Tom Konrad's Articles

Ormat Technologies: Shame About the Price

Ormat Technologies (NYSE:ORA) reported a great quarter last week, beating analyst expectations for both earnings and revenues.

Will 2012 Finally be the Year of the Strong Grid?

Utility infrastructure companies are seeing the beginnings of the long-anticipated infrastructure boom, and have the rising revenues and backlog to prove it.

Ameresco (AMRC) Misses by 7 Cents: Look to Buy on Any Sell-off

Ameresco, Inc. (NYSE:AMRC) reported first quarter (Q1) earnings this morning, missing analysts' earnings expectations by two-thirds. While Q1 earnings were only 3 cents compared to the 10 cents expected by analysts, the company slightly beat revenue expectations...

Lime Energy Strategy Validated by Award from Central Hudson

Lime Energy (NASD:LIME) has been a star in the very competitive energy services space recently because of its ability to maintain margins in what has been a very competitive environment. While competing small efficiency companies have been closing up...

Maxwell Technologies (MXWL): Buy or Steal?

Confusion reigned following Maxwell Technologies' (NASD:MXWL) earnings call Thursday night. What would be the impact of the company's reduced sales growth guidance on the stocks value?

Clean Energy Stocks Gone With the Wind

After a great January, the last three months have not been kind to clean energy stocks. While my model portfolios are still in positive territory (+5.4 percent and +0.9 percent for the unhedged and hedged portfolios, respectively), and are above my clean...

Report: Electric Cars Cost Less, But Watch the Assumptions

Pike Research just released a report on the Total Cost of Ownership of Alternative Fuel Vehicles for Fleet Operators. The report compares the purchase price plus lifetime fuel cost of mid-sized cars available in the US.

US Re-takes Lead in Clean Energy Race from China — But Not for Long

According to the just-released report "Who's Winning the Clean Energy Race?" from the Pew Charitable Trusts, the United States invested the most in clean energy of any country in 2011, retaking the lead from China, which had held the top sport for the...

Five More Winners of the Clean Energy Race

The Pew Charitable Trusts just released the 2011 edition of their report, "Who's Winning the Clean Energy Race?"

Buying Lime and Finavera (11 Clean Energy Stocks for 2012)

March was a volatile month for clean energy, with many of my picks reporting earnings. My 11 picks were down 4 percent on average since my last update (March 1st to April 5th), compared to a 9 percent decline in the Powershares Wilderhill Clean Energy...

Tom Konrad

Tom Konrad

Tom Konrad is a financial analyst, freelance writer, and policy wonk specializing in renewable energy and energy efficiency. He manages green stock market portfolios. He writes articles about investing in clean energy for Forbes.com AltEnergyStocks.com....

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