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| Promising Renewable Energy Technologies Abound in 2010, But Remain Too ... - dBusinessNews.com Posted: 11 Jan 2010 03:37 PM PST HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Plunkett Research, Ltd. has released their newest market research and competitive analysis report, Plunkett's Renewable, Alternative & Hydrogen Energy Industry Almanac, 2010 edition. This carefully-researched book is a complete alternative and renewable energy market research and business intelligence tool which identifies and analyzes major trends shaping the alternative, renewable and hydrogen energy industry. According to Jack W. Plunkett, CEO of Plunkett Research, Ltd., "A vast number of promising renewable energy technologies have been refined in recent years. The problem remains that most are nowhere near competitive on a cost basis compared to conventional power such as natural gas. Except for hydroelectric dams and certain waste-to-energy projects, nearly all renewable development requires significant government incentive to help cover the costs. As new technologies go into high-volume commercial production, the need for government incentives may decline." Major trends affecting the alternative energy industry and analyzed in Plunkett's report include: Fuel cells and hydrogen power research continue, but commercialization will not happen soon. Electric cars and plug-in Hybrids (PHEVs) will quickly gain popularity. Wind farms will move offshore in a big way, particularly in Europe. Homes and commercial buildings go green as low energy use builds value and ROI. The energy industry takes a new look at nuclear powerâ€"the number of new nuclear projects will grow dramatically. Nanotechnology sees applications in fuel cells and solar power, including nano tech used in thin-film solar. Superconductivity starts to come of ageâ€"larger commercial applications launched. "Since government units worldwide are demanding that a growing percentage of electric generation come from renewable sources, we are going to see an interesting mix of new technologies implemented by a wide variety of providers. These will include new nuclear plants, more wind, more-efficient solar, more use of methane and waste, as well as experimentation with cleaner coal, geothermal and wave power," says Jack Plunkett. You'll find a complete overview, industry analysis and market research report in one superb, value-priced package provided in Plunkett's Renewable, Alternative & Hydrogen Energy Industry Almanac, 2010 edition . This extensive and easy-to-use report, full of rich data detailing the current trends and changes of the alternative and renewable energy industry, is a valuable source of information. A complimentary Introduction to the Renewable and Alternative Energy Industry can be viewed at Plunkett's website. About Plunkett Research, Ltd. Plunkett Research is a leading provider of industry trends analysis and market research. Our reports and data services are used by the world's top corporations, consultants, universities, libraries and government agencies. Plunkett's products save time and effort when you need competitive intelligence, market research or marketing data. We cover such industries as healthcare, ecommerce, computers, energy and utilities, entertainment, retail and telecommunications.
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| The Almanac - Jan. 12 - Post Chronicle Posted: 12 Jan 2010 04:37 AM PST Today is Tuesday, Jan. 12, the 12th day of 2010 to follow. The moon is waning. The morning stars are Mercury and Mars. The evening stars are Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Those born on this date are under the sign of Capricorn. They include French fairy tale writer Charles Perrault, author of the Mother Goose stories, in 1628; British statesman Edmund Burke in 1729; American patriot John Hancock in 1737; painter John Singer Sargent in 1856; novelist Jack London in 1876; World War II Nazi leader Hermann Goering in 1893; western singer/actor Tex Ritter in 1905; champion heavyweight boxer Joe Frazier in 1944 (age 66); mentalist The Amazing Kreskin (born George Joseph Kresge) in 1935 (age 75); radio personalities Rush Limbaugh in 1951 (age 59) and Howard Stern in 1954 (age 56); actors Kirstie Alley in 1951 (age 59) and Oliver Platt in 1960 (age 50); Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos in 1964 (age 46); musician and film director Rob Zombie in 1965 (age 45); activist, and former wife of Paul McCartney, Heather Mills in 1968 (age 42). On this date in history: In 1828, boundary disputes were settled between the United States and Mexico. In 1932, Ophelia Wyatt Caraway, a Democrat from Arkansas, became the first woman to be elected to the U.S. Senate. In 1943, the U.S. wartime Office of Price Administration said standard frankfurters would be replaced during World War II by "Victory Sausages" consisting of a mixture of meat and soy meal. In 1971, a U.S. grand jury indicted the Rev. Philip Berrigan and five other people, including a nun and two priests, on charges of plotting to kidnap presidential adviser Henry Kissinger. In 1976, the U.N. Security Council voted 11-1 to seat the Palestine Liberation Organization for its debate on the Middle East. The United States cast the only dissenting vote. In 1986, U.S. Rep. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., travels into space aboard the shuttle Columbia. In 1994, U.S. President Bill Clinton asked Attorney General Janet Reno to appoint an independent counsel to investigate the Whitewater land deal affair that involved him and the first lady. In 1995, U.S. President Bill Clinton and congressional leaders agreed on a bailout package that would give Mexico as much as $40 billion in loan guarantees. After Congress failed to vote quickly on the deal, Clinton invoked emergency authority to lend Mexico $20 billion. In 2001, scientists in Oregon announced the birth of the first genetically engineered primate. The rhesus monkey had a jellyfish gene that caused jellyfish to glow; however, the monkey did not glow. In 2003, Maurice Gibb, 53, one of three singing brothers who made up the Bee Gees, died of complications from an intestinal blockage. In 2004, former U.S. Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill, in a harshly critical new book, likened U.S. President George Bush in a Cabinet meeting to a "blind man in a roomful of deaf people." In 2005, The Southern California death toll from rain, flood and mudslides rose to 19. Also in 2005, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that an alien can be deported to a country without the advance consent of that country's government. In 2006, around 350 people were crushed to death by a stampeding crowd at the entrance to Jamarat Bridge in Mina, Saudi Arabia, during a pilgrimage to Mecca. In 2007, the former head of the Bangladesh central bank, Fakhruddin Ahmed, was named head of the caretaker government, replacing President Iajuddin Ahmed. In 2008, some banned officials of the Saddam Hussein Baathist party were allowed to again hold government positions under legislation passed by the Iraqi Parliament. In 2009, Democrats cleared the way for Roland Burris to assume President-elect Barack Obama's vacated seat in the U.S. Senate. The seating had been held up pending an investigation into the appointment by impeached Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. A thought for the day: It was Otto von Bismarck who said, "Laws are like sausages; it is better not to see them being made." (c) UPI Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. | |
| The Almanac - Jan. 12 - Post Chronicle Posted: 12 Jan 2010 04:37 AM PST Today is Tuesday, Jan. 12, the 12th day of 2010 to follow. The moon is waning. The morning stars are Mercury and Mars. The evening stars are Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Those born on this date are under the sign of Capricorn. They include French fairy tale writer Charles Perrault, author of the Mother Goose stories, in 1628; British statesman Edmund Burke in 1729; American patriot John Hancock in 1737; painter John Singer Sargent in 1856; novelist Jack London in 1876; World War II Nazi leader Hermann Goering in 1893; western singer/actor Tex Ritter in 1905; champion heavyweight boxer Joe Frazier in 1944 (age 66); mentalist The Amazing Kreskin (born George Joseph Kresge) in 1935 (age 75); radio personalities Rush Limbaugh in 1951 (age 59) and Howard Stern in 1954 (age 56); actors Kirstie Alley in 1951 (age 59) and Oliver Platt in 1960 (age 50); Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos in 1964 (age 46); musician and film director Rob Zombie in 1965 (age 45); activist, and former wife of Paul McCartney, Heather Mills in 1968 (age 42). On this date in history: In 1828, boundary disputes were settled between the United States and Mexico. In 1932, Ophelia Wyatt Caraway, a Democrat from Arkansas, became the first woman to be elected to the U.S. Senate. In 1943, the U.S. wartime Office of Price Administration said standard frankfurters would be replaced during World War II by "Victory Sausages" consisting of a mixture of meat and soy meal. In 1971, a U.S. grand jury indicted the Rev. Philip Berrigan and five other people, including a nun and two priests, on charges of plotting to kidnap presidential adviser Henry Kissinger. In 1976, the U.N. Security Council voted 11-1 to seat the Palestine Liberation Organization for its debate on the Middle East. The United States cast the only dissenting vote. In 1986, U.S. Rep. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., travels into space aboard the shuttle Columbia. In 1994, U.S. President Bill Clinton asked Attorney General Janet Reno to appoint an independent counsel to investigate the Whitewater land deal affair that involved him and the first lady. In 1995, U.S. President Bill Clinton and congressional leaders agreed on a bailout package that would give Mexico as much as $40 billion in loan guarantees. After Congress failed to vote quickly on the deal, Clinton invoked emergency authority to lend Mexico $20 billion. In 2001, scientists in Oregon announced the birth of the first genetically engineered primate. The rhesus monkey had a jellyfish gene that caused jellyfish to glow; however, the monkey did not glow. In 2003, Maurice Gibb, 53, one of three singing brothers who made up the Bee Gees, died of complications from an intestinal blockage. In 2004, former U.S. Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill, in a harshly critical new book, likened U.S. President George Bush in a Cabinet meeting to a "blind man in a roomful of deaf people." In 2005, The Southern California death toll from rain, flood and mudslides rose to 19. Also in 2005, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that an alien can be deported to a country without the advance consent of that country's government. In 2006, around 350 people were crushed to death by a stampeding crowd at the entrance to Jamarat Bridge in Mina, Saudi Arabia, during a pilgrimage to Mecca. In 2007, the former head of the Bangladesh central bank, Fakhruddin Ahmed, was named head of the caretaker government, replacing President Iajuddin Ahmed. In 2008, some banned officials of the Saddam Hussein Baathist party were allowed to again hold government positions under legislation passed by the Iraqi Parliament. In 2009, Democrats cleared the way for Roland Burris to assume President-elect Barack Obama's vacated seat in the U.S. Senate. The seating had been held up pending an investigation into the appointment by impeached Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. A thought for the day: It was Otto von Bismarck who said, "Laws are like sausages; it is better not to see them being made." (c) UPI Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. | |
| Breakfast links: Extend the lane - Greater Greater Washington Posted: 12 Jan 2010 05:41 AM PST Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. | |
| Stocks end mostly higher - San Mateo Daily Journal Posted: 12 Jan 2010 03:40 AM PST | NEW YORK — Hopes that global manufacturing activity is heating up lifted industrial stocks Monday ahead of an earnings report from Alcoa Inc. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 46 points, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index advanced for a sixth straight day. The Nasdaq composite index slipped. After the closing bell, Alcoa posted revenue that topped expectations, but profits excluding one-time costs fell short of forecasts. The report from the nation's largest aluminum producer gave traders one of the first looks at how companies fared in the final quarter of 2009. The Alcoa numbers followed a report that China's exports jumped 18 percent in December. The bigger-than-expected increase came after 13 straight months of declines and raised hopes that the world economy is strengthening. "The global economy is healing," said Roy Williams, CEO of Prestige Wealth Management Group in Flemington, N.J. Williams cautioned that the recovery will still face "a lot of potholes." On Friday, for example, the Labor Department reported a larger-than-expected number of job losses for December. Some parts of the market that rose Monday signaled that investors remain cautious. Areas like utilities and consumer staples rose, which are seen as safer during tough economies because they produce necessities. Earnings reports begin arriving in greater numbers next week and will shape traders' assessment of the economy. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Inc. equity strategist Fredrick Cannon said investors will be looking at the earnings reports for confirmation that improvements in economic indicators aren't just signaling a restocking of depleted inventories but instead show businesses are drawing customers. "What we're looking for is signs of how strong the economy really is," Cannon said. The Dow rose 45.80, or 0.4 percent, to 10,663.99. The S&P 500 index rose 2.00, or 0.2 percent, to 1,146.98, while the Nasdaq fell 4.76, or 0.2 percent, to 2,312.41. The S&P 500 index has risen each day in 2010. The only other time the index has risen the first six trading days of the year was in 1987, when it advanced for seven straight days. The 2.9 percent gain so far in 2010 is a sharp contrast to the slide of 1.4 percent the S&P 500 index logged in the early days of last year. Crude oil fell 23 cents to settle at $82.52 per barrel, while gold rose. Caterpillar Inc., the world's largest maker of construction and mining equipment, rose $3.79, or 6.3 percent, to $64.13 after the report on China's exports and as some commodity prices gained. Deere & Co., the maker of farm equipment, rose $2.32, or 4 percent, to $59.95. The gains in the Dow and the S&P 500 index build on a strong first week for the new year. The major indexes rose last week. The market's rise is a promising sign. The S&P 500 index has posted full-year gains 31 of the last 36 times that it rose during the first week of the year, according to the Stock Trader's Almanac. Bond prices mostly rose Monday, sending the yield on the 10-year Treasury note down to 3.82 percent from 3.84 percent late Friday. Three stocks rose for every two that fell on the New York Stock Exchange, where volume came to a light 967.1 million shares, compared with 994.2 million Friday. The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies fell 0.57, or 0.1 percent, to 643.99. Britain's FTSE 100 and Germany's DAX index gained 0.1 percent, while France's CAC-40 fell 0.1 percent. Japan's market was closed for a holiday. Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
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