A New Bull Market is Coming in Wind Power – Here’s How To Profit

Ted Peroulakis — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:28:22 +0000

Wind power is the conversion of wind energy into electricity using turbines. Wind is gaining worldwide popularity as a large scale clean energy source. Currently, wind power provides only 1.5% of global energy consumption. But the potential for growth is astonishing.

Theoretically, the wind power available in the atmosphere is much greater than current world energy consumption, so the growth prospects are virtually unlimited. Generous government subsidies and lower wind turbine prices will open a new bull market in wind stocks.

The global wind energy industry has seen record breaking growth over the last few years and is now used in more than 70 countries, with the U.S. and China leading the way.

Wind power is already cost-effective and the cost is expected to go down over time as the technology for turbines becomes cheaper and more efficient. Plus, wind power produces no air pollution and can help meet growing energy demand without increasing fossil fuel consumption.

Wind energy cost a fifth of what it did in the 1980s, and I expect that downward trend to continue as larger multi-megawatt turbines are mass-produced. The biggest turbines can already produce enough power for 5,000 households. The 7+ megawatt Enercon E-126 is pictured below:

Last Tuesday, President Obama said he wants to promote clean energy sources like wind power and gave his full endorsement to pending energy and climate change legislation.

As a long-term play, I recommend the exchange-traded fund, First Trust Global Wind Energy (FAN). This ETF tracks the ISE Global Wind Energy index and holds companies that provide goods and services to the wind energy industry, like Gamesa, Vestas and Broadwind Energy.

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The Answer is Blowin in the Wind

David Fessler — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:08:06 +0000

Riding on the Go-Green trend, wind farms are developing quickly and there is opportunity for major expansion. David Fessler of Investment U points out three companies that hold potential profit in the near future.

This from David:

The World’s Largest “Air” Force…

Mention “Air Force One” to someone here in the U.S. and visions of a Boeing 747-400 with the Presidential Seal on the side quickly come to mind.

But now there’s another new meaning associated with the phrase, and it’s good news for the guy that gets to ride in the jet.

In 2008 America became the global force in wind-generated electricity. President Obama can take heart in the fact that his pledge to cut imports of foreign oil is already underway, at least in the wind power arena.

According to the Global Wind Energy Council, last year America’s installed capacity of wind generator capacity totaled 25 gigawatts, edging out Germany, the previous leader.

The U.S. added 8.4 gigawatts of capacity in 2008 alone, more than any other country. Global capacity grew at 29% last year to a total of 120 gigawatts. Even with all this torrid growth, wind power provides a paltry 1% to the global energy supply, leaving lots of room for growth.

Most folks think the world’s desire to “Go Green” is the reason wind Power is gaining so much popularity and wind farms are popping up all over the place, like daffodils in the spring.

But they would be wrong. The real reason is simple: it’s the old concept of supply and demand. And without a huge ramp up in supply of alternative, clean (green) sources of energy like wind and solar provide, the world will be facing a huge energy gap in as little as fifteen years.

It’s all good news to wind turbine manufacturers, like General Electric (NYSE: GE) and Vestas Wind Systems (CPH: VWS), the world’s largest manufacturers of wind generators.

It stands to benefit companies like Americas Wind Energy Corporation (Nasdaq: AWNE), a large manufacturer and distributor of wind turbines to wind farm developers in North America.

The biggest roadblock to another banner year for wind this year is the clogged credit markets. Wind farms require lots of capital to construct, but without a properly functioning credit market, these big machines will stall, regardless of how hard the alternative energy winds are blowing.

Source: Americas Wind Energy Corporation (Nasdaq: AWNE): Stock of the Day

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A New Bull Market is Coming in Wind Power – Here’s How To Profit

Wind power is the conversion of wind energy into electricity using turbines. Wind is gaining worldwide popularity as a large scale clean energy source. Currently, wind power provides only 1.5% of global energy consumption. But the potential for growth is astonishing.

Theoretically, the wind power available in the atmosphere is much greater than current world energy consumption, so the growth prospects are virtually unlimited. Generous government subsidies and lower wind turbine prices will open a new bull market in wind stocks.

The Answer is Blowin in the Wind