| | |  | Renewable Energy | Home » » Profiting from Clean Energy: A Complete Guide to Trading Green in Solar, Wind, Ethanol, Fuel Cell, Carbon Credit Industries, and More (Wiley Trading) | | | | | | | Description: | | With Profiting from Clean Energy, respected investment analyst Richard Asplund provides an in-depth explanation of the technology and industry structure behind various sectors of this field and in the process identifies more than 150 stocks related to clean energy. Along the way, Asplund discusses exactly what it takes to effectively invest in clean energy—whether it be through buying individual stocks, investing in green exchange-traded funds or mutual funds, or trading the biofuel and carbon credit markets. | | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Richard W. Asplund | | Hardcover:
| 370 pages | | Publisher:
| Wiley | | Publication Date:
| March 03, 2008 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 0470117990 | | Product Width:
| 161.0 centimeters | | Product Height:
| 228.0 centimeters | | Product Weight:
| 1.27 pounds | | Package Length:
| 9.1 inches | | Package Width:
| 6.4 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.4 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.25 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 4 reviews |
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Covers a narrow topic wellNov 22, 2011
By Theoni Lussos
"Kandy"
Asplund covers solar, geothermal and wind power, fuel cells, biofuels, clean coal and power efficiency, clean utilities via green pricing, cfl bulbs and energy star programs and biomass, organic matter that was once a living plant or tree or waste matter and either burning or extracting it. He does not cover nuclear, recycling, enviro cleanup, shale.
What's god is that he gives you both the pros and the cons of each type of technology and at times can be very technical in discussing how that particular energy works. He does admit that without governmental incentives, many of these types of clean energy methods are not cost effective, but that is the weak point in this book -- while it is obvious he knows how much subsidies they require and why, he doesn't really let you in on that secret, so as the reviewer from Switzerland noted, Pres Obama is encouraging this (the Solyndra scandal a notable example) we do not know whether that is a good venue for govt dollars vs alternatives. So in effect he downplays the cost effectiveness of each technology. His website does pretty much the same, so in the end this book becomes a cheerleader for Clean Energy and does not truly vet the process.
Also under solar energy, since he is interested in investable companies that are now public, i.e. 2008, he does not mention companies or technologies that are on the horizon that one should watch for perhaps future IPOs, investments, development. Other than that, you can learn allot about what's going on but in this field, and I surely did, but this book is not as definitive as the author proclaims.
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 OutdatedMay 20, 2011
By FutureMrs
I felt this book was long winded and outdated. The website associated with it was also not kept up to date. I was dissapointed.
2 of 5 found the following review helpful:
 Complete, useful green investment guideSep 04, 2009
By Rolf Dobelli
"getAbstract"
Clean energy's time has come. President Barack Obama's administration is emphasizing this point and communities worldwide are confirming it. As a result, clean energy research has become one of today's hottest topics, which makes Richard W. Asplund's book especially timely. This comprehensive, scholarly guide teaches investors about the factors that drive the clean energy business. Asplund explains the critical variables of various clean energy resources and identifies major companies in each specialized area. getAbstract recommends this reference work to active, self-guided investors who are interested in exploring clean energy's profit potential. They will appreciate Asplund's valuable research, which includes detailed explanations of green technology innovations and other current industry data.
5 of 13 found the following review helpful:
Excellent BookNov 25, 2008
By Bhaskar Tanna
"bhaskartanna"
The author has done an excellent job !!!
This book is very informative and has been very well researched one.
Everything you wanted to know about clean energy is availble her.
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