“Earlier this week E & D Services began design templates for a few companies that manufacture wind power generators as their target audience. With renewable energies as today’s hot push E & D representatives are ready to contribute.”

E & D Services recently began the design of business plan designs for companies that manufacture wind power generators. Officials from E & D have encouraged the consumer base to look towards such generators because there are many applicable uses.

For instance if you are looking to get off the grid and stop depending on your power company for electricity there s another way by E & D standards.

“The cheapest way right now is wind energy, and the best way to get it into your house is to do it yourself! You can save thousands of dollars.” said Miss Derisma, Lead Business Plan Designer. “It is actually possible to contract small companies that can build your own wind power generator for your home.” she went on to continue.

E & D is seeing a great push for small businesses looking to supply this in their field of business and has elected to accept clients wishing to design these companies off of sound business plan models.

Reported by an E & D representative the ideal situation is an area that is 20ft higher than the nearest obstacle or building, and about 250-400 feet away. The average wind speed in North America is about 9-10m/s, which is great for using wind power.

Wind power is a great source of renewable energy. It is much cheaper than solar power per Watt, as a wind turbine can generate 1000W while a single solar panel generates around 100 in daylight.

The spinning energy in the blades is converted to electricity by a DC motor. It uses a powerful magnet to induce charge in wire. You can buy one for $50-$200 or so, depending on the size of your turbine, and what  your contracting company offers.

Another component of a wind power generator is the tower. You can either buy one or ask a qualified company to make one from scratch or recycle a tower.

Some people have contracted companies to build their own 500 watt turbines using homemade wind blades, a bought DC motor, recycled TV tower and grid connector. These systems can be made for under $300 in supplies if you do it right, and done in less than a week. On the other hand, kits can be bought for several thousand dollars and ready made turbines can be bought for as much as $3000-$6000.

The concept of wind power has been around for the long time but hasn’t much been implemented. It is fairly easy to build one yourself, and you’ll find that they work fantastically for your own home.

E & D officials stated that such knowledge would be sure to be incorporated in their clients designs and looked forward to a steady plan that offered their clients a definitive course.

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E & D Services is a business plan designer that specialize in helping business owners develop sound business models for operational success. E & D Services’ primary goal is to further the development of already existing businesses and present sound models

“Recently the US Department of Interior announced the implementation of an executive order to apply renewable energy as a top priority within the US Department of Interior, and at an independent delegation KI Officials met to discuss these options”

Knight Investments Officials today noted the citing of the critical need to reduce the nation’s dependence on foreign oil, build a clean energy economy and create new jobs. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar issued earlier a Secretarial Order making the production, development, and delivery of renewable energy top priorities for the Department.

“More so than ever, with job losses continuing to mount, we need to steer the country onto a new energy path,” Salazar said. “One that creates new jobs and puts America out front in new, growing industries, one that promotes investment and innovation here at home and one that makes wise use of our domestic resources.”

“Equally important is our implementation of these new technologies to support our domestic issues here at home. That is why I have decided to press the Republic with Knight Investments to support these issues that our local government is supporting as well.” said Christopher Knight Lopez, Baron of the Republic of Aquitaine.

In addition to making renewable energy production a top priority for the Department, Salazar’s Secretarial order establishes an energy and climate change task force that will spur this agenda and identify specific zones on U.S. public lands where Interior can facilitate a rapid and responsible move to large-scale production of solar, wind, geothermal, and biomass energy.

Knight Investments LLC cited for these renewable energy zones to succeed, Salazar pointed out, Interior will need to work closely with other federal agencies, states and American Indian tribes to determine what electric transmission infrastructure and transmission corridors are needed to deliver these renewable resources to major population centers.

“We will assign a high priority to identifying renewable energy zones and completing the permitting and appropriate environmental review of transmission rights-of-way applications that are necessary to deliver renewable energy generation to consumers,” Salazar said. “We have to connect the sun of the deserts and the wind of the plains with the places where people live.”

KI President Jayson Lopez stated it was important to note that the Interior manages one fifth of the country’s landmass, over 1.7 billion offshore acres, and lands with some of the highest renewable energy potential in the nation. This was an important factor that needed to be recognized by any agency said Jayson Lopez.

The Interior’s Bureau of Land Management has identified about 21 million acres of public land with wind energy potential in the 11 western states and about 29 million acres with solar energy potential in the six southwestern states. There are also 140 million acres of public land in western states and Alaska that have geothermal resource potential.

In addition, there is significant wind and wave energy potential offshore. The National Renewable Energy Lab has identified more than 1,000 gigawatts of wind potential off the Atlantic coast, and more than 900 gigawatts of wind potential off our Pacific Coast.

The task force will prioritize the permitting and appropriate environmental review of transmission rights-of-way applications that are necessary to deliver renewable energy generation to consumers. The task force will work to resolve obstacles to renewable energy permitting, siting, development, and production.

To help accomplish these goals, Interior may need to revise existing policies or create new policies, Salazar said, citing as examples the Geothermal, Wind, and West-Wide Corridors Programmatic Environmental Impact Statements and their respective Records of Decisions. Interior will also finalize a regulation for offshore renewable development.

Salazar explained that the Department of the Interior will continue to responsibly develop oil and gas resources on public lands. “In the last six weeks we have had five major oil and gas lease sales onshore, netting more than $32 million in revenue for taxpayers. And next week, I will be travelling to New Orleans to participate in a lease sale for the Central Gulf of Mexico. These will add important resources to our domestic energy production.”

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Knight Investments LLC works as a private equity firm to invest personal funds on the behalf and promotion of a vibrant community, low income housing, humanitarian causes, renewable energies, real estate developments, and project financing.

POINT ROBERTS, WA —January 28, 2009 – www.RenewableEnergyStocks.com,

a leading investor news and research portal for the renewable energy sector within Investorideas.com, presents a sector close-up on renewable energy stocks trading as of January 27^th, 2009.

Sector Close-Up as of Trading Close January 27, 2009:

Akeena Solar Inc. (NASDAQ:AKNS) closed down on the day, but up in after market hours.

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. (NYSE:ADM) had gains of $0.29.

Canadian Solar Inc. (NasdaqGM: CSIQ) increased $0.12 (2.30%).

Carbon Sciences, Inc. (OTCBB: CABN) closed unchanged on the day.

China Technology Development (NASDAQ: CTDC) closed up $ 0.05 (2.24 %),

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (NASDAQ:CLNE) closed down $0.02 but up in after hours trading.

Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (NasdaqNM: ENER) was up $ 0.71 (2.86%) and continued gains in after hours trading.

Evergreen Solar Inc (NASDAQ:ESLR) closed up $0.09 (4.25%).

First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) had gains of $2.03.

GWS TECHNOLOGIES INC (OTCBB: GWSC) closed down at $0.26.

ICP Solar Technologies Inc. (OTCBB: ICPR) traded up $ 0.02 (15.03%).

Mantra Venture Group Ltd. (OTCBB: MVTG) closed at $0.359.

OriginOil, Inc (OTCBB: OOIL) closed up $0.01 (2.78%).

SunPower Corporation (NasdaqGS: SPWRA) had gains of $0.75 (2.60%).

Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd. (NYSE: STP) moved up $0.55 (6.21%).

Sustainable Energy Technologies Ltd (TSX.V: STG) closed unchanged.

Westport Innovations Inc. (WPT.TO) was up $ 0.03 (0.45%)

Yingli Green Energy (NYSE: YGE) closed up $0.06 (1.14%) and another $0.12 (2.25%) after hours.

XsunX Inc. (OTCBB: XSNXE) closed at $0.175.

German solar stocks saw gains with: Phoenix Solar AG (PS4 GY) up 11%,

Q-Cells SE (QCE GY) up 4.3 percent to 19.93 euro and Solarworld AG (SWV GY) gaining 7.3 % 16.27 euros.

Investor Ideas solar expert J. Peter Lynch noted, “German solar stocks showed some life yesterday after two of the strongest German PV companies Q-Cells and Solarworld confirmed strong outlooks for 2009.  Both companies are close to giving technical buy signals, especially Solarworld, which is close to breaking through upside resistance. I consider both of these companies to be the leaders of the German PV industry group.”

Read Renewable and Solar Energy Perspectives with J. Peter Lynch http://www.renewableenergystocks.com/PL/

For investors following solar stocks, the RenewableEnergyStocks.com website provides a comprehensive list of photovoltaic and solar stocks to research.

http://www.investorideas.com/Companies/RenewableEnergy/Stock_List.asp

Featured Showcase Renewable Energy Stocks:

XsunX Inc.: (OTCBB: XSNX)

Recent News: XsunX Announces Sales Contract to Supply 4 Megawatts of its ASI-120 Thin Film Solar Modules

Based in Aliso Viejo, Calif., XsunX is developing amorphous silicon thin film photovoltaic (TFPV) solar cell manufacturing processes to produce TFPV solar modules. To deliver its products the Company has begun to build a multi- megawatt TFPV solar module production facility in the United States to meet the growing demand for solar cell products used in large scale commercial projects, utility power fields, and other on-grid applications. Employing a phased roll out of production capacity, it plans to grow manufacturing capacities to over 100 megawatts by 2010. More info on XsunX, Inc. can be found on our media profile at: http://www.investorideas.com/co/xsnx/default.asp or http://www.xsunx.com/

OriginOil, Inc: (OTCBB: OOIL)

Watch video: CEO Riggs Eckelberry discusses algae as a reliable source for biofuel production and its future under a new administration. “This is the beginning of a new industry for investors he comments.”

http://www.emergingcompany.com/volume13week3f.htm

OriginOil, Inc. is developing a breakthrough technology that will transform algae, the most promising source of renewable oil, into a true competitor to petroleum. Much of the world’s oil and gas is made up of ancient algae deposits. Today, our technology will produce “new oil” from algae, through a cost-effective, high-speed manufacturing process. This endless supply of new oil can be used for many products such as diesel, gasoline, jet fuel, plastics and solvents without the global warming effects of petroleum. Other oil producing feedstock such as corn and sugarcane often destroy vital farmlands and rainforests, disrupt global food supplies and create new environmental problems. Our unique technology, based on algae, is targeted at fundamentally changing our source of oil without disrupting the environment or food supplies. http://www.investorideas.com/CO/OOIL/Default.asp and www.originoil.com.

Carbon Sciences, Inc. (OTCBB: CABN)

Recent news: Carbon Sciences Readies for Growth as Obama Inauguration Marks Dramatic Shift in U.S. Policy and Federal Support for Renewable Energy

Carbon Sciences, Inc. is developing a breakthrough technology to transform carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions into the basic fuel building blocks required to produce gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel and other portable fuels. Innovating at the intersection of chemical engineering and bio-engineering disciplines, we are developing a highly scalable biocatalytic process to meet the fuel needs of the world. Company Showcase Profile page: http://www.investorideas.com/co/cabn/ and http://www.carbonsciences.com/

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Source: RenewableEnergyStocks.com, XsunX, OriginOil, Inc, Carbon Sciences, Inc

Obama’s Green Energy Plan Endorsed by Investors Including T.Boone Pickens (Pickensplan.com)

POINT ROBERTS, WA —January 12, 2009 — www.RenewableEnergyStocks.com,

a leading investor news and research portal for the renewable energy sector within Investorideas.com, presents a sector close-up on renewable energy stocks trading Friday January 9th. The sector is showing continued strength and optimism in spite of lower oil prices, and scepticism from short-term thinking industry critics.

In President-elect Obama’s speech Thursday morning, he stated, “To finally spark the creation of a clean energy economy, we will double the production of alternative energy in the next three years. We will modernize more than 75% of federal buildings and improve the energy efficiency of two million American homes, saving consumers and taxpayers billions on our energy bills. In the process, we will put Americans to work in new jobs that pay well and can’t be outsourced – jobs building solar panels and wind turbines; constructing fuel-efficient cars and buildings; and developing the new energy technologies that will lead to even more jobs, more savings, and a cleaner, safer planet in the bargain.”

T.Boone Pickens (Pickensplan.com) followed with a press release stating, “President-Elect Obama’s comments in his speech this morning represent an important first step in solving our nation’s energy crisis and getting our economy moving again. Investing in alternative energy, focusing on conservation and rebuilding our power grid to deliver that energy to every corner of our country are critical components of this effort. As the new Congress and new Administration begin work, it will be critical that they focus on the need to dramatically reduce our dependency on foreign oil, which strangles our economy and threatens our national security. President-Elect Obama made it clear that he also understands the important role that transportation will play in solving our energy crisis and I am confident that he will recognize that as we reduce our imports of foreign oil, there the only domestic resources available are natural gas and plug-in batteries that can have an immediate impact on this effort.

A program focused on renewable energy, conservation, improving the grid and replacing

foreign oil with domestic resources in our transportation system is something that I believe will

create hundreds of thousands of jobs and revitalizes our economy.”

Sector Close-Up as of Trading Close January 9, 2009:

Akeena Solar Inc. (NASDAQ:AKNS) (Market, News) closed down on the day, but up 4.15% in after hours trading.

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. (NYSE:ADM) (Market, News) had gains of $0.20 (0.72%).

Carbon Sciences, Inc. (OTCBB: CABN) (Market, News) closed up $0.01 (5.56%).

China Technology Development (NASDAQ: CTDC) (Market, News) closed up $0.28 (9.72%).

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (NASDAQ:CLNE) (Market, News) was down over 4 %.

Evergreen Solar Inc (NASDAQ:ESLR) (Market, News) was down on the day but up in after hours.

Evolution Solar Corporation (OTCPK: EVSO) (Market, News) ended up 3.16%.

First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) (Market, News) closed at $162.54, up 7.18 (4.62%)

GWS TECHNOLOGIES INC (OTC BB: GWSC) (Market, News) was down $0.04.

ICP Solar Technologies Inc. (OTCBB: ICPR) closed at $0.20.

Mantra Venture Group Ltd. (OTCBB: MVTG) (Market, News) closed at $0.37.

OriginOil, Inc (OTCBB: OOIL) (Market, News) closed at $0.42, trading stronger following recent Reuters media .

SunPower Corporation (SPWRA) (Market, News ) closed down, but up $0.74 (1.91%) in after- hours trading.

Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd. (STP) (Market, News) closed off $0.04 (0.31%).

Sustainable Energy Technologies Ltd (TSX.V: STG) (Market, News) closed up 4.55%.

Westport Innovations Inc. (WPT.TO) (Market, News) closed down 1.27%.

Yingli Green Energy (YGE) (Market, News) had gains of $0.17 (2.45%) and continued up after hours trading.

XsunX Inc. (OTCBB: XSNX) (Market, News) closed at $0.18.

For investors following solar stocks, the RenewableEnergyStocks.com website provides a comprehensive list of photovoltaic and solar stocks to research.

http://www.investorideas.com/Companies/RenewableEnergy/Stock_List.asp

Featured Showcase Renewable Energy Stocks:

XsunX Inc.: (OTCBB: XSNX) Based in Aliso Viejo, Calif., XsunX is developing amorphous silicon thin film photovoltaic (TFPV) solar cell manufacturing processes to produce TFPV solar modules. To deliver its products the Company has begun to build a multi- megawatt TFPV solar module production facility in the United States to meet the growing demand for solar cell products used in large scale commercial projects, utility power fields, and other on-grid applications. Employing a phased roll out of production capacity, it plans to grow manufacturing capacities to over 100 megawatts by 2010. More info on XsunX, Inc. can be found on our media profile at: http://www.investorideas.com/co/xsnx/default.asp or http://www.xsunx.com/

OriginOil, Inc: (OTCBB: OOIL)

OriginOil, Inc. is developing a breakthrough technology that will transform algae, the most promising source of renewable oil, into a true competitor to petroleum. Much of the world’s oil and gas is made up of ancient algae deposits. Today, our technology will produce “new oil” from algae, through a cost-effective, high-speed manufacturing process. This endless supply of new oil can be used for many products such as diesel, gasoline, jet fuel, plastics and solvents without the global warming effects of petroleum. Other oil producing feedstock such as corn and sugarcane often destroy vital farmlands and rainforests, disrupt global food supplies and create new environmental problems. Our unique technology, based on algae, is targeted at fundamentally changing our source of oil without disrupting the environment or food supplies. www.originoil.com.

Carbon Sciences, Inc. (OTCBB: CABN)

Carbon Sciences, Inc. is developing a breakthrough technology to transform carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions into the basic fuel building blocks required to produce gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel and other portable fuels. Innovating at the intersection of chemical engineering and bio-engineering disciplines, we are developing a highly scalable biocatalytic process to meet the fuel needs of the world. Company Showcase Profile page: http://www.investorideas.com/co/cabn/

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Source: RenewableEnergyStocks.com, XsunX, OriginOil, Inc, Carbon Sciences, Inc

Solar Stocks: First Solar, Inc.(NasdaqGS: FSLR),Energy Conversion Devices, Inc.( United Solar Ovonics) (NasdaqGS: ENER) , XsunX (OTCBB:XSNX), SolarWorld (SRWRF.PK), Sanyo Electric (SANYY.PK)

POINT ROBERTS, WA, January 6, 2009- Green Investor at Investorideas.com

http://www.investorideas.com/gi/ reports on Thin Film Technologies Changing the Solar PV Business.

By Paulo Nery

The solar photovoltaic (PV) industry is clearly in a rapid growth phase. The worldwide industry size was recently estimated at $50 billion. Over the past few years, production capacity is thought to have grown at an average of 48% each year and cumulative global production is now at 12.4 Giga Watts (GW). It is also an industry on the brink of change. New technologies are emerging that seem certain have an impact on the entire shape of the PV industry.

Since they were first developed in the 50’s there have been no major changes to the basic crystalline silicon solar cell. But significant improvements are now taking place with several competing innovations vying for position. Crystalline silicon cells, which come in mono and poly crystalline forms, are now being referred to as “first generation” PV. These mature technologies have experienced dramatic growth in volumes. But with shortages of silicon and high prices affecting finished costs, the volumes are dropping. If silicon prices drop further we could yet see more competitive prices for these solar PV modules. But there’s only so much that prices can drop with that technology.

Second generation PV, or thin film technology, holds out the real promise of more price competitive systems because they can be manufactured with dramatically less material, shorter supply chains and cheaper, faster processes. Thin film is still a nascent industry and competition between players is much more about intellectual property and access to capital than the manufacturing efficiencies that drive the first generation PV makers. So there are lower prices from improved efficiency to be anticipated still.

There are three main approaches to thin film technologies based on different materials that can be used for the semi-conductor of a PV cell. The first to be established was amorphous silicon pioneered by United Solar Ovonics (NasdaqGS: ENER) which sells under the brand Uni-Solar. This technique, now used by a few dozen manufacturers around the world, relies on a small amount of amorphous silicon alloy and accounts for about 60% of the thin film PV made today. These systems have been sold for several years as building-integrated PV offering the advantage of nearly undetectable systems on rooftops for both commercial and residential buildings. United Solar sales amounted to 73 megawatts in 2008 and their sales pipeline has $1.8 billion. Their production capacity is currently at 118 Mega Watts (MW) with planned growth to 1 GW by 2012.

XsunX, (XSNX.OB) is also manufacturing thin-film modules using amorphous silicon and has taken aim at utility scale and grid-tied commercial installations. XsunX has developed proprietary techniques that have enabled it to achieve outstanding efficiency levels for amorphous silicon. The company plans to have production capacity of 25 MW in 2009 and is aiming for 100 MW in a few years. It has also recently contracted to supply 15 MW of its solar modules, worth over $37 million, over 2 years. XsunX and United Solar Ovonics are the only listed companies that are real investment plays on silicon based thin-film technology. Yes, Canon, Sharp and even Mitsubishi are in the game, but those companies are diversified into so many other products that investing in them wouldn’t be a play on solar. Other companies manufacturing amorphous silicon thin film include Auria Solar in Taiwan, EPV in New Jersey, Free Energy Europe in France, Heliodomi in Greece, Polar PV in China, Shenzhen Topray in China, Sinonar in Taiwan, TerraSolar in New York and VHF-Technologies in Switzerland.

The next approach to thin film uses cadmium telluride (CdTe) as the semi-conductor material. While CdTe modules are cheaper and faster to produce, so far they are much less efficient at around 10%. For utility scale installations, that seems not to be a critical factor however. The leader in this field is First Solar (FSLR) with over 1 gigawatt of production capacity, over 600 megawatts shipped so far, and over 3.8 gigawatts of contracted sales, worth $6.3 billion through 2013. According to their annual report, First Solar’s gross margins are 56%, which is twice that of most of their competitors’ costs. And they claim their cost per Watt to be $1.29, half to a third of their competitors. First Solar’s objective, though, is to be at $0.65-0.70 per Watt by 2012. After a tremendous run through 2007 up to May of 2008, when the stock went from about 28 to over 300, it tumbled to 85 for a brief while in November of 2008 only to rebound recently to around 130. One of the other CdTe developments was an Ohio company, Solar Fields, which was bought last year by Q-Cells, a German company. Ava Solar, in Colorado, has recently secured $104 million in funding and plans to large scale manufacturing in 2009.

Another group of companies is manufacturing cells with Copper Indium Gallium Di-Selenide (CIGS) as the semi-conductor. These include ICP Solar in Quebec, Solyndra in California, Global Solar in Arizona, MiaSole in California, Heliovolt in Texas, TerraSolar in New York and Nanosolar in California. All of these companies remain private. One of the biggest efforts currently is coming from Honda, who is a major player in crystalline silicon cells. CIGS systems have demonstrated efficiencies that approach 20%, which is significantly higher that CdTe modules and close to the efficiency of crystalline silicon modules. However, to date at least, the manufacturing processes are less tolerant to change.

All of the thin-film technologies have the advantage of requiring much less semiconductor material. It can be less than 1 percent of silicone used in crystalline cells. And they can be manufactured using high-speed techniques such as roll-to-roll printing. Their disadvantage is their lower efficiency. Even so, many new manufacturers in each three types are coming online every month.

Third-generation PV technologies includes approaches such as dye-sensitized solar cells, quantum dots, nano-antennaes, nanomodified materials and organic cells. These all offer the promise of higher efficiencies and lower costs than even second generation technology. But none is yet clearly established as a leader, and none of these technologies is yet available as an exchange traded investment.

Both second and third generation solar technology companies are highly concentrated in the US. So some observers have concluded that there will be a shift back to the US of the solar cell manufacturing that went to Asia. However, as the companies in this sector scale up their operations they’ll be tempted to manufacture where prices are lower to keep their costs down. But it’s by no means clear since as fast as companies shift manufacturing to Asia, overseas companies are building facilities in the US. For instance, SolarWorld (SRWRF.PK) from Germany has opened what they say is the US’s largest solar cell factory in Hillsboro, OR. Meantime, Sanyo Electric (SANYY.PK) from Japan is building a factory in Salem, OR.

Thomas Friedman, author of “Hot, Flat and Crowded”, has said that energy technology is the industrial sector where global leadership will be established in the next several years. With the rush of new innovation taking place in advanced solar technologies in the US, there’s still a chance that the US can claim that leadership position. But the game is still wide open.

Paulo J. Nery

Disclaimer: Nothing in the above article in no way constitutes a recommendation to buy or invest in these or any other stocks. You should always seek professional financial advice when planning your investments or trading in the stock markets.

Featured Showcase Solar Stock:

XsunX Inc. : (OTCBB: XSNX) and (OTCBB:XSNXE) Based in Aliso Viejo, Calif., XsunX is developing amorphous silicon thin film photovoltaic (TFPV) solar cell manufacturing processes to produce TFPV solar modules. To deliver its products the Company has begun to build a multi- megawatt TFPV solar module production facility in the United States to meet the growing demand for solar cell products used in large scale commercial projects, utility power fields, and other on-grid applications. Employing a phased roll out of production capacity, it plans to grow manufacturing capacities to over 100 megawatts by 2010. More info on XsunX, Inc. can be found on our media profile at: http://www.investorideas.com/co/xsnx/default.asp or http://www.xsunx.com/

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Sector Confidence for New Year Could Result in Significant Upward Trends

POINT ROBERTS, WA —December 17, 2008 — www.RenewableEnergyStocks.com, a leading investor news and research portal for the renewable energy sector within Investorideas.com, presents a sector close-up on renewable energy and solar stocks based on overall upward trends in the market that reflected strong gains in some of the sector leaders. First Solar, Inc. (NasdaqGS: FSLR) was up $15.41 (13.86%) on the close.

Dr. Robert Wilder, of the WilderHill Clean Energy Index (^ECO) noted, “Stocks across the board showed up green today after the Fed’s announcement targeting a rate cut, so there was little to differentiate clean energy, which also gained, from the rest. Clean energy clearly was hit much harder than most sectors over 2008 however, and so whether credit frees up boosting expansion of solar power, wind, electric cars, and the like which all demand readily available capital, remains to be seen. I think what happens the next few months will be telling. Clean energy could move up, very smartly off deep 75% declines for the year… or, it could revert to 2008′s downward trend. The greatest single thing missing is probably “confidence”. Restore that, and clean energy could perhaps re-climb farther upwards than most sectors in reverting to mean.”

The WilderHill Clean Energy Index (^ECO) was up 5.61 (6.77%).

In terms of confidence within the sector, industry participants are betting on Obama.” Technology breakthroughs are fueling a surge in new energy development that is no longer hostage to the ups and downs of petroleum”, said Riggs Eckelberry, CEO of OriginOil (OTCBB: OOIL). He added, “The incoming Administration’s unqualified support is a key factor. We are very optimistic about New Energy’s prospects for 2009.”

According to Tom Djokovich, CEO of XsunX (OTCBB:XSNX),“The failure for the US government to pass an extension to the 30% Federal Investment Tax Credit (ITC) earlier this year placed downward pressure on solar stocks. By the time an eight-year extension to the ITC was passed, as part of the TARP legislation, the economy had fallen into tremendous disarray.

In reality the underlying fundamentals associated with the need and demand for electricity and solar have and continue to be very strong. You have the ITC now allowing utilities to monetize the 30% tax credits which is huge, we’re seeing increased legislation requiring and expanding renewable portfolio minimums on utilities here in the USA and abroad, and for the first time the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) appeals panel rejected a federal permit for a newly planned coal fired electrical production plant in Utah requiring that the EPA consider CO2 emissions when issuing permits. This could place in jeopardy nearly 100 planned coal fired plants.

We even have a new President elect committing to build a new clean energy economy, and the scope of this endeavor is beyond comprehension for most citizens. The economic situation may be causing investors to look the other way but I think they are ignoring a freight train of opportunity headed their way in the form of solar sector opportunities. I know XsunX is working hard to deliver solar products to help fill the demand for solar,” concluded Djokovich.

Sector Close-Up as of Trading Close December 16, 2008:

Akeena Solar Inc. (NASDAQ:AKNS) (Market, News) closed up $0.12 (7.14%).

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. (NYSE:ADM) (Market, News) had gains of $2.34 (8.89%).

Carbon Sciences, Inc. (OTCBB: CABN) (Market, News) closed up $0.02 (11.11%).

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (NASDAQ:CLNE) (Market, News) was up $0.40 (8.62%) on the day.

Evergreen Solar Inc (NASDAQ:ESLR) (Market, News) moved up $ 0.15 (5.62%).

First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) (Market, News) closed up $15.41 (13.86%).

ICP Solar Technologies Inc. (OTCBB: ICPR) was up $0.02 (8.70%).

Mantra Venture Group Ltd. (OTCBB: MVTG) (Market, News) was unchanged at $0.36.

OriginOil, Inc (OTCBB: OOIL) (Market, News) had gains of $0.05 (20.00%).

Smartcool Systems Inc. (TSXV: SSC) (Market, News) was unchanged on the day.

SunPower Corporation (SPWRA) (Market, News ) was up $1.71 (5.60%).

Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd. (STP) (Market, News) moved up $0.40 (4.21%).

Westport Innovations Inc. (WPT.TO) (Market, News) closed up $0.16 (3.31%).

Yingli Green Energy (YGE) (Market, News) was up $0.46 (8.95%).

XsunX Inc. (OTCBB: XSNX) (Market, News) closed at $0.20.

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