By Dustin Parrett, Associate Editor, Money Morning - • Print | Email
The global market for alternative energy grew to $1.35 trillion last year, and that's just the beginning for this explosive industry.
The EIA forecasts clean energy investments like solar, wind, and hydro could pass coal and natural gas as the top source for electrical power in the United States by 2040.
By Ashley Moore, Associate Editor, Money Morning - • Print | Email
What is OBL fuel?
It is the energy Holy Grail that can net you 12,330% gains while powering some of the largest corporations in the world.
But only if you get in before the crowd....
By Dr. Kent Moors, Global Energy Strategist, Oil & Energy Investor • @KentMoors_OEI - • Print | Email
These are chaotic times in the global energy sector, to put it mildly.
Here in the United States, we're in the grip of an acute oil and gas company debt crisis, as rising oil prices have come far too late to save leveraged companies that simply borrowed too much during the good times of expensive oil and cheap credit.
Elsewhere, last month's shock "Brexit" vote has upended foreign exchange, sending the euro and sterling into free fall relative to the dollar – the currency in which rapidly rebalancing crude oil is priced.
That same British vote has dealt a knockout blow to the City of London's tenure as the global capital of energy sector financing. Hundreds of billions of dollars are in play and are now on the hunt for a new place to call home.
But all this chaos and uncertainty brings with it opportunity. There are big changes coming to the way energy finance works, and right now there's a breakthrough underway in Europe that's proving more profitable than anyone could have imagined.
By Diane Alter, Contributing Writer, Money Morning - • Print | Email
The SCTY stock price crashed more than 25% to $16.50 today after posting worse than expected Q1 2016 results and issuing weak forward guidance.
The SCTY stock price is now down more than 67% in 2016.
By Diane Alter, Contributing Writer, Money Morning - • Print | Email
After years of feverish deal-making, solar energy firm SunEdison Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNE) has filed for bankruptcy protection.
The No. 2 solar energy company’s bankruptcy ranks among the largest in recent years.
Here’s a timeline of how SunEdison stock crashed 99% in just nine months.
By Diane Alter, Contributing Writer, Money Morning - • Print | Email
The SunEdison stock price soared 41% to $2.68 in pre-market trading today (Tuesday) after its $2.2 billion cash and stock merger for Vivint Solar Inc. (NYSE: VSLR) fell through.
The SunEdison stock price has now climbed more than 45% in the last five trading sessions.
Here's everything you need to know about the deal...
By Money Morning Staff Reports, Money Morning - • Print | Email
One segment of the energy industry has added over 100,000 jobs since 2010 – 35,000 in 2015 alone.
It's about to become the most lucrative source of energy in the world.
There's no end in sight for the energy market's struggles. West Texas Intermediate crude is down 26% in the last 12 months alone. Natural gas is off 19% over the same period.
But there's bullish momentum with this "energy metal" right now. In fact, it's up 28% since July 2015.
And with one easy play, we'll be positioned to collect from this metal's ride higher...
By Alex McGuire, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @AlexMcGuire92 - • Print | Email
The First Solar stock price is coming off an incredible year.
FSLR beat the bearish S&P 500 by 48.7% in 2015, and we're confident it will continue to outperform the broader market this year.
That's because global demand for solar power is about to see record growth in 2016...
By Dr. Kent Moors, Global Energy Strategist, Oil & Energy Investor • @KentMoors_OEI - • Print | Email
It's very rare that D.C. policy decisions benefit both the oil and renewable energy sectors – traditionally, a benefit to one sector means a net harm for the other. That's because they're thought of as competitors for the same energy dollar.
But this deal is different: moves to shore up oil's decline have been the primary catalyst in a nice run up for renewables.
