Green Investing
Green Energy Stocks and Mutual Funds
Here is a long list of "green" energy stocks (and some exchange traded and open end mutual funds) that an investor can research to get involved in the new technology of renewable energy. Investors should keep in mind, though, that green energy stocks are very volatile and historically have moved in tandem with the price of oil. Although we may soon see a "disconnect" between oil prices and renewable energy stock prices, we are still waiting for it to happen.
Before anyone takes the plunge into investing in green energy stocks, we advise investors to get a handle on the basics of technical analysis. Technical analysis can be very helpful identifying trend reversals and oversold and overbought signals that can be used to reduce risk. Still in its investment category infancy, green energy stocks and mutual funds are best "traded" for short term and intermediate term gains. "Buy and hold" with these stocks (and mutual funds) is a fool's game, unless you have 10 years to sit and wait for your profits. Good luck.
Alternative "Green" Energy Mutual Funds / ETFs
PowerShares Cleantech Portfolio (PZD)
PowerShares Global Clean Energy Fund (PBD)
PowerShares WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio (PBW)
PowerShares WilderHill Progressive Energy Portfolio (PUW)
First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge US Liquid Fund (QCLN)
New Alternatives Fund (NALFX)
Winslow Green Growth Fund (WGGFX)
Guiness Atkinson Alternative Energy Fund (GAAEX)
Biofuels Stocks
Archer Daniels Midland ADM
Green Plains Renewable Energy GPRE Pacific Ethanol Inc. PEIX
The Andersons ANDE
US Bioenergy USBE
Verasun Energy Corp. VSE
Verenium Corp. VRNM
Biomass Stocks
Methanex Corp. MEOH
SunOpta STKL
Clean Power Plants and Utilities Stocks
Compahnia Energetica CIG
Constellation Energy CEG
Endesa ELE
Enersys ENS
Evergreen Energy EEE
IDA Corp. IDA
Northwestern Corp. NWEC
PG & E PCG
Thomas and Betts TNB
TransAlta Corp. TCA
Vicor Corp. VICR
Energy Efficiency Stocks
American Superconductor AMSC
AVX Corp. AVX
Catalytica Energy Systems CESI
Color Kinetics CLRK
Comverge COMV
Cree CREE
Cypress Semicondcutor CY
Echelon Corp. ELON
Enernoc ENOC
Fuel Systems Solutions FSYS
Fuel-Tech FTEK
Intermagnetics Gen. Corp. IMGC
International Rectifier IRF
IXYS IXYS
Itron ITRI
IXYS IXYZ
Modine Mfg. MOD
OM Group OMG
Power-One PWER
Puget Energy PSD
Roper Industries ROP
Satcon Tech. SATC
Syntroleum Corp. SYNM
US Energy Systems USEY
Woodward Governor WGOV
Energy Storage Backup Stocks
American Power Conversion APCC
Electro Energy EEEI
Maxwell Tech. MXWL
Ultralife Batteries ULBI
Valence Tech. VLNC
ZBB Energy Corp. ZBB
Flywheel Stocks
Active Power ACPW
Beacon Power BCON
Fuel Cell & Hydrogen Stocks
Air Products & Chemicals APD
Arotech Corp. ARTX
Avista Corp. AVA
Ballard Power Systems BLDP
BOC Group BOX
Cabot Corp. CBT
Distributed Energy DESC
Entegris ENTG
Fuel Cell Energy FCEL
Fuel Cell Tech. FCT
Hydrogen Corp. HYDG
Hydrogeen Engine Center HYEG
Kemet Corp. KEM
Magnetic Corp. MAG
Mechanical Tech. MKTY
Medis Tech. MDTL
Millenium Cell MCEl
Plug Power PLUG
Praxair PX
Proton Energy Sys. PRTN
Geothermal & Recovered Energy Stocks
Ormat Tech. USA ORA
Micro Turbine Stocks
Capstone Turbine CPST
Hydro Electric & Ocean Power Stocks
Ocean Power Tech. OPTT
Photo Voltaic and Solar Stocks
Ascent Solar Tech. ASTI
C & D Tech. CHP
Canadian Solar CSIQ
Day Star Tech. DSTI
Emcore EMKR
Energy Conversion Devices ENER
Evergreen Solar ESLR
First Solar FSLR
JA Solar Hldgs. JASO
Hoku Scientific HOKU
Kyocera Corp. KYO
LDK Solar LDK
MEMC Electronic Materials WFR
Solarfun Power Hldgs. SOLF
Spire Corp. SPIR
Suntech Power Hldgs. STP
Sunpower SPWR
Trina Solar TSL
Yingli Green Eneergy Hldgs. YGE
General Renewable Energy Stocks
CECO Environmental Corp. CECE
Central Vermont Public Service CV
Covanta Holding Corp. CVA
Diversa DVSA
Enel SpA EN
Fuel-Tech FTEK
NRG NRG
Royal Dutch Shell RDS-B
Zoltek ZOLT
Sustainable & Electric Transportation, & Green Automotive Stocks
Altair Nanotechnology ALTI
Borg Warner BWA
Honda HMC
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. CLNE
Ehova Systems ENA
Tenneco TEN
Toyota Motor Co. TM
Windpower & Wind Energy Stocks
Vestas Wind Systems (Denmark Stock Exchange)
Endesa SA ELE
FPL Group FPL
General Electric GE
* This list of green energy stocks and mutual funds was compiled specifically for a workshop we presented at the Texas Renewable Energy "Roundup" held in Fredericksburg, Texas on September 29, 2007.
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