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"Solar photovoltaic panels placed on just (7) seven percent of the roof area currently covered by cities and residences could generate all of America's electricity needs, significantly mitigating
the effects of global warming." 


National Renewable Energy Lab study



















The solar energy industry is expected to grow from

$11 billion in 2005 to $51 billion in 2015
                                                                                                                                      Clean Edge market study






















 

                             
Our Mission

To invest, manage, and otherwise participate in the development and market-provisioning of Renewable and Clean Energy projects - projects that optimize competitive returns on equity through the provisioning of clean energy solutions.

Globetrans may acquire, lease, and fund clean energy technologies and or participate in the management and development of projects that fulfill its business mission.   

Globetrans clean energy project funding is structured to optimize the available return on equity for investors through several avenues, including: the sale of renewable energy, capturing all available energy tax credits, optimization of private / public funding incentives, leveraging carbon trading credit opportunities, the development and sale of new and emerging clean-tech energy applications, and to assist companies in the sale of project-specific assets.
 

Globetrans renewable energy investments are focused on funding opportunities that are within the western United States. A special emphasis is on projects located within California, Oregon, and Washington.

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Market Observations

- January 2008 -

 

Over 31 gigawatts of renewable energy have been developed around the world, $17 billion dollars in global market transactions and $21 billion dollars in global venture capital invested in new companies in 2007 alone. 

Clean energy can no longer be considered an "alternative" -- it is a global priority and simply the natural evolution of energy.

- Globally, solar panel installations grew by about 1.8 gigawatts in 2006. In 2007, over 2.7 gigawatts were installed.

- Regulatory compliance structures and rebate programs are in flux nationwide, but firming within some regions, including the west coast states of California, Oregon, and Washington.

- The California Solar Initiative (CSI) provides $2.8 billion in funding over 11 years to incent solar development. Part of a cutting-edge energy policy strategy, the CSI goal is to create 3,000 megawatts of new, solar-produced electricity by 2017.

- In the race to define the future of emission-free vehicle technology, young and emerging companies, as well as traditional legacy players are now actively engaged in the development and introduction of a new generation of battery technologies and the accompanying energy management systems – systems that will enable the large scale commercialization of electric vehicles.  Immediate investment bridge opportunities include PHEV's or plug-in hybrid vehicle subsystems.   

 

- Several manufacturers, including GM are scheduled to release PHEV vehicles in the next 1-2 model years.  Market and technology developments foretell near term ROI investment opportunities with early stage EV-related technology supplier companies.



News

October 3rd, 2008


Renewable Energy Tax Law Alert

Production Tax Credits and Investment Tax Credits Extended

October 3, 2008

Today the House passed, and President Bush signed into law, H.R. 1424, which includes the Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008 (the Act). The Act contains the much-anticipated extension of the production tax credit (PTC) and investment tax credit (ITC) sunset dates.

The Act extends the PTC placed-in-service sunset date for certain wind and refined coal facilities until December 31, 2009, and extends the PTC placed-in-service sunset date for certain other qualifying facilities until December 31, 2010. The Act also expands the PTC to include certain marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy facilities placed in service on or before December 31, 2011.

The Act extends the ITC placed-in-service sunset date for solar, fuel cell and microturbine property until December 31, 2016 and expands the ITC to include combined heat and power system property, qualified small wind energy property, and geothermal heat pump system property.

In addition, H.R. 1424 contains a variety of other renewable energy tax provisions, including provisions allowing the energy credit to offset alternative minimum tax liability; increasing the amount of the biodiesel and renewable diesel fuel credits and extending the sunset dates until December 31, 2009; authorizing new clean renewable energy bonds and qualified energy conservation bonds; and extending the energy efficient commercial buildings deduction and the new energy efficient home credit.



For detail information on H.R. 1424, go to:  http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c110:H.R.1424.eas:


April 30, 2008

Solar Power Breakthrough -- 5 cents per Kwh ready for market in 2009 

"Solar power at 5 cents per kWh would be a world-changing breakthrough.  It would make solar generation of electricity as affordable as generation from coal, natural gas or other non-renewable sources, without requiring any subsidy."  Craig Goodman, President / National Energy Marketers Association...

Silicon Valley start-up SUNRGI and the University of Tel Aviv both recently boasting of some advances in the field, which they each unsurprisingly say could change things in a big way. For its part, SUNRGI claims that its “concentrated photovoltaic” system can produce as much electricity as much larger solar panels thanks to its use of lenses that magnify sunlight 2,000 times - pushing down costs via semiconductor technology that converts 37% of sunlight-to-electricity, an efficiency ratio that is twice current industry standard.

Using SUNRGI's propriety technology it is possible to produce large amounts of electricity from solar radiation at a whole sale price of US $0.05 / kWh.

 

GE to double investments in renewable energy

Sun Jan 13, 2008 9:05pm EST

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Diversified conglomerate General Electric Co. (GE) will on Monday announce plans to double its investments in renewable energies to $6 billion by 2010, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.

The financial arm of GE believes that within two years alternative sources such as wind and solar power will account for almost a quarter of its total investments in energy and water, up from 10 per cent in 2006, the paper reported.

Alex Urquhart, chief executive of GE's energy financial services unit, which has total assets of more than $16 billion, told the Financial Times that renewable energy was the division's fastest-growing business, the paper said.