Posts Tagged ‘Ethical Investing’

On the Radar – Ceramic Fuel Cells

Tuesday, 26 May, 2009 00:36 Written by Paul 1 Comment

Okay, this may be a case of the horse already bolting but I’ll be very interested to see what happens come market open on Tuesday.

Last Friday, Melbourne based, Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited gained a rather juicy 1.95 pence (31.2%) on the day, closing at 8.20 pence (after testing 9+ pence earlier).

The gains came after an RNS quoting that Ceramic Fuel Cells “has launched a dishwasher-sized low emission generator for the home.” Check out the news in full at Interactive Investor.

Ceramic Fuel Cells ticks a lot of lot of boxes on my investment criteria checklist.

Because I ain’t no scientist I’m going to quote from the Ceramic Fuel Cells website here:

“CFCL is a world leader in developing solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology to provide reliable, energy efficient, high quality, and low-emission electricity from widely available natural gas and renewable fuels.”

So it’s got the green angle going, which is a big thumbs up.

It’s a penny share and although technically this shouldn’t affect the rate of appreciation of this or any equity, in my mind at least, a share has a lot more potential to go from 8 pence to 16 pence, than from 20 quid to 40.

And being a Melbourne boy at heart – if not home for the minute – there’s a part of me that wants to see my Melbourne cousins succeed.

On the Move – Clipper Windpower

Saturday, 09 May, 2009 21:41 Written by Paul 0 Comments

Whether it was down to an inspired piece of investment research or unashamed blind luck, Friday’s purchase of Clipper Windpower paid off almost immediately as the share finished 24% up on the day on the back of no news and only slightly higher than average volumes.

I’m pretty sure it was the latter.

But something is afoot, there’s a breeze a blowin’ and Clipper is in as good a position as any to cash in on the inevitable shift toward alternative energy.

Purchase – Clipper Windpower

Friday, 08 May, 2009 13:08 Written by Paul 0 Comments

We’ve set sail for a green future and taken the plunge with Clipper Windpower by adding 895 shares of theirs to our portfolio.

The trade set us back £1.0495 pr share for a total outlay of £939.30.

Here’s to windy days ahead!

Keeping it Green

Thursday, 07 May, 2009 19:03 Written by Paul 2 Comments

I’ve got to admit it, I’m a bit of a closet greenie. I’ve never chained myself to a tree or put my ample girth between a whale and a Japanese “research” boat you must understand, but in the back of my mind there’s a part of me that thinks maybe I should. As I nudge the big 4-0, I know dreams of environmental heroism are probably a little beyond me now but it doesn’t mean I can’t look to do my bit in other, less life-threatening ways.

I’m not going to make any bold claims that our little portfolio at Investor Trader will never contain a single holding that hasn’t done a little enviro-damage in its day. If that were the case, the available stock pool would be pretty shallow. But we will endeavor to actively seek out ethical investments and – all things being equal – invest our money there.

We’ve started off strongly with ReneSola, Low Carbon Accelerator and Climate Exchange and to continue in that vain, I call on all you green investors to help me steer this ship in the ethical direction. I’d love your ideas on potential ethical investments on the LSX and in the coming days will be adding a feature to Investor Trader where you can offer your suggestions. In the meantime I’d love it if you could leave any ideas in the commets section below this post.

Day 8 – Portfolio Value £4,298 Up £416 On The Day

Tuesday, 05 May, 2009 23:49 Written by Paul 0 Comments

Despite 2 of our shares finishing lower on the day, the financial sun shone on ReneSola and its monocrystalline wafers, coming in at a whopping 18 pence per share gain on the day (that’s 15.62%).

If I were a betting man, I’d short it for the day tomorrow as there’s bound to be a little profit taking, let’s just sit tight and see. Being ReneSola I know one thing for sure, it’s going to be a bouncy ride this week.

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The Day in Numbers

share
price (£)
change (p)
units
profit (£)
BMR.L
0.0510
+0.10
150,000
+150.00
PPA.L
0.0375
0.00
4,461
0.00
PVCS.L
0.0505
-0.06
85,544
-51.33
RRL.L
0.1125
0.00
40,000
0.00
today's profit
£98.67

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808 Days to Earn: £983,363
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