LDK Makes Proposal to Refinance $280 Million in Notes Due in 2014

Wednesday, 1.1.2014 - 6:01 (Renewable Energy World)

LDK Solar Co., the second-biggest maker of solar wafers, proposed two ways to restructure obligations on about 1.7 billion yuan ($280 million) of 10 percent notes due in 2014. Read more

Vestas Stock Soars, Analysts Urge Investors to Buy Shares

Wednesday, 1.1.2014 - 6:05 (Renewable Energy World)

More analysts are urging investors to buy shares in Vestas Wind Systems A/S than at any time since October 2010 after the stock soared more than 400 percent over the past 12 months. Read more

Ten Clean Energy Stocks For 2014

Wednesday, 1.1.2014 - 7:01 (Renewable Energy World)

I've been creating model portfolios of clean energy stocks since 2008. At first, it was just a list, but in 2009 I started tracking it as a model portfolio for a small stockmarket investor. With the exception of last year, clean energy stocks have had fairly miserable returns, as measured by my sector benchmark, specified at the start of each year. I've been using the Powershares Wilderhill Clean Energy ETF (PBW) for all but the first couple years. I plan to continue using PBW going forward, since it is the most widely held sector ETF, and so is a good measure of how the average clean energy investor might do over the course of the year. Read more

Ten Clean Energy Stocks for 2014

Wednesday, 1.1.2014 - 7:01 (Renewable Energy World)

I've been creating model portfolios of clean energy stocks since 2008. At first, it was just a list, but in 2009 I started tracking it as a model portfolio for a small stockmarket investor. With the exception of last year, clean energy stocks have had fairly miserable returns, as measured by my sector benchmark, specified at the start of each year. I've been using the Powershares Wilderhill Clean Energy ETF (PBW) for all but the first couple years. I plan to continue using PBW going forward, since it is the most widely held sector ETF, and so is a good measure of how the average clean energy investor might do over the course of the year. Read more

RenewableEnergyWorld.com's Most Popular Videos of 2013

Wednesday, 1.1.2014 - 6:01 (Renewable Energy World)

We at RenewableEnergyWorld.com work hard to bring you fresh, digestible content on the renewable energy industry every day. Whether it is through news stories, opinion pieces, podcasts or technical articles, we try to provide content through various outlets that make sense for you. And sometimes it's nice to just watch a great video. Read more

Can We Turn Unwanted Carbon Dioxide Into Electricity?

Wednesday, 1.1.2014 - 6:01 (Renewable Energy World)

Researchers are developing a new kind of geothermal power plant that will lock away unwanted carbon dioxide (CO2) underground – and use it as a tool to boost electric power generation by at least 10 times compared to existing geothermal energy approaches. Read more