(stock #s in %)
Market flat and mixed. Volume a little light. Market closes at 1. Oil: WTI over $101, Brent over $105. NG $3.59. ADP: 188K new jobs in June.
CBWP up 212. Not a clue. ONYX up 150, day 2 of rise over bottom (50-day) lines. BSRC up 32, back to 50-days. FNVRF up 23. PTOS up 19, still climbing above all lines. ALGXY up 13, day 3 of jump off bottom on news of algae plant at coal plant. LIME up 12, jump off 3 bottom lines. USEI, CPWY up 11. CERE up 2.
BHWX down 60 on 800 shares. WTWO down 20. ECOS, ENSL down 16. GRPH down 13. UBRG down 12. CERP down 7. WSGP down 5. LEDS down 3. RVLT, POLR, ECTY down 2. PSON down 1.
Wednesday, July 3, 2013
Tuesday, July 2, 2013
MONDAY CLOSE
(stock #s in %)
Market down 42/1/0. Volume normal. S&P hit 50-day line resistance. Oil: WTI under $100, Brent under $104. NG $3.66. US auto sales back to pre-crash levels. Climate change the next $10T opportunity.
ONYX up 100. POLR up 30, double since late June, flyer in mailbox just before the dump. Watch the pump and dumps. Check the charts. Get in on the pumps? STTX, NORX some more of the latest. MMMW up 25. MGMXF up 20. ALGXY up 17 on Australia deal (see STUFF), 800 shares, jump to bottom (50-day) lines. CLNT up 16 on news (see OPEN), playing above all lines, strong volume. XDSL up 16, eye on double bottom with Oct. CABN up 13 on bottom. GRPH up 10 on bottom. HOKU up 10, year-long bottom, 3 lines at price for months. CERE, PSON up 2.
PTOS down 30, back to top lines. FNVRF down 18. PLUG down 16, back to bottom (50-day) line. AMEL down 15. VSPC, LEOM down 14. BLDW down 12. KIOR down 11 (news in STUFF), rejected by 200s, back to 50s. USEI, MKTY, SOPW, WEST down 10. WEST rolling on bottom since Jan. RVLT down 6. LEDS down 4, news of investigation. WSGP down 3. CERP, NENE, ZAAP down 2. NTCXF, ECTY down 1.
Market down 42/1/0. Volume normal. S&P hit 50-day line resistance. Oil: WTI under $100, Brent under $104. NG $3.66. US auto sales back to pre-crash levels. Climate change the next $10T opportunity.
ONYX up 100. POLR up 30, double since late June, flyer in mailbox just before the dump. Watch the pump and dumps. Check the charts. Get in on the pumps? STTX, NORX some more of the latest. MMMW up 25. MGMXF up 20. ALGXY up 17 on Australia deal (see STUFF), 800 shares, jump to bottom (50-day) lines. CLNT up 16 on news (see OPEN), playing above all lines, strong volume. XDSL up 16, eye on double bottom with Oct. CABN up 13 on bottom. GRPH up 10 on bottom. HOKU up 10, year-long bottom, 3 lines at price for months. CERE, PSON up 2.
PTOS down 30, back to top lines. FNVRF down 18. PLUG down 16, back to bottom (50-day) line. AMEL down 15. VSPC, LEOM down 14. BLDW down 12. KIOR down 11 (news in STUFF), rejected by 200s, back to 50s. USEI, MKTY, SOPW, WEST down 10. WEST rolling on bottom since Jan. RVLT down 6. LEDS down 4, news of investigation. WSGP down 3. CERP, NENE, ZAAP down 2. NTCXF, ECTY down 1.
STUFF
Record heat wave blistering US West, of course.
Connecticut "green bank" closed on $60M deal to finance leases for over 2K rooftop solar systems for comm/rez customers.
Green Circle Bio Energy to build $115M wood pellet manufacturing plant in Miss. Will ship product to Europe to replace coal. 500K metric tons of pellets/yr - 50 football fields 2 stories high worth. Trees within 70-mile radius of plant.
U of Del research: flue gas tolerant algae could save 45% energy required to make fuel from algae.
German university found how cells notice absence of O2, produce H.
Caron Products making algae chamber for otimal growth.
Canadian Solar (CSIQ) completed sale of solar farm to Trans Canada.
Rosneft bought last 49% they didn't own of Russian NG producer for $2.9B. Rosneft wants to more than double its NG production by '20, look into LNG ventures.
White House OK'd sugar-to-ethanol buyback. Program may not be implemented in time to avoid forfeitures on sugar loans. 1st to expire end of July. $620M of loans at risk of forfeit.
KiOR (KIOR) Miss plant made 1st shipment since March of cellulosic gasoline. Commenced regular shipments of gas, diesel. Groundbreak for 2nd 40M gal/yr in Miss expected 2H13. Target 3M gal/y for 2H13. Plant capacity 11M gal/y.
Del Monte running 20 of their vehicles in UAE on biodiesel from used cooking oil from McDonalds. Entire fleet by yearend.
Obama announced $7B plan over next 5 yrs to double energy production, power access in 6 Africa countries - Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Tanzania. $9B more in private finance. Over 2/3 of those populations have no el access. GE contributed to the $9B, to develop 5Gw new power gen cap in Tanzania, Ghana. Goal to add over 10Gw of clean energy 1st 5 yrs.
Euro Renewable Energy Council says UK 1 of few countries that will miss '20 clean/renewable energy goal. UK ranks 25th of 27 EU states. Only state to miss '11 goal. 21 met '12 goals in '11. Austria, Italy, Sweden expected to reach '20 goal. Belgium, Poland, Spain expected to miss along with UK.
Chint/Astroenergy completed 10Mw PV rooftop solar install in Hangzhou China on new railway station in Yangtze delta area.
Fitch: large investment last few yrs by utilities will pay back big in cost savings, service reliability, demand side management, energy efficiency. Deployment more than doubled in US each year '08-'11.
Solar leasing arrived in NM from Affordable Solar, Sunnova Energy.
Arch Coal selling their 3 Utah mines for $435M to raise cash to weather revenue downturn.
Sauds started program to assess clean/renewable energy potential. 70 stations to measure sun, wind, geothermal, waste sources. 10 already installed. Atlas by yearend.
Irish comp to build biomass-fed power plant in England. 10Mw. Because UK pledged subsidies.
Japan set up clean energy fund for regional econs. $14M this FY. Green Finance Org to choose 5-10 projects.
Macquarie (Australia) to feed its CO2 emissions at coal plant to $138M Algae.Tec plant to produce 0x, algae oil. Macquarie must pay ~A$23 per metric ton of carbon emissions. Algae oil will be turned into biodiesel. Initial production ~50K tons oil/yr. 5x more next 3 yrs. Algae.Tec to fund plant through bond sale in Europe starting end of this month. Construction start in March. Plant online end of '14.
US investment bank targeting $1B finance for Mexico wind power development.
Andhra Pradesh solar power tender attracted 418Mw of bids.
Outerwall bought energy-to-waste recycler ecoATM for $350M.
German wind turbine ball bearing supplier cutting 50% of work force because of overcapacity.
Annual market for "climate adaptation services" est. to grow 12-30%/yr through '20: Environmental Business Intl. $700M in US, $2B in world in '20. Today it's consulting, engineering, specialty firms. Will grow to implementation, construction. 2/3 of cities in world planning for global warming impacts. Water security a major area. "Fortune favors the well prepared."
Lego, Motorola signed up with "WindMade" product label. For businesses that get 25% of their power from clean/renewable sources. 65 members now. New label to require 75% clean/ren, entire supply chain assessment.
MIT researchers found how to use engineered viruses to improve lithium-ion batts, solar cells.
Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council wants to define, reward smarter, less wasteful sourcing.
Pacific Ethanol (PEIX) joined Russel Microcap Index.
Fed court tossed new SEC rule requiring oil/gas comps to disclose payments made to govts.
Update to LEED standards won approval.
Rising costs, shrinking grants creating "huge" funding crunch for US research. (We really want to INCREASE our research, don't we? Smart research, of course.)
Report: 34% of world's conifers at risk.
Campaign aims to raise awareness of pollutants' effects on Maine lobsters.
EPA approved biofuel feedstocks from 2 invasive species plants despite warnings.
OH nuke reactor shut down from pump probs.
Apple to build solar plant for NV data center.
GM, Honda partnering in fuel cell tech development.
Cost overruns continue at planned Miss carbon-capture coal plant.
Connecticut "green bank" closed on $60M deal to finance leases for over 2K rooftop solar systems for comm/rez customers.
Green Circle Bio Energy to build $115M wood pellet manufacturing plant in Miss. Will ship product to Europe to replace coal. 500K metric tons of pellets/yr - 50 football fields 2 stories high worth. Trees within 70-mile radius of plant.
U of Del research: flue gas tolerant algae could save 45% energy required to make fuel from algae.
German university found how cells notice absence of O2, produce H.
Caron Products making algae chamber for otimal growth.
Canadian Solar (CSIQ) completed sale of solar farm to Trans Canada.
Rosneft bought last 49% they didn't own of Russian NG producer for $2.9B. Rosneft wants to more than double its NG production by '20, look into LNG ventures.
White House OK'd sugar-to-ethanol buyback. Program may not be implemented in time to avoid forfeitures on sugar loans. 1st to expire end of July. $620M of loans at risk of forfeit.
KiOR (KIOR) Miss plant made 1st shipment since March of cellulosic gasoline. Commenced regular shipments of gas, diesel. Groundbreak for 2nd 40M gal/yr in Miss expected 2H13. Target 3M gal/y for 2H13. Plant capacity 11M gal/y.
Del Monte running 20 of their vehicles in UAE on biodiesel from used cooking oil from McDonalds. Entire fleet by yearend.
Obama announced $7B plan over next 5 yrs to double energy production, power access in 6 Africa countries - Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Tanzania. $9B more in private finance. Over 2/3 of those populations have no el access. GE contributed to the $9B, to develop 5Gw new power gen cap in Tanzania, Ghana. Goal to add over 10Gw of clean energy 1st 5 yrs.
Euro Renewable Energy Council says UK 1 of few countries that will miss '20 clean/renewable energy goal. UK ranks 25th of 27 EU states. Only state to miss '11 goal. 21 met '12 goals in '11. Austria, Italy, Sweden expected to reach '20 goal. Belgium, Poland, Spain expected to miss along with UK.
Chint/Astroenergy completed 10Mw PV rooftop solar install in Hangzhou China on new railway station in Yangtze delta area.
Fitch: large investment last few yrs by utilities will pay back big in cost savings, service reliability, demand side management, energy efficiency. Deployment more than doubled in US each year '08-'11.
Solar leasing arrived in NM from Affordable Solar, Sunnova Energy.
Arch Coal selling their 3 Utah mines for $435M to raise cash to weather revenue downturn.
Sauds started program to assess clean/renewable energy potential. 70 stations to measure sun, wind, geothermal, waste sources. 10 already installed. Atlas by yearend.
Irish comp to build biomass-fed power plant in England. 10Mw. Because UK pledged subsidies.
Japan set up clean energy fund for regional econs. $14M this FY. Green Finance Org to choose 5-10 projects.
Macquarie (Australia) to feed its CO2 emissions at coal plant to $138M Algae.Tec plant to produce 0x, algae oil. Macquarie must pay ~A$23 per metric ton of carbon emissions. Algae oil will be turned into biodiesel. Initial production ~50K tons oil/yr. 5x more next 3 yrs. Algae.Tec to fund plant through bond sale in Europe starting end of this month. Construction start in March. Plant online end of '14.
US investment bank targeting $1B finance for Mexico wind power development.
Andhra Pradesh solar power tender attracted 418Mw of bids.
Outerwall bought energy-to-waste recycler ecoATM for $350M.
German wind turbine ball bearing supplier cutting 50% of work force because of overcapacity.
Annual market for "climate adaptation services" est. to grow 12-30%/yr through '20: Environmental Business Intl. $700M in US, $2B in world in '20. Today it's consulting, engineering, specialty firms. Will grow to implementation, construction. 2/3 of cities in world planning for global warming impacts. Water security a major area. "Fortune favors the well prepared."
Lego, Motorola signed up with "WindMade" product label. For businesses that get 25% of their power from clean/renewable sources. 65 members now. New label to require 75% clean/ren, entire supply chain assessment.
MIT researchers found how to use engineered viruses to improve lithium-ion batts, solar cells.
Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council wants to define, reward smarter, less wasteful sourcing.
Pacific Ethanol (PEIX) joined Russel Microcap Index.
Fed court tossed new SEC rule requiring oil/gas comps to disclose payments made to govts.
Update to LEED standards won approval.
Rising costs, shrinking grants creating "huge" funding crunch for US research. (We really want to INCREASE our research, don't we? Smart research, of course.)
Report: 34% of world's conifers at risk.
Campaign aims to raise awareness of pollutants' effects on Maine lobsters.
EPA approved biofuel feedstocks from 2 invasive species plants despite warnings.
OH nuke reactor shut down from pump probs.
Apple to build solar plant for NV data center.
GM, Honda partnering in fuel cell tech development.
Cost overruns continue at planned Miss carbon-capture coal plant.
TUESDAY OPEN
(stock #s in %)
Market up 72/16/8. Volume normal. Oil: WTI $99, Brent under $104. NG $3.63. US home prices up in May most in 7 yrs. US factory orders up in May.
CLNT up 33 on news giving revs, profit forecast, day 5 of turnaround from lines. XDSL, TMEN up 16. BYDDF up 11, bounce off top 200-day line to bottom 50-day. LEXG up 10 off bottom. USEI up 5. CREE up 4, new high. CERE, PSON up 1.
BLDW down 20. VSPC down 12, back below bottom (200-day) lines. GWBU down 11. MKTY, EWRL down 10. WSGP down 9. RVLT down 8, back to top (50) line on 2-month plateau along the top. ZAAP down 2. NENE down 1.
Market up 72/16/8. Volume normal. Oil: WTI $99, Brent under $104. NG $3.63. US home prices up in May most in 7 yrs. US factory orders up in May.
CLNT up 33 on news giving revs, profit forecast, day 5 of turnaround from lines. XDSL, TMEN up 16. BYDDF up 11, bounce off top 200-day line to bottom 50-day. LEXG up 10 off bottom. USEI up 5. CREE up 4, new high. CERE, PSON up 1.
BLDW down 20. VSPC down 12, back below bottom (200-day) lines. GWBU down 11. MKTY, EWRL down 10. WSGP down 9. RVLT down 8, back to top (50) line on 2-month plateau along the top. ZAAP down 2. NENE down 1.
Monday, July 1, 2013
MONDAY CLOSE
(stock #s in %)
Market up 65/31/8. Volume normal. Oil: WTI over $98, Brent over $103. NG $3.59. GAO: profitable US comps paid 12.6% fed taxes in '10. (Seems pretty fair, yeah? Or pull it back to 10%. Lord knows what state, local, real estate, et al taxes are.)
ONYX up 1,900. (I know. Gotta report it.) 11 hundred shares. POLR up 36, starting over, looks, after 6x from April to June, latest pump and dump. ASIUF up 35 on 1K shares. BHWX up 33. CSKH up 30. WTWO up 25. GSPI up 24. AMBT up 22, 2-day rise from bottom lines (50s) to top (200-day) lines. AMPD up 21, double top (?). ENSL up 17. IFXY up 15. ALGXY, HSOL, XIDEQ up 14. HSOL new high, double since early May. XIDEQ in bankruptcy. CERP up 13. ASTI, CCTC up 11. ASTI peeking out over all lines. Looks like a buy. AMLM up 10. NENE up 2. LEDS up 1.
CBWP, PPRW, SATCQ down 33. CABN down 31. BSRC down 23. MMMW down 21. LEXG down 20, new low. VLNCQ down 20. Bankruptcy. SLMU down 18. TMEN down 16. NGLPF down 15. MGMXF down 14. USEI down 13. CPWY down 12. ORYN down 11. AMTX down 10. HIIT down 6. WSGP down 4. NTCXF, ZAAP, PSON down 1.
Market up 65/31/8. Volume normal. Oil: WTI over $98, Brent over $103. NG $3.59. GAO: profitable US comps paid 12.6% fed taxes in '10. (Seems pretty fair, yeah? Or pull it back to 10%. Lord knows what state, local, real estate, et al taxes are.)
ONYX up 1,900. (I know. Gotta report it.) 11 hundred shares. POLR up 36, starting over, looks, after 6x from April to June, latest pump and dump. ASIUF up 35 on 1K shares. BHWX up 33. CSKH up 30. WTWO up 25. GSPI up 24. AMBT up 22, 2-day rise from bottom lines (50s) to top (200-day) lines. AMPD up 21, double top (?). ENSL up 17. IFXY up 15. ALGXY, HSOL, XIDEQ up 14. HSOL new high, double since early May. XIDEQ in bankruptcy. CERP up 13. ASTI, CCTC up 11. ASTI peeking out over all lines. Looks like a buy. AMLM up 10. NENE up 2. LEDS up 1.
CBWP, PPRW, SATCQ down 33. CABN down 31. BSRC down 23. MMMW down 21. LEXG down 20, new low. VLNCQ down 20. Bankruptcy. SLMU down 18. TMEN down 16. NGLPF down 15. MGMXF down 14. USEI down 13. CPWY down 12. ORYN down 11. AMTX down 10. HIIT down 6. WSGP down 4. NTCXF, ZAAP, PSON down 1.
STUFF
EV broke EV speed record. Over 200MPH.
Sinovel to divest overseas units after US indictment over AMSC case.
Obama admin gave final approval for wind project across 40K acres of AZ public land.
New MIT el system may make carbon capture more efficient.
US western governors unveiled 10-year "energy vision".
K Road gave up on 294Mw Cal solar project. Almost 1.5Gw of solar pulled off table in S Cal recently.
Climate change lags by 25-50 yrs the emissions that cause it.
Est. amount of CO2 contained in Arctic permafrost 2x as much as currently in atmos. Methane portion of any release from melting 20x more potent than CO2.
EIA: June OPEC production down 300Kb/d from unrest in Libya, Nigeria. OPEC exports expected to increase 450Kb/d next few weeks to help summer driving. (Summer driving, some are not.)
Use of NG in US power plants down 22% in April yoy. NG prices rose well above $3.50 NG/coal switch point. (Now back around it.)
Iraq plans to invest $620B next 17 yrs to develop oil/NG fields. Projects $6T revs same time. Oil production increase to 10-12Mb/d from 3.2M now. May exports down to 2.48Mb/d from 2.62 in April. Bad weather, attacks on northern pipeline.
Kurdistan planning to get exports up to 1Mb/d by '15.
India, S Korea pledged to make substantial cutbacks in Iran oil imports. Japan May Iran imports 2x yoy, but down 17% this year to date over '12. China imported 2.4M tons Iran crude in May, up 4% yoy.
50% of Egypt folks below poverty level of $2/day. (I hope you all are pausing a few seconds. after reading that. It's like another plague from God. $2/day?! Half below?! Count your blessings.)
China econ may really be growing 2-3% if empty condos, redundant rail lines taken out: recent book. El use up 2.9% Q1. GDP growth usually 85% of el use growth. Demand for fuel oil up 11.9% yoy Jan-May. (They burning fuel oil at power plants? Or is that all trans?)
UAE plans to increase oil production capacity to 3.5Mb/d by '18. 2.8M now. Fell short of 3M target by '13.
Gulf Keystone (UK) started drilling 1st exploration well in Kurd field. Potential 10.5B bl reserves. '18 production targeted at 250Kb/d.
China oil comp paid $1.5B for stake in Angola oil field. Bought $4.2B share in offshore Mozambique NG field in recent weeks. Chinese spent $35B in '12 on energy JVs, purchases.
Uganda, Kenya planning pipeline to Indian Ocean.
Est. of Cline Shale (W TX) up to 30B bls recoverable. 1st of 7 planned pipelines to ship W TX crude to Gulf coast operating since April.
India cabinet agreed to double NG prices to industrial, retail users to help fund investment in exploration, reverse declining domestic output.
India used 10% more coal in '12 than '11. Fastest rate increase in 31 yrs. Coal plants ~59% of their power gen.
Global spending on deepwater oil drilling, NG exploration expected to almost triple to $114B in '22. $43B in '12.
Largest biodiesel plant completed in US. JV between Valero, Darling. 142M gal/yr. Louisiana. Recycled animal fat, used cooking oil, corn oil feedstock.
Royal DSM plans to license cellulosic ethanol tech after their 1st plant opens early '14. $250M, 25M gal/yr plant. Considering building more plants.
1st batch of exported biodiesel from Brazil headed for Netherlands.
Louisiana salt mine that provided brine to local petrochem comps began to collapse last year. Sinkhole now sucking up town, emitting oil, NG, other. May contaminate waterways. (Um, and US holds its Strategic Oil Reserves in these salt caverns?)
Sri Lanka returned 40K tons of low quality diesel, blacklisted Emirates National Oil Comp.
Study: 21% of homes produce 50% of CO2 emissions. (Energy to run homes, personal vehicles. Study done in Switzerland.) All homes produce over 70% of all CO2 emissions. (Switzerland may not be the right study for this. They live in the mountains. But yeah, power plants to heat, power homes and personal vehicles. Yeah, 70% of emissions. Maybe so. Point of study, I think: our rich neighbors - big homes and many vehicles - are low hanging CO2 reduction fruit.)
Canadian Solar (CSIQ) to supply 91Mw of modules for solar projects in Thailand. Deliveries by yearend.
Solar Frontier (Japan) restarted 60Mw CIGS thin-film panel plant. Growing demand. Suspended ops end of '12. Plans to produce new type of panel before yearend.
Banks accepting more foreign equipment for Japan solar projects.
EPA sent power plant emissions revision to WH ahead of schedule.
For almost a decade, destroyed drilling platform has trickled oil into Gulf of Mex.
OR residents held funeral for dead bees.
Happy trails, pards.
Sinovel to divest overseas units after US indictment over AMSC case.
Obama admin gave final approval for wind project across 40K acres of AZ public land.
New MIT el system may make carbon capture more efficient.
US western governors unveiled 10-year "energy vision".
K Road gave up on 294Mw Cal solar project. Almost 1.5Gw of solar pulled off table in S Cal recently.
Climate change lags by 25-50 yrs the emissions that cause it.
Est. amount of CO2 contained in Arctic permafrost 2x as much as currently in atmos. Methane portion of any release from melting 20x more potent than CO2.
EIA: June OPEC production down 300Kb/d from unrest in Libya, Nigeria. OPEC exports expected to increase 450Kb/d next few weeks to help summer driving. (Summer driving, some are not.)
Use of NG in US power plants down 22% in April yoy. NG prices rose well above $3.50 NG/coal switch point. (Now back around it.)
Iraq plans to invest $620B next 17 yrs to develop oil/NG fields. Projects $6T revs same time. Oil production increase to 10-12Mb/d from 3.2M now. May exports down to 2.48Mb/d from 2.62 in April. Bad weather, attacks on northern pipeline.
Kurdistan planning to get exports up to 1Mb/d by '15.
India, S Korea pledged to make substantial cutbacks in Iran oil imports. Japan May Iran imports 2x yoy, but down 17% this year to date over '12. China imported 2.4M tons Iran crude in May, up 4% yoy.
50% of Egypt folks below poverty level of $2/day. (I hope you all are pausing a few seconds. after reading that. It's like another plague from God. $2/day?! Half below?! Count your blessings.)
China econ may really be growing 2-3% if empty condos, redundant rail lines taken out: recent book. El use up 2.9% Q1. GDP growth usually 85% of el use growth. Demand for fuel oil up 11.9% yoy Jan-May. (They burning fuel oil at power plants? Or is that all trans?)
UAE plans to increase oil production capacity to 3.5Mb/d by '18. 2.8M now. Fell short of 3M target by '13.
Gulf Keystone (UK) started drilling 1st exploration well in Kurd field. Potential 10.5B bl reserves. '18 production targeted at 250Kb/d.
China oil comp paid $1.5B for stake in Angola oil field. Bought $4.2B share in offshore Mozambique NG field in recent weeks. Chinese spent $35B in '12 on energy JVs, purchases.
Uganda, Kenya planning pipeline to Indian Ocean.
Est. of Cline Shale (W TX) up to 30B bls recoverable. 1st of 7 planned pipelines to ship W TX crude to Gulf coast operating since April.
India cabinet agreed to double NG prices to industrial, retail users to help fund investment in exploration, reverse declining domestic output.
India used 10% more coal in '12 than '11. Fastest rate increase in 31 yrs. Coal plants ~59% of their power gen.
Global spending on deepwater oil drilling, NG exploration expected to almost triple to $114B in '22. $43B in '12.
Largest biodiesel plant completed in US. JV between Valero, Darling. 142M gal/yr. Louisiana. Recycled animal fat, used cooking oil, corn oil feedstock.
Royal DSM plans to license cellulosic ethanol tech after their 1st plant opens early '14. $250M, 25M gal/yr plant. Considering building more plants.
1st batch of exported biodiesel from Brazil headed for Netherlands.
Louisiana salt mine that provided brine to local petrochem comps began to collapse last year. Sinkhole now sucking up town, emitting oil, NG, other. May contaminate waterways. (Um, and US holds its Strategic Oil Reserves in these salt caverns?)
Sri Lanka returned 40K tons of low quality diesel, blacklisted Emirates National Oil Comp.
Study: 21% of homes produce 50% of CO2 emissions. (Energy to run homes, personal vehicles. Study done in Switzerland.) All homes produce over 70% of all CO2 emissions. (Switzerland may not be the right study for this. They live in the mountains. But yeah, power plants to heat, power homes and personal vehicles. Yeah, 70% of emissions. Maybe so. Point of study, I think: our rich neighbors - big homes and many vehicles - are low hanging CO2 reduction fruit.)
Canadian Solar (CSIQ) to supply 91Mw of modules for solar projects in Thailand. Deliveries by yearend.
Solar Frontier (Japan) restarted 60Mw CIGS thin-film panel plant. Growing demand. Suspended ops end of '12. Plans to produce new type of panel before yearend.
Banks accepting more foreign equipment for Japan solar projects.
EPA sent power plant emissions revision to WH ahead of schedule.
For almost a decade, destroyed drilling platform has trickled oil into Gulf of Mex.
OR residents held funeral for dead bees.
Happy trails, pards.
MONDAY OPEN
(stock #s in %)
Market up 148/44/18. Volume normal. Oil: WTI ~$98, Brent over $103. NG $3.58. Growth in US June manufacturing.
CRCL up 50. ASIUF up 35 on 1K shares. AMPD up 35, back to early May top from top (50-day) lines. EWRL up 29. WTWO, BFRE up 25. GSPI up 24. IFXY up 15. CBEH up 14. AMLM up 10. TSLA up 7, given new target of $130. CERP up 5. NTCXF up 4. NENE, LEDS up 1.
PPRW down 33 on 200 shares. CABN down 26. GWBU down 16. NGLPF down 15 on 300. MGMXF down 14 on 400. ORYN, PSPW down 13. AONEQ down 12. USEI down 9. WSGP down 6. ECTY, CERE down 2. ZAAP, RVLT, HIIT down 1.
Market up 148/44/18. Volume normal. Oil: WTI ~$98, Brent over $103. NG $3.58. Growth in US June manufacturing.
CRCL up 50. ASIUF up 35 on 1K shares. AMPD up 35, back to early May top from top (50-day) lines. EWRL up 29. WTWO, BFRE up 25. GSPI up 24. IFXY up 15. CBEH up 14. AMLM up 10. TSLA up 7, given new target of $130. CERP up 5. NTCXF up 4. NENE, LEDS up 1.
PPRW down 33 on 200 shares. CABN down 26. GWBU down 16. NGLPF down 15 on 300. MGMXF down 14 on 400. ORYN, PSPW down 13. AONEQ down 12. USEI down 9. WSGP down 6. ECTY, CERE down 2. ZAAP, RVLT, HIIT down 1.
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