Solar Energy Initiatives Inc. is dedicated to reducing the world’s dependence on fossil fuels by selling thermal and photovoltaic (PV) technologies while building a profitable company. To this end, they are developing one of the fastest growing dealer networks in the U.S. to sell and install solar solutions to homeowners as well as commercial customers.

The company recognizes that energy from the sun can be used in different ways. Most obvious is the sun’s light, which is used everywhere, via windows, skylights, and solar tubes. But the sun’s thermal energy has been used for a long time for passive solar room heating, hot water and pool heating. And improving technology has now led to an increasing use of the sun’s energy to generate electricity, not only in large solar power plants, but at the individual home and business level.

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Premier Power Renewable Energy, Inc. (PPRW.OB) is a leading North American and European provider of solar power systems designed to consistently delivering high quality performance. The company combines technical and financial expertise in a range of deal structures, with transparency and innovation that noticeably surpasses expectations.

Premier Power’s primary goal is to build solar energy systems that produce enough electricity to reduce or eliminate a residential user or business’s dependency on conventional energy. Simultaneously, the company succeeds in its aim to contribute to the conservation of energy resources and the increased use of clean solar energy.

Founded in 2001, Premier Power stands out by specializing in evaluating clients’ needs and finding the right turnkey solar power system to eliminate their electricity bills. From residential neighborhoods to large corporations and utility scale solar systems, Premier Power has made a difference in the energy bills of their clients.

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Clenergen Corp. is a developer of clean biomass power generation systems, with its current focus on the nation of India. The company is using a unique approach to use specifically-grown biomass feedstock in order to power its generators.

The company has gained access to acreage in India for plantations in which to grow specific plants as biomass feedstock for power generation plants. A footprint of only 4,000 acres is sufficient to generate up to 16MW per hour of electricity on an annual basis.

The first plant that Clenergen has identified is a high calorific strain of bamboo (Beema Bamboo) which is capable of producing over 60 tons of biomass a year after year 3 and can be coppiced – cutting it down to near ground level so that many new shoots will appear – on an annual basis.

Clenergen has also identified a

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Beware This Tech-Tonic Shift In The Global Technology Sector

by Tony Daltorio, Investment U Research

If you’re betting on a recovery in technology stocks based on third quarter earnings reports from companies such as IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Google (Nasdaq: GOOG), you’re not alone.

While economists and commentators debate the issue, many investors have already placed large bets on a V-shaped recovery for the tech sector.

They have some good reason to think so too, since the tech-heavy Nasdaq composite has risen 70% from its March lows. The problem is, they’re expecting “business as usual” in the industry… meaning they think spending will pick up the way it did in the 1990s.

Kris Gopalakrishman, CEO of Indian tech giant, Infosys (Nasdaq: INFY) – a company in the Xcelerated Profits Report portfolio – sees it differently,

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OUTLOOK The Alternative Energy industry is going through a recovery after absorbing the global recession and the cascading fall in global crude oil prices. Earlier this year, quite a few alternative energy companies were in the trough. Though these companies have recovered from their lows, their valuations are still significantly lower than their 52-week highs. The growth of alternative energy companies is closely tied to the fortunes of the economy. In its latest release, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) predicted that total U.S. electricity consumption will decline by 3.3% in 2009 before growing by 1.3% in 2010 as the improving economy coaxes a gradual recovery in electricity sales. In fiscal 2008, annual U.S. photovoltaic (PV) installed capacity grew by 63% year-over-year, bringing the cumulative installed capacity to 792MW. According to the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) -- the U.S. trade association representing close to 500 companies ...

Two Investments to Add to Your “Green” Portfolio

by Louise Harris, Investment U Research

Green investing can be tricky.

That was evidenced after oil prices dropped last year and alternative energy companies saw their profits fall just as quickly.

Naturally, investor enthusiasm followed, as green ETFs like Claymore/Mac Global Solar Energy Index (NYSE: TAN) and Market Vectors Solar Energy (NYSE: KWT) have tumbled 45% over the past 12 months.

Similarly, the broad alternative energy portfolio PowerShares WilderHill Clean Energy (NYSE: PBW), has declined by an average of 13.5% annually for the last three years.

But despite those woes, the alternative energy sector still has a few things going for it…

Popularity: The more scientists talk about climate change and how to prevent greenhouse emissions, the more popular alternative energies become. This is especially true in Europe, ...

There was a time when the term “fuel cell” was linked almost exclusively with America’s space program. The fuel cells in space used hydrogen and oxygen to generate electricity for manned spacecraft, with the side benefit of producing drinking water. Few people will forget the near loss of Apollo 13 when a short circuit ignited oxygen inside a fuel cell tank. The resulting explosion crippled the craft, which eventually made it back to earth thanks to a level of creativity and intensity on the part of the crew and ground support personnel that can only be described as heroic. But fuel cells were around long before all that, and are now taking on a major role in more down-to-earth applications.

Fuel cells are electrochemical devices that convert a fuel, such as methanol or hydrogen, into electricity without burning. The principle behind the

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Today, we are featuring top-performing “Utilities" equity mutual funds, which primarily invest in equity securities of utilities, including telecom companies.

Investors can find such funds by checking out the entire list of the Zacks #1 Rank Utilities Equity Funds.

3 Powerful Picks

Columbia World Equity Fund A (CGUAX) seeks long-term growth by investing primarily in global equities. It was incepted in October 1991.

The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in U.S. and foreign equity securities. It invests at least 25% of its total assets in the securities of utility companies. The fund may invest up to 75% of its assets in U.S. and foreign equity securities and investment grade debt securities not issued by utility companies.

Shareholders have to make a minimum initial investment of $2,500 to enter this Zacks#1 Rank (“Strong Buy") fund. It has an expense ratio of 1.40%.

Colin Moore has been lead manager of the fund

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Consolidated Edison Inc. (ED) announced fiscal third quarter results with EPS of $1.16, which beat both the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.04 and the year-ago profit of 98 cents.   New York City-based Consolidated Edison  is a diversified utility holding company with subsidiaries engaged in both regulated and unregulated businesses. Consolidated Edison’s regulated businesses operate through two subsidiaries — Consolidated Edison Company of New York (Con Edison of New York) and Orange and Rockland Utilities (O&R).    Con Edison of New York is a regulated utility that provides electricity to roughly 3.3 million customers, natural gas to 1.1 million customers, and steam services to about 1,850 customers, primarily in New York City and Westchester County. O&R serves nearly 400,000 electric and gas customers in southeastern New York State, northern New Jersey, and northeastern Pennsylvania.   Consolidated Edison’s unregulated businesses operate through three subsidiaries: Consolidated Edison Development (engaged in

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Duke Energy Corporation (DUK) reported its third quarter 2009 earnings of 40 cents per share, compared to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 38 cents and the year-earlier earnings of 33 cents. Before adjusting for one-time items, the earnings were 8 cents versus year-earlier earnings of 17 cents. While the company’s results came in above expectations driven by better cost control and operational excellence, a weak economy sapped the demand for electricity and caused lower electricity sales. The U.S. Franchised Electric and Gas (USFE&G) segment posted third-quarter earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) of $716 million, down more than 1% year over year. This fall in earnings was due to unfavorable weather throughout the service territory, partially offset by reduced operating and maintenance costs. EBIT for the Commercial Power segment was a loss of $234 million, compared to a loss of $108 million in the third ...