Coal and Wind Coal and Wind: Life After Oil, the Final Chapter
by Eric J. Fry
The Rude Awakening
Wall Street, New York
Thursday, March 16, 2006 Eric Fry looks into two more alternative energy sources: Coal -- yes, coal -- and Wind. ------------------------- - Ushering in the new energy age...some fun ways to
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- A clean solution to a dirty "alternative" energy
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- Talking up wind down under, the natural gas question,
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------------------------- Eric Fry, reporting from an office overlooking the New York
Stock Exchange... $60 crude oil – a phenomenon that has yet to celebrate its
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Life After Oil, The Final Chapter
Edited by Eric J. Fry
Coal is abundant and cheap...and filthy – a quality that
would not naturally commend this fuel source as an
"alternative energy." Nevertheless, one Rude reader
suggested a "clean coal" investments for our consideration.
Another suggested a variation on natural gas. Since we find
these ideas compelling, we will happily divulge them.
Coal is certainly not a classic "alternative energy," but
the continental United States possesses a 250-year supply
of this dirty black fuel source. So any process that
renders this energy source cleaner or more versatile, or
both, should possess compelling investment potential. A
couple readers nominated Headwaters as an attractive "clean
coal" play... Coal and Wind: Headwater "Much as I enjoy clean renewal energy," one reader writes,
"I don't see many good businesses in the space that I want
to be a part owner of. That being said though, the dirty-
coal-to-liquids market is an 'alternative' to the oil
plays, and my favorite company there is Headwater (NYSE:
HW). I'm sure others have written in about Headwater, as
profitable companies in the alternative energy space,
trading at reasonable multiples - are hard to find. So, I
will not bore with the numbers, but simply cast one
additional vote." Readers Dick Samuels concurs: "My vote for the best energy
investment is Headwaters (HW). They have a great patented
process for cleaning America's coal supply to make it
environmentally friendly to burn in our power
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Switching from coal to natural gas, reader Curtis Timm
asserts, "Syntroleum Corp. (Nasdaq: SYNM) has a technology
that, at today's prices, affordably converts natural gas to
liquids like diesel fuel. Using their technology, small
plants can be built which can convert the natural gas to
portable liquid fuels in areas where there are no
pipelines. They even can put such plant on a barge to
convert natural gas from offshore gas wells and thus
utilize natural gas that can't otherwise be transported
because it would be rather impossible or uneconomic to lay
a pipeline to these wells. This company has a pilot
demonstration plant and has been working on this technology
for close to 20 years. The conversion uses compressed air
and is non-polluting." Coal and wind: Vestas Wind Systems Next up, one of Joel's countrymen writes, "G'day Joel, What about Vestas Wind Systems (VWS DC on
Bloomberg), the Danish wind turbine producer. They seem to
be getting all around the world (wind turbines here in
Tasmania I think), and a potential takeover target by Shell
(which Shell has denied). Do you know how we can buy this
stock via ASX or the US exchanges? [Editor's note: Vestas
trades over-the-counter in the U.S. under the symbol,
VWSYF] Wind power is supposedly the cheapest form of
alternative energy. Kind regards, Cameron" 
Lastly, reader Jon Prober suggests, "For those who want to
get some alternative energy sector exposure without taking
on any single stock risk, may I suggest Powershares' Clean
Energy ETF, ticker: PBW. It has classic alternative energy
stock plays like Evergreen Solar, as well as many lesser-
known ones. Powershares also has an interesting ETF
formation protocol where it limits the value of any one
stock in its ETFs. In this particular case no stock
comprises more than 5% of the alternative energy ETF.
Powershares also has a variety of other rare sector ETFs,
including an oil exploration and production sub-sector –
one that I, as an avid daily reckoning/rude awakening fan,
love." Thanks again to all "Rude" readers for your
contributions...Let's do it again sometime! [Joel's Note: From ethanol to solar energy to the coal in
America's own back yard...We've certainly heard some great
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