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Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Renewable Energy Stocks Sector Close-Up on Solar Stocks; “Solar Stocks - Looking for a Bottom?”

Renewable Energy Stocks Sector Close-Up on Solar Stocks; “Solar Stocks - Looking for a Bottom?”


POINT ROBERTS, WA and DELTA, BC—July 30, 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 solar stocks with insight from solar expert J. Peter Lynch in his recent commentary, “Solar Stocks - Looking for a Bottom?” Solar stocks saw gains at the close of the market Tuesday with SunPower up 6.81% and Evergreen Solar Inc up 5.24%.

Renewable Energy Stocks solar expert, J. Peter Lynch noted,”One thing for sure, is that when they do turn up they will move just as fast to the upside as they have to the downside. So far to date, their higher volatility has worked BOTH ways.”

He also went on to say, “This is just the beginning of the birth of the renewable energy industry. The renewable energy industry is at the same stage now as the automobile industry was in 1900.”

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

Sector Close-Up as of Trading July 29, 2008:
SunPower Corporation (Market, News ) closed up on the day at 77.13 USD, up $4.92 (6.81%).
First Solar, Inc. (Market, News) closed at $277.57 USD, up $10.67 (4.00%).
Akeena Solar Inc. (NASDAQ:AKNS) closed at $4.61 USD, up $0.19 (4.30%).
Evergreen Solar Inc (Market, News) ended at $9.24 USD, up 0.46 (5.24%).
LDK Solar ADR (Market, News) finished at $34.99 USD, up $2.29 (7.00%).
Clear Skies Solar, Inc. (OTCBB: CSKH) closed the market at $0.90.
XsunX, Inc.: (OTCBB: XSNX) closed at $0.341 USD on volume of 339,000.
Ascent Solar Technologies Inc closed up 6.56% and then lost some of the gains in after market trading.
Arise Tech Corp (Market, News ) ended at $1.45 CAD, up (1.40%).
The Ardour Solar Energy Index (Market, News) closed at 5,077.68, up 1.49 (0.03%).

Tom Djokovich, CEO of XsunX, Inc. (OTCBB: XSNX) commented, “While many aspects of our economy may be scaling back, at XsunX we have continued to see growing interest in our thin film solar modules. Whether from utilities looking to offset the need to build more coal and gas fired power plants, or the deployment of acres of commercial rooftop solar systems to implement distributed power generation, the scope of solar use continues to rise. Opportunities for growth appear to be available just about everywhere the sun shines.”

Ezra Green, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Clear Skies Solar (OTCBB:CSKH) said, " We are seeing increasing demand for installations of solar energy systems, as evidenced by our announcement of a contract with Mc Gowan Builders, Inc. (MBG) to install a solar energy system at the company’s new headquarters in East Rutherford, NJ."

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

Featured Showcase Solar Company: Clear Skies Solar, Inc. (OTCBB: CSKH).
Clear Skies Solar, Inc. (CSS), through its wholly owned subsidiary, provides full-service renewable energy solutions to commercial, industrial, and agricultural clients across the country. CSS was incorporated in 2003 and launched formal operations in 2005. During that time period, CSS developed its proprietary systems, obtained licenses and certifications, and acquired technologies that could maximize the impact of its construction expertise on the renewable energy sector.

CSS has become one of the premier solar electric installation companies in the country. More info can be found on the Investorideas.com Company Showcase http://www.investorideas.com/CO/CSG/
or the company website at www.clearskiesgroup.com.

Featured Showcase Solar Company XsunX: (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/ .


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www.RenewableEnergyStocks.com® is one of several green investor portals within Investorideas.com and provides investors with stock news, exclusive articles and financial columnists, audio interviews, investor conferences and a directory of stocks within the renewable energy sector.
Investorideas.com Green Investor Audio Series
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Disclaimer: Our sites do not make recommendations. Nothing on our sites should be construed as an offer or solicitation to buy or sell products or securities. We attempt to research thoroughly, but we offer no guarantees as to the accuracy of information presented. All Information relating to featured companies is sourced from public documents and/ or the company and is not the opinion of our web sites. This site is currently compensated by featured companies, news submissions and online advertising. Disclosure: XsunX and Clear Skies Holdings compensate the website $5000 per month. In addition CSKH has issued 100,000 options. More info:
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Source: RenewableEnergyStocks.com, XsunX, Clear Skies Solar

Sunday, July 27, 2008

Investorideas.com Green Investor Audio Series

Well-known financial columnist Michael Brush continues his renewable energy audio series for Renewableenergystocks.com with recent interviews with Google.org, BP and ACORE.

Michael Brush writes a weekly market column for MSN Money. Mr. Brush has also covered business and investing for the New York Times, Money magazine and the Economist Group.
Michael also writes the Insiders Corner Exclusively for Investorideas.com.


About Our Green Investor Portals:
www.RenewableEnergyStocks.com is one of several green investor portals within Investorideas.com and provides investors with stock news, exclusive articles and financial columnists, audio interviews, investor conferences and a directory of stocks within the renewable energy sector.
Renewable Energy and GreenTech Business and Stock News RSS Feed:
http://www.investorideas.com/RSS/feeds/RES.xml

About InvestorIdeas.com:
"One of the first online investor resources providing in-depth information on renewable energy, greentech and water sectors." InvestorIdeas.com is a leading global investor and industry research resource portal specialized in sector investing covering over thirty industry sectors and global markets including China, India, Middle East and Australia.

GT Solar International, Inc. Prices Initial Public Offering

GT Solar International, Inc. Prices Initial Public Offering

NEW YORK--July 24 2008 --GT Solar International, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOLR) today announced that the initial public offering of 30.3 million shares of its common stock has been priced at $16.50 per share. All of the shares are being sold by one selling stockholder, GT Solar Holdings, LLC. The selling stockholder has also granted the underwriters an option to purchase up to an additional 4,545,000 shares of common stock to cover over-allotments, if any. Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and UBS Investment Bank acted as joint book-running managers for the offering, and Banc of America Securities LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities, Piper Jaffray and Thomas Weisel Partners LLC acted as co-managers.

A copy of the prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained by contacting: Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Eleven Madison Avenue, New York, New York, 10010-3629 (800-221-1037) or UBS Securities LLC, 299 Park Avenue, New York, New York, 10171, Attn: Prospectus Department (888-827-7275, ext. 3884).

A registration statement relating to the offering was filed with and declared effective on July 23, 2008 by the Securities and Exchange Commission. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

About GT Solar International, Inc.

GT Solar International, Inc. is a leading global provider of specialized manufacturing equipment and services essential for the production of photovoltaic wafers, cells and modules and polysilicon. The company’s principal products are directional solidification systems and chemical vapor deposition reactors and related equipment.

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Mantra Venture Group Announces Exclusive Negotiations with Northwind Ethanol Regarding a Cellulosic Ethanol Joint Venture

Mantra Venture Group Announces Exclusive Negotiations with Northwind Ethanol Regarding a Cellulosic Ethanol Joint Venture


OTCBB: MVTG FRANKFURT: 5MV

SEATTLE, WA, July 23 2008 -FirstCall/ - Mantra Venture Group Ltd. ("Mantra" - OTCBB: MVTG - FSE: 5MV) is pleased to announce that it has entered into exclusive negotiations with Northwind Ethanol Ltd. ("Northwind") in regards to a joint venture to produce cellulosic ethanol using their proprietary technology. The vehicle for the joint venture will be Mantra NextGen Power Inc. ("NextGen"), a Nevada company and a Mantra subsidiary.

For some months Mantra has been looking for a way to make a difference in the transportation sector with a technology capable of reducing its reliance on fossil fuels. The ongoing work being done on hydrogen fuel cells and batteries to power vehicles of all kinds seems, after review, to be aimed more at the future. In the immediate term, Mantra has decided that a renewable fuel like ethanol would be highly desirable (and attractive in the marketplace) if it were not based on corn as its feedstock. Corn-based ethanol is now seen in North America as undesirable both economically and politically.

The answer lay in Mantra's introduction to cellulosic ethanol: ethanol derived from wood and agricultural wastes, an inexpensive and readily available feedstock. The problem is that, although various companies are working to meet the need, no technology is available today that met Mantra's exacting standards. Our search for a cellulosic ethanol technology resulted in our discovery of Northwind and our undertaking due diligence. The NextGen technology promises to be much more economic than ethanol from corn, practical in operation, clean (closed loop - there are no waste streams), and able to power itself by using material superfluous to the core process. The technology meets Mantra's test.
One of the aims in creating NextGen was to change the economics of ethanol manufacturing, to produce ethanol at well below $1 per liter. NextGen management believes that this can be accomplished.
Fred Enga, Northwind's C.E.O., commented, "Our two companies are close to achieving the agreement that will commence this joint venture in NextGen. Shortly after we finalize the agreement, we will begin to negotiate our first plant. Additional sites are also in negotiation and once we start, I expect the expansion process to move forward quite quickly."
Brian Currie, Northwind's C.F.O. added, "NextGen is the right business model to develop our technology combining the financial strength of Mantra with the technical expertise and market knowledge of Northwind."
About Mantra:
Mantra, through its group of sustainable energy, carbon reduction and consumer product subsidiaries, is active in the green technology marketplace with an innovative, multi-faceted approach focused on profitability through sustainability. By aggressively seeking out new technologies and innovating solutions for a cleaner earth for everyone, Mantra intends to provide a highly profitable, socially and environmentally responsible investment for its shareholders.
Mantra is a public company quoted on the OTC BB under the symbol MVTG and on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the symbol 5MV. For more information please visit us at http://www.mantraenergy.com/.


Mantra is encouraging and enabling investors to make environmental consumer choices with a free environmental bag. Sign up here: http://www.mantraenergy.com/tools-and-utilities/free-bag.html.
Forward-Looking Statements:
Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this press release are forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements and are subject to risks and uncertainties. See Mantra Venture Group's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission which identify specific factors that may cause actual results or events to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements.


SOURCE Mantra Venture Group Ltd.

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

BP On Clean Energy Initiatives: We’re Just Getting Started

BP On Clean Energy Initiatives: We’re Just Getting Started

Head of BP’s Alternative Energy Division, Vivian Cox Discusses Commitment to Clean Energy


POINT ROBERTS, Wash., Delta B.C., July 22, 2008 - www.InvestorIdeas.com, one of the first online investor resources providing in-depth information on renewable energy, greentech and water, provides interested investors a recent audio interview with the head of BP plc (BP) Alternative Energy Division, Vivian Cox.

Investorideas.com Green Investor Audio Series
http://www.investorideas.com/gi/

Well-known financial columnist Michael Brush continues his renewable energy audio series for Renewableenergystocks.com with a recent interview with the head of BP’s Alternative Energy Division, Vivian Cox.

When BP chief Tony Hayward commented earlier this year that he’s trying to figure out how BP shareholders can get more credit for the company’s alternative energy efforts, speculation arose that the company was planning to sell its green businesses. In this interview, the head of BP’s Alternative Energy Division, Vivian Cox, clarifies the company’s commitment to green energy development.

Vivian Cox comments. “We are investing a lot more money than our competitors in renewable energy. The real value of what we are doing is the equity value we are creating by growing these businesses.”

To hear the full interview:
Audio file: click here:
http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.investorideas.com/podcasts/2008/gi072208.mp3

Michael Brush writes a weekly market column for MSN Money. Mr. Brush has also covered business and investing for the New York Times, Money magazine and the Economist Group.
Michael also writes the Insiders Corner Exclusively for Invesorideas.com.

About Our Green Investor Portals:
www.RenewableEnergyStocks.com is one of several green investor portals within Investorideas.com and provides investors with stock news, exclusive articles and financial columnists, audio interviews, investor conferences and a directory of stocks within the renewable energy sector.
Renewable Energy and GreenTech Business and Stock News RSS Feed:
http://www.investorideas.com/RSS/feeds/RES.xml

About InvestorIdeas.com:
"One of the first online investor resources providing in-depth information on renewable energy, greentech and water sectors." InvestorIdeas.com is a leading global investor and industry research resource portal specialized in sector investing covering over thirty industry sectors and global markets including China, India, Middle East and Australia.

Disclaimer: Our sites do not make recommendations. Nothing on our sites should be construed as an offer or solicitation to buy or sell products or securities. We attempt to research thoroughly, but we offer no guarantees as to the accuracy of information presented. All Information relating to featured companies is sourced from public documents and/ or the company and is not the opinion of our web sites. This site is currently compensated by featured companies, news submissions and online advertising. Green Investor Sponsors: Carbon Capture and Green Portfolio Stock: (OTCBB:MVTG),Geothermal Stock:(OTCBB:ESIV),Green Automotive Stock: (OTCBB:ZAAP),Green Automotive Stock:(OTCBB:ROTB),Solar Stock:(OTCBB:XSNX)
Solar Stock :( OTCBB: CSKH) Featured Green Companies are showcased on: www.Renewableenergystocks.com. For disclaimer and disclosure visit:
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Monday, July 14, 2008

InvestorIdeas.com Green Investor Series; Audio Interviews with Greentech and Renewable Leaders and New Green Investor Column by Paulo J. Nery

InvestorIdeas.com Green Investor Series; Audio Interviews with Greentech and Renewable Leaders and New Green Investor Column by Paulo J. Nery

Investors Can Follow Paulo J. Nery in First Column on Wind Stocks and Hear
Michael Brush Interview President of ACORE

POINT ROBERTS, Wash., Delta B.C., July 14, 2008 - www.InvestorIdeas.com, one of the first online investor resources providing in-depth information on renewable energy, greentech and water sectors is pleased to update interested investors with new content and research tools at Green Investor http://www.renewableenergystocks.com/gi/. The new content includes a 12 week audio series hosted by well- known financial columnist Michael Brush, interviewing high profile industry leaders, starting with Mr. Michael Eckhart, President of the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE). Coming interviews include Vivienne Cox, Executive Vice President & Chief Executive Officer, Alternative Energy, BP plc, Dan Reicher, Director, Climate Change and Energy Initiatives, Google.org and other well- known leaders in the sector

Additionally Paulo J. Nery writes about green business, green investing and green lifestyle in a new column at Investorideas.com. After 15 years as an energy markets reporter, editor and business manager at global news companies Dow Jones and Reuters, Mr. Nery decided to invest his efforts into green business. Working as a freelance communications consultant, writer and business mentor he helps renewable energy companies, green builders, product manufacturers, distributors and publications to grow their markets.

New Column by Paul Nery:
Excerpt:
Catch the Wind

Wind is looking like one the great opportunities for this year. If you follow Jim Cramer at all you may have heard him declare this to be the year of wind. And just this past week that well-known oilman T. Boone Pickens, who is building an enormous 4,000 Megawatt wind farm in Pampa Texas, declared a major PR campaign for wind. The “Pickens Plan” (www.pickensplan.com) calls for rapid ramping up of wind power and advocates the use of natural gas vehicles. Pickens views wind as part of a solution to our rapidly increasing expenditure on foreign oil. Currently $700 Billion is going offshore each year to pay for imported oil.
Read full article: http://www.investorideas.com/Articles/gi071408a.asp

About Our Green Investor Portals:
www.RenewableEnergyStocks.com® is one of several green investor portals within Investorideas.com and provides investors with stock news, exclusive articles and financial columnists, audio interviews, investor conferences and a directory of stocks within the renewable energy sector.

Additional Green Investor Content:

Renewable Energy and GreenTech Business and Stock News at Investorideas.com
http://www.investorideas.com/RSS/feeds/RES.xml

Driving Green Podcast Series: examines new technology, fuels and trends in the green transportation shift.
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Solar Energy Perspectives with J. Peter Lynch: http://www.renewableenergystocks.com/PL/

Global Green Marketplace: http://www.renewableenergystocks.com/marketplace/

Green Investor Sponsors: Carbon Capture Stock: (OTCBB:MVTG),Geothermal Stock:(OTCBB:ESIV),Green Automotive Stock:(OTCBB:ZAAP),Green Automotive Stock:(OTCBB:ROTB),Solar Stock:(OTCBB:XSNX)
Solar Stock :( OTCBB: CSKH)

About InvestorIdeas.com:

"One of the first online investor resources providing in-depth information on renewable energy, greentech and water sectors." InvestorIdeas.com is a leading global investor and industry research resource portal specialized in sector investing covering over thirty industry sectors and global markets including China, India, Middle East and Australia.

Disclaimer: Our sites do not make recommendations. Nothing on our sites should be construed as an offer or solicitation to buy or sell products or securities. We attempt to research thoroughly, but we offer no guarantees as to the accuracy of information presented. All Information relating to featured companies is sourced from public documents and/ or the company and is not the opinion of our web sites. This site is currently compensated by featured companies, news submissions and online advertising. Disclosure:
www.InvestorIdeas.com/About/Disclaimer.asp

For more information contact:

Dawn Van Zant 800.665.0411
Email: dvanzant@investorideas.com