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Bioenergy
From Weed Infestations - Submission to the ARENA Bioenergy Roadmap
 Thank
you for the opportunity to contribute to the Australian Renewable
Energy Agency's Bioenergy Roadmap. My main suggestion is to explore
the idea of utilizing Australia's many major weed infestations as
feedstock for bioenergy. More
Electrify
Everything and Save on Energy Costs
 The
best way to lower your total energy costs and your carbon emissions
is to electrify everything and get off the petrol and gas grids.
But it takes capital, so most people have to do it slowly. It took
me six years. More
Electric
Car Is Quick Off the Petrol and Coal Grids
 The
best way to lower your energy costs and your carbon emissions is
to electrify everything and get off the petrol and gas grids. But
it takes capital, so most people have to do it slowly. It took me
six years. More
Submission
to the Inquiry into Australia's Waste Management and Recycling Industries
Dear Committee Secretary, Thank you for the opportunity to comment
on Australia's management and recycling of waste and plastics. I
wish to focus on the opportunities presented by waste plastics and
in particular innovative recycling approaches. The huge amount of
plastics waste that is not recycled is clearly an opportunity to
develop new products and expand businesses, and perhaps also enhance
regional employment and development. My key suggestion ... More
An
Open Letter to the Labor Party
Dear Mr Albanese, I am a long time swinging voter and am writing
to discuss how I believe the Labor Party should redesign its policies
on negative gearing and franking credits. These policies were much
discussed during the recent Federal election and the failure of
the Labor Party to win the election has put back much needed reform
in these areas, possibly for considerable time. It is therefore
crucial that the updates to the Labor Party's policies are formulated
to maximize public acceptance while achieving the best outcomes
for the Budget and for equity. More
Creating
and Managing a Capital Account
 I
have been a self-managed retail investor for over 30 years so I
am a little embarrassed to say that I have finally worked out a
way to document every transaction in a capital account in a similar
way that my bank statement tells me every transaction in my savings
account. More
My
Long Switch to Solar
 After
many years of planning, I finally flicked the switch and installed
a roof top solar energy system. It's a 4.55 kilowatt system and
so far it's working well and producing enough energy so that there
are numerous times during the day when it makes more energy than
we use and we contribute renewable energy to the grid. More
A
Time to Take Profits
 At
the moment there is a lot of immediate past for investors to get
their heads around. The part that concerns many, including me, is
the big rise in the US stock market. No one can answer the key questions
of how long the boom will last, and whether there will be a big
bust or just a downturn. But experience tells me it is time for
investors to have or to get a strategy for what is happening and
what may happen. More
Renewable
Energy and Environmentally Positive Investments on the ASX
 This
is an edited text of a talk given at Ethical Investment Week in
Brisbane on 10 October, 2017. "Let's have a closer look at
the renewable energy sector on the ASX. There are 56 companies which
have some sort of clean energy angle to their business, including
those for which it is not the main game." More
Cleantech
Stocks Build Momentum
The global momentum behind renewables is unstoppable. Investors
who want to look more deeply into how clean energy is growing, and
growing its share of the global energy market, can find a wealth
of information from some of the world's leading sources. More
Managing
Tax Breaks for the Rich
Submission to the Federal Government's Re:Think Tax Discussion
Paper. More
Core
Securities
No
Shortage of Excellent Long Term Share Price Performances
 Many
environmental stocks have shown outstanding share price performance
since their listing on the ASX. Here are seven examples that prove
that good stock selection among environmental stocks can lead to
excellent share price performance and capital gains. Eco Investor
classifies all seven stocks as core securities and so their total
shareholder return would be higher as they also pay dividends. In
alphabetical order the seven are... More
First
Sustainability Report for GWA
 Water
management company GWA has produced its first stand alone Sustainability
Report. In previous years sustainability was covered in its annual
reports. The company says sustainability is at the core of its business,
and that its objectives are to operate sustainably by managing its
resources as efficiently as possible, acting in a socially responsible
manner, and providing products and systems that offer better water
saving solutions. More
Contact
Energy Promotes its Sustainability
 New
Zealand utility Contact Energy has promoted its sustainability credentials
to an international audience in Europe, saying it is remains committed
to decarbonization and working to lower the carbon emissions of
its own operations and those of its customers, partners and suppliers.
More
The
Season of Sustainability Reports
 The
annual report season is quickly followed by the annual sustainability
report season and this year there seem to be more sustainability
reports than usual, which is not surprising as some companies have
brought out their first reports. Among the core environmental stocks
to have recently produced sustainability reports are Tassal, New
Zealand King Salmon, New Energy Solar, Blackmores, and Kathmandu,
while Bingo Industries, Cleanaway and Sims Metal Management have
included a sustainability report or review in their annual reports.
More
Two
Australian Solar Farms for New Energy Solar
 New
Energy Solar has added the first two Australian solar farms to its
portfolio of US solar assets, continuing its rapid growth since
its IPO last December. The first is the Manildra Solar Project west
of Orange in central NSW. The second is the Beryl Solar Farm 5 kilometres
west of Gulgong, also in central NSW. The vendor of both is a subsidiary
of First Solar, Inc. More
August
Investments to Wind Up After 37 Years
August Investments Ltd, Australia's longest running environmental
and ethical investment vehicle, is now winding up after over 37
years of investing. More
Pre-Dividend Securities
Supplying
the Fast Charging Electric Car Market
The
rise of electric cars means there will be growing opportunities
for parts suppliers and this is happening with ASX listed Rectifier
Technologies now focused on building a business supplying rectifiers
for the growing market in electric car charging stations. More
11
Year High For Phoslock
 In
late July shares in Phoslock Water Solutions, soon to be Phoslock
Environmental Technologies, reached an 11 year high of 46.5 cents.
This is close to their all time high of 49.5 cents in February 2007.
The shares listed in August 2002 at 20 cents, and in 2015 they were
just above 2 cents, so it has been a long effort and the company
has workd hard for the shares to recover and now, for the second
time, to more than double their original value. More
Record
High for Orocobre
 Orocobre's
shares reached an all time high of $7.44 in late January, having
been only $2.60 last March. The run is well deserved given the time,
capital and work it has taken for the company to begin lithium production
at its salars in Argentina. What the share price will do now is
another matter. More
Large
Solar Energy IPO
 Investors
who want to back solar energy projects and project owners have another
option with the IPO of New Energy Solar Ltd. The company listed
on 4 December after raising $202 million. Its target was up to $200
million. The offer price per stapled security was an indicative
range of $1.45 to $1.55, and they were issued at $1.50. More
Pre-Profit Securities
Native
Murray Cod on the Dinner Table
 The
listed aquaculture sector continues to expand. Last month a relatively
recent entrant, Murray Cod Australia Ltd, produced its first 100
tonnes of Murray Cod, which it describes as a rare and premium native
fish. More
Pilbara
Minerals Starts Earning Revenue
Eco Investor has upgraded Pilbara Minerals from a pre-revenue to
a pre-profit stock as the company has commenced sales and first
revenue. Last month it officially opened its Pilgangoora Lithium-Tantalum
Project 120 kilometres south of Port Hedland in WA. For the September
quarter, the company received revenue of $16.4 million. At the end
of the quarter it had a very healthy cash position of $90.6 million.
More
Another
Way to Turn Food into Food
 A
new way to be efficient in agriculture is RotoGro International's
Rotational Hydroponic Garden Systems that can save on space, water,
fertilizer and pesticides. Each garden system is shaped as a cylinder,
not unlike a large compost tumbler or 44 gallon drum. More
Another
Energy Efficiency Hopeful
Energy efficiency companies have found it tough going in the ASX,
and while Buddy Platform has had a good share price run over the
past year it still has a long way to go to achieve profitability.
In January last year the shares for Buddy Platform were 5 cents,
by November they had peaked at a four year high of 41 cents, and
this January they were still just above 20 cents. It was a good
ride if you caught it and got out at the right stop. So what is
the story, and what's the catch? More
Pre-Revenue
Securites
Greatcell
Solar in Administration
Greatcell Solar, which may be better known to many under its previous
name of Dyesol, called in the administrators in December after failing
to raise enough capital to further the commercialization of its
built-in photovoltaic technology. More
Three
Battery Developments
Three pre-revenue companies have made significant steps towards
developing and commercializing their new battery technologies. The
companies have leading edge technologies and one of them says it
has achieved a world first. The companies are: Lithium Australia,
Protean Energy, and Magnis Energy Technologies. More
Two
Steps Forward for Leaf
 Leaf
Resources has taken two more steps towards commercializing its lignin
and glycerol from waste biomass technology. It has signed an exclusive
agency agreement with HB International, one of the largest glycerol
brokers in the world, for the supply of raw glycerol and the sale
of refined glycerol. The second step is entering the biodegradable
packaging market, which offers short term revenue while it develops
its major plant in Malaysia. More
Change
of Focus at Algae.Tec
Micro caps often have several irons in the fire and don't find their
main business activity until one of the irons heats us. This looks
like it may be happening at Algae.Tec, which has now begun to refer
to itself as a "plant-based health & wellbeing company".
The company began life on the ASX trying to commercialize a technology
that could grow and turn carbon-consuming algae into biofuel.
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