Vestas is a Pioneer, so why is the company falling behind
August 25, 2010
Wind turbine maker Vestas sees profits fall | www.bbc.co.uk
Vestas is a Pioneer in the Wind power and yet it experienced a loss in 2010 and a declining revenue of some 17% annually year over year , while the overall industry trends experience some 23% growth year over year. Was this truly a result of delays in projects and project financing or is Vestas losing it it leading market position and has problems in execution?
Ultimately, EVs, and No Lithium , Please, says Honda
July 21, 2010
Honda Discovers Cars With Cords | www.wired.com
Honda, the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines, and the first to market a hybrid powertrain equipped personal passenger car, has now committed to entering the rather confused electrified vehicle market place with a range of powertrains to supercede the one, a nickel metal hydride battery using gasoline/electric hybrid that it has been marketing since 1997.Siimultaneously Honda announces that it remains committed to a fuel-cell based powertrain as the ultimate goal.
Why less OPP films used in India than PET film
July 16, 2010
Use of OPP film in India for packaging: Globally OPP is 3 times higher than PET film but in India, its almost same | www.packagingconnections.com
This talks about the consumption pattern of OPP film in India and worldwide. This is compared with the PET film usage in India & worldwide for the packaging applications. Interestingly consumption of OPP film is almost one third versus PET in India while internationally, its more of OPP film used in Packaging.
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July 16, 2010
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TransCanada and the Future of Reliable Economical Energy Supplies for the USA
July 5, 2010
TransCanada: Oil Sands Exports Will Go To Asia If Blocked In US | councils.glgroup.com
American exceptionalism has added the dimension of exceptional stupidity with regard to our securing of future energy supplies. TransCanada has responded as a rational entity to the confused hypocrisy now dominating the American government about economics in general, and energy efficiency and self-sufficiency in particular.
China's Currency Valuation Change and the Rare Earth Mining Sector
June 19, 2010
China Signals a Gradual Rise in Value of Its Currency | www.nytimes.com
China, today, June 19, 2010, announced that its national currency, the renminbi, will from now on be linked to the value of a "basket" of currencies rather than "just" the US dollar. Rare earth mining entrepreneurs outside of China will tell you that this is now a reason to buy into their ventures or to support IPOs for them. But I think there is another side to the coin. One that should give investors looking at the rare earth mining sector pause.
China Seeks Self Sufficiency in Automotive Exhaust Emission Catalytic Converters
May 25, 2010
China seals African platinum deal | www.ft.com
China is now the largest producer of motor vehicles of any one country; it has almost certainly already surpassed the United States for that title permanently. In 2009 China produced 13.5 million motor vehicles; it is predicted that this production rate will reach 18 million per annum by 2015; and 21 million per annum in 2020.The exhaust from internal combustion engines using hydrocarbon fuels is cleaned by catalytic converters using the properties of platinum, palladium, and rhodium
EADS posts a loss and cancels its dividend
March 10, 2010
In August 2009, I have contributed an analysis and predicted that EADS is in for hard time in the next couple of years and here it is, the Euro 1.5B net profit in 2008 was turned into a net loss of Euro 763M and the cancellation of dividend, an extreme measure for a European /government owned company. The worse is yet to come as the company speeds ups production and invades its backlog.
Arrow Trucking --follow ups thoughts on its real troubles
March 8, 2010
I wrote my analysis in January commenting on a company that did violated a Federal law of plant closure and the obligation of its Directors and Officers to exercise prudence in care and loyalty ot the various stakeholder,but as the regulators state now, this is a Chapter 7 filing without a precedent where the company assets and Liabilities are unknown, & no officers appeared in court or offered any explanation and where the secured lenders were defrauded..its sounds more than chapter 7.
Solar Energy is one pillar of future energy...Ivanhoe in Mojave is just a start
March 7, 2010
[USA] DOE Funds Huge Solar Project ($1.37b) | www.technologyreview.com
Our planet is certainly in need of more generation in the coming decade estimated at an additional 70-100GW .As conventional generation in fossil and others lose steam, Solar,Wind will fill the gap..lets gear up to this idea..less expensive, cleaner and independent energy generation is in our national interest..I hope that California is listening.
Shale gas abundance provides new options for energy companies
February 13, 2012
Chesapeake Energy bites the natural gas bullet
January 25, 2012
Flurry of newbuild drilling rig deliveries in 2012 may dampen rig rates
January 20, 2012
Talisman joins the ranks of cautious E&P companies
January 12, 2012
Early signs of caution begin to cloud frontier exploration and production
January 4, 2012