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Investments in renewable energy hit a record $30 billion last year — that is a whopping 20-25% of the total investment in the energy industry worldwide.
The clean technology boom that we are seeing in the market is similar to the rise of the telecommunications industry in the early 1980s. There are many opportunities for the next wave of innovation, investment opportunities and business creativity.
The explosive growth in cleantech provides opportunity for new and experienced investors to invest in young companies that are changing the world for the better.
The following is a list of the majority of cleantech companies traded on the NASDAQ and their 52-week performance. The close price was collected on 01-11-08.
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| Name | Close | Volume | 52 Week Range | Market Cap |
| ADVANCED ANALOGIC TECH | 8.13 | 471257 | 5.30-13.08 | 365.8M | |
| ALTAIR NANOTECHNOLOGIES INC | 3.82 | 985960 | 2.59-5.45 | 269.1M | |
| AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CP | 23.13 | 494483 | 9.20-32.74 | 951.2M | |
| AVENTINE RENEWABLE | 10.80 | 1881846 | 7.76-21.40 | 453.4M | |
| AVX Corporation | 13.25 | 413700 | 12.67-18.40 | 2.272B | |
| BALDOR ELECTRIC CO | 27.66 | 425601 | 28.35-51.96 | 1.269B | |
| BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC | 4.74 | 816644 | 4.16-6.94 | 543.2M | |
| CANADIAN SOLAR INC. | 21.64 | 1891367 | 6.50-31.44 | 590.6M | |
| CAPSTONE TURBINE | 1.60 | 3608357 | 0.75-1.92 | 232.8M | |
| CHINA BAK BATTERY INC. | 4.55 | 299545 | 4.24-13.78 | 240.9M | |
| COMVERGE | 28.70 | 106773 | 19.79-39.09 | 560.4M | |
| CREE INC | 24.82 | 1809576 | 15.27-34.87 | 2.117B | |
| ECHELON CORP | 17.42 | 332124 | 7.19-32.49 | 708.8M | |
| EMCORE CORP | 12.83 | 1793659 | 3.84-15.90 | 670.4M | |
| ENERGY CONVERSION DEV | 27.58 | 695258 | 22.26-40.10 | 1.103B | |
| ENERNOC INC. | 40.39 | 113453 | 29.09-50.50 | 770.0M | |
| EVERGREEN SOLAR INC | 15.04 | 4483584 | 7.10-18.85 | 1.525B | |
| FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR INTL | 12.35 | 1032600 | 12.56-20.55 | 1.537B | |
| FIRST SOLAR INC. | 221.00 | 4565655 | 27.54-283.00 | 17.228B | |
| FUELCELL ENERGY INC | 9.24 | 1188126 | 5.84-13.14 | 629.1M | |
| GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD | 15.60 | 1283877 | 6.60-20.00 | 1.600B | |
| GREATBATCH INC | 22.05 | 426500 | 18.52-34.96 | 495.6M | |
| HEXCEL CORP | 21.04 | 773115 | 16.20-27.91 | 2.011B | |
| HOKU SCIENTIFIC | 10.77 | 1355602 | 2.54-14.88 | 181.2M | |
| INTL RECTIFIER CORP | 26.84 | 953100 | 26.56-44.36 | N/A | |
| ITRON INC | 88.34 | 1099016 | 54.86-112.92 | 2.704B | |
| IXYS CORP | 6.22 | 129229 | 6.41-11.57 | 200.3M | |
| JA SOLAR HOLDINGS CO., LTD. | 72.98 | 3212595 | 16.17-76.50 | 3.364B | |
| LDK SOLAR CO. LTD. | 43.50 | 1688799 | 22.27-76.75 | 4.613B | |
| LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORP | 27.88 | 7189963 | 28.15-38.84 | 6.231B | |
| MAXWELL TECHNOLOGIES INC | 8.53 | 226476 | 7.46-16.50 | 173.9M | |
| MEDIS TECHNOLOGIES LTD | 9.73 | 517794 | 8.84-24.10 | 326.5M | |
| MEMC ELECTRONIC MATRIALS INC | 71.75 | 5686820 | 43.11-96.08 | 16.439B | |
| METABOLIX INC. | 20.99 | 142554 | 15.25-29.76 | 470.7M | |
| MGP INGREDIENTS INC. | 8.80 | 223471 | 6.01-23.59 | 145.2M | |
| MICROSEMI CORP | 21.46 | 1777393 | 17.00-30.00 | 1.659B | |
| NOVA BIOSOURCE FUELS | 2.39 | 129110 | 2.05-4.40 | 263.1M | |
| O2MICRO INTL LTD -ADR | 9.37 | 525169 | 7.06-18.00 | 357.0M | |
| ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORP | 7.47 | 7102425 | 7.22-13.15 | 2.183B | |
| ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES INC | 51.97 | 184380 | 33.52-57.93 | 2.157B | |
| PACIFIC ETHANOL INC | 6.94 | 823944 | 4.20-18.79 | 281.8M | |
| PLUG POWER INC | 3.23 | 698172 | 2.42-4.75 | 283.7M | |
| POWER INTEGRATIONS | 26.42 | 207246 | 20.40-35.03 | 782.4M | |
| POWER-ONE INC | 2.85 | 384170 | 2.95-7.78 | 248.9M | |
| SUNPOWER CORP | 108.68 | 2315868 | 38.82-164.49 | 9.109B | |
| SUNTECH POWER HOLDINGS -ADR | 66.81 | 4649552 | 31.41-90.00 | 10.168B | |
| TRINA SOLAR LIMITED (ADR) | 42.14 | 805385 | 17.85-73.06 | 1.051B | |
| US BIOENERGY CORPORATION | 9.14 | 352625 | 6.20-16.10 | 727.7M | |
| VERASUN ENERGY CORP | 11.91 | 1343466 | 9.60-21.47 | 1.106B | |
| VERENIUM CORPORATION | 4.12 | 188569 | 3.35-12.44 | 259.9M | |
| VICOR CORPORATION | 13.26 | 146191 | 8.78-15.84 | 551.3M | |
| YINGLI GREEN ENERGY | 34.57 | 3052585 | 10.48-41.50 | 4.388B | |
| ZOLTEK COS INC | 38.69 | 785563 | 20.46-51.77 | 1.308B |
Dr. Christensen is an expert in cleantech acquisition and investment and a consultant for REC Solar. She has over 15 years of experience in high-tech marketing and business development management. Most recently, she was Vice President of Marketing and Business Development at Akeena Solar Inc and prior to that, she founded and sold two companies. Dr. Christensen holds a Ph.D. in Marketing and Consumer Psychology from the University of London and Universite de Toulouse. She is also an active board member for whynotsolar.org and solarpowereducation.org.
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