10 with volume.
PEMIF, PRHL up 6.
RUN up 4 more.
ENPH up 2 after new low.

NVIC down 10.
LMRMF down 8 with heavy volume.
SUNEQ, TPIC down 6.
OLED, RGSE down 5.
OPTT down 4 more.
ENZR, ACPW, LEDS, ULBI, VWDRY, WATT down 3.

Monday, October 10, 2016

MONDAY CLOSE .... MARKET UP 88--36--10


(stock #s in %; new highs/lows over last 12 months):

PNPL up 50 on 550 shares.
PSPW up 33 with very heavy volume.
ACPW up 17 with heavy volume.
GPHBF up 13.
ZAAP up 11.
ZNNMF up 10.
AMRS up 10 with heavy volume.
CDTI up 7.
RUN up 6 with heavy volume.
AMSC up 5.
CCGI, PALAF, URRE up 4.
SCTY up 4 with news.
TSLA up 2 with news.

LSCG down 23 with very heavy volume.
PRXM down 17 on 550 shares.
AMLM down 15.
AMTX, LEOM, NANX down 11.
SUNEQ down 10 with heavy volume.
OPTT down 9 with news.
ENPH down 8, new low with heavy volume.
CABN, VSPC, BNET, PRHL down 8.
RGSE down 7.
WNDW down 6.
NVIC, INVT, BLSP down 5.
CCTC, HYSR, OESX, BIOA down 4.
OCLN down 4 with volume.