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For those looking to earn a passive income by investing in consciousness companies, ESG stocks offer a great alternative to traditional companies. Here are three companies focused on ethical investments that positively impact the surrounding environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues within...

The link between wind power and rail shipping is difficult to identify. Yet one company in Adelaide, Australia, developed a technology for wind turbines that applies to train cars too. The device, called the Ping Monitor, utilizes a solution that combines acoustical analysis, machine learning and...

Goldman Sachs is optimistic on the future of wind and solar power company TerraForm Power Inc. (NASDAQ: TERP) as regulatory and funding risks continue to fade. The Analyst Analyst Brian Lee upgraded TerraForm from Sell to Neutral and maintained an $11 price target.  The Thesis TerraForm...

Solar and wind operator TerraForm Power Inc (NASDAQ: TERP) reported second-quarter results Monday that convinced Oppenheimer to turn bullish on the stock. The Analyst Oppenheimer's Colin Rusch upgraded TerraForm Power from Perform to Outperform with a new $14 price target. The Thesis...

UBS’ Julien Dumoulin-Smith believes that despite earlier concerns, Xcel Energy Inc (NYSE: XEL) has proven successful at “ultimately arguing its case for not just added capex”, management has also successfully implemented a potential “rate stayout” in Minnesota....

BMO maintains its Outperform rating on Pattern Energy Group Inc (NASDAQ: PEGI) on improved drop-down acquisition growth and attractive valuation. After almost a one-year lull in acquisition activity, Pattern Energy said it will be acquiring the 324MW Broadview wind project in New Mexico and...

Jay Rhame, electric utility and natural gas analyst at Reaves Asset Management was on Benzinga’s PreMarket Prep show Monday talking about the utilities sector – among other subjects. The expert said his firm’s favorite utility right now is NextEra Energy Inc (NYSE: NEE), which he...

While investors have been focused on alternative energy sources such as wind, water and solar power, there's another renewable source that's been relatively ignored. Geothermal power, converting heat stored in the earth's crust into energy, is still a widely untapped resource in the...

One of the largest challenges facing the alternative energy industry has been coming up with a cost-efficient, long-term storage of electricity generated by wind and solar power. However, that obstacle hasn't diminished growing international interest in alternative energy. Since 2009, the...

There's another sign that the big corporations are taking the idea of alternative energy and energy sustainability quite seriously. Swedish home furnishing retailer IKEA announced last week it is investing in wind power, with the purchase of the Hoopeston Wind facility in Illinois. The company...

Some excellent journalism by Katie Fehrenbacher at the tech web site Gigaom is shedding new light on how internet companies – and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) in particular – are aggressively moving into the business of generating their own power supplies. Fehrenbacker took a road trip around North...