Lets first take a look at interClick Inc. (OTCBB:ICLK) a internet advertising solutions provider for internet publishers and advertisers. As the chart suggests below ICLK is showing some near term weakness. However, this market remains in the confines of a longer term uptrend so be sure to pay close attention to this stock as it trys to break past the resistance at current levels.

Here is how we see it for Infinite Group Inc. (OTCBB:IMCI) a provider of information technology consulting and intergration services to federal, state and local government; as well as commercial clients in the United States. In IMCI chart shown below you can see that their is a short term counter trend move underway. Look for this action to deminish which will allow IMCI to begin on a longer term positive trend back up to its 52 week high of $0.75.

]]> http://www.outcasttrader.com/looking-up-for-our-tech-companies/feed/ 0 http://www.outcasttrader.com/is-raser-technologies-nyserz-on-its-way-back-up/ http://www.outcasttrader.com/is-raser-technologies-nyserz-on-its-way-back-up/#comments Tue, 25 Aug 2009 10:27:58 +0000 Editor http://www.outcasttrader.com/?p=4978 Is today finally the time for Raser Technologies (NYSE:RZ) to begin its rise in price? From the looks of it RZ is without any doubt pushing full force ahead providing the investment community with some phenominal information and news that has a major driving force in todays stock price. The company recently showcased its 100-MPG Electric Hummer at Plug in 2009 Conference in Long Beach, CA. Even more recently the company annonced that it will be presenting at this upcoming Investor Conferences on September 10 and 11 in NYC and Toronto Ontario.

So will this be the turning point for RZ as the summer comes to an end? From what I can see the management is certainly allocating a lot of resources to drive the price up and recoop some of the loss over the last three months. However it will be interesting to see how the community reacts to their most recent electric engine breakthrough. Especially that GM has been overshadowing RZ with its own release of the Volt and its impressive 230 MPG hybrid car. Time will only tell how things will pan out for RZ but the way things are looking RZ is in position to take full advantage of the changing market conditions and should have very little resistance breaking out from thier current levels.

Experts agree on a few things about geothermal energy.

Pros:

1. Geothermal is a very clean energy, with zero emissions and zero waste.

2. Because it is from the earth’s own energy, the resource is stable, indefinite and regenerating.

3. Resources can produce abundantly amounts of energy

Cons:

1. Geothermal is expensive. Both locating viable resources and building geothermal plants is incredibly front heavy – capital-wise.

2. Because the temperature of a geothermal resource must be very high, it could be considered a limited resource.

We have been following Raser Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: RZ) for a while now. It is a favorite of ours in the industry for a couple of reasons.  RZ’s business model already addresses these two drawbacks to widespread use of geothermal, making it a far more viable contender in the clean energy sector.

Raser has the technology to build a plant at a fraction of the time and cost of competitors. Because the construction of plants is one of the major restraints for energy companies, Raser has the ability to grow faster than competitors and therefore establish itself in this burgeoning market.

But what would truly make geothermal a front-runner in the race for clean energy would be to improve technology to take advantage of more of the resource.

The Environmental News Network (The ENN) announced today that it has technology that can enable geothermal energy to be captured from hot water with temperatures lower than the industry standard, thereby allowing for more widespread use of the resource as well as reduce the amount of study and research required for new geothermal plants.

From the press release… “A technical and economic analysis conducted by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology estimates that enhanced geothermal systems could provide 10 percent of the nation’s overall electrical generating capacity by 2050.”

While the announcement did not include specifics about the new technology, such as the temperature needed for energy extraction, Raser has long been on the forefront of this technology and has the ability to extract energy from water with temperatures as low as 165 degrees Celsius while the industry standard is 212 degrees Celsius.

Capstone energy analyst Adam Adleman thinks so according to his statement in an upcoming BusinessWeek article entitled “Raser, a play in geothermal juice”, scheduled to hit the presses on February 9. The article, which appeared in BusinessWeek’s online edition last night, highlights the fact the geothermal energy remains overlooked as an optimal source of alternative energy despite being extremely competitive on a cost basis and identifies Raser as a “pure play” on the sector.

Raser, A Play in Geothermal Juice:

Inside Wall Street Article/ Video

Over the past few days, we’ve well above the normal amount of subscriber comments and requests re: RZ. Mainly its potential to bring geothermal power into the American mainstream. In response, and for the sake of today’s discussion, I’ll provide a brief synopsis on what’s been going on at Raser as well as a few links to important news articles and videos covering their recent progress.

Raser’s first geothermal power plant was powered up in late November and should be coming online at near full capacity within the next few days to fulfill its power purchase agreement with the City of Anaheim. The company’s initial plant – Thermo #1 – in Utah resides on America’s largest geothermal resource discovery in the past quarter century.

Originally thought to house roughly 11MW or enough energy to power 9,000 houses for 20 years, after additional geological evaluations, Thermo #1’s full potential is now estimated in the range of 238MW or enough power to meet the needs of +200,000 homes.

Cost Competitive with Coal and Environmentally Superior

Raser has stated publicly that its first geothermal plant will produce electricity that is environmentally superior to and cost competitive with coal. Local media coverage on the new plant has been hot and heavy as of late. Here’s a look at what some of the local newscasters in the Utah area have been saying:

Answer to Energy Problem Right Below our Feet?

While our country’s quest for fuel has spanned the globe and caused some major political problems along the way, the answer to our energy problem may have lied right below our feet all along. According to many experts, including MIT chemical engineering professor Jefferson Tester, geothermal has potential to provide thousands of times more energy than we use today.

Geothermal Energy, Raser Shares Gaining Steam

President elect Obama’s recently appointed energy secretary, Steven Chu, is a major proponent of renewable energy, particularly geothermal. Here’s a youtube clip in which he discusses geothermal with two of his highly esteemed colleagues: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eB2rdudjlMY.

With geothermal gaining steam as a viable source of renewable energy and Raser building a position as a commercial provider of geothermal energy, we expect great things from the stock.

Shares closed at $4.05 on Friday, bouncing from an intra-day low of $3.50.

Today, I am going to take a look at two projects that I feel are noteworthy in hopes that our readers find them interesting yet important to our environment. Let’s begin with the nation’s first offshore wind turbine farm that was announced back in mid- July with an estimated ticket price of $1.6 billion.

Delaware Utility and Bluewater Wind are collaborating on this project which will be situated about 12 miles off the coast of Rehoboth Beach, Delaware bringing power to approximately 50,000 homes a year. The remainder of the power will be sold to customers with in the area and the project is expected to begin generating power by 2012. Let’s keep our fingers crossed that our government doesn’t get in the way of this one.

In contrast to the clean power that we can generate from wind, let’s take a look at what the city of San Antonio plans on doing with their sewage. Back on September 11, San Antonio Water System announced it would sell captured methane gas generated from the utility’s treatment center to Ameresco Inc. a Framingham, Massachusetts based energy Service Company.

The city of San Antonio expects to generate $250,000 a year by providing the company with 900,000 cubic feet of natural gas daily and will continue to convert the remainder of the bio-solids into compost that it sells to use in gardens and yards. Although projects such as these are far and few between, our government needs to do a better job of promoting and giving benefits to those companies and citizens who partake in them.

I was searching online for an interesting topic to write about this morning and low and behold; didn’t I come across a local San Diego-based company with a very unique and environmentally friendly solution to the ever-growing global fuel crisis.

Sapphire Energy (private) has developed the world’s first-ever clean crude oil that harnesses both sunlight and CO2. In this day and age, companies such as Sapphire offer a very attractive value proposition to consumers and fuel producers worldwide: Fuel from waste and immensely available and renewable natural resources.

Sapphire Energy has been soliciting funds from private investors over the past several months and got word recently that Bill Gate’s Investment Firm - Cascades Investments LLC – will join their already elite group of investors.

The company has been able to raise more than $100 million in funds to date, providing them with the necessary financial resources to move forward with plans to construct a 10,000-barrel-a-day algae-derived oil facility. Sapphire Energy is eager to get under way and is confident that they have the solution for tomorrow, today. The company has already proven its ability to produce a “green crude oil” made directly from CO2 using the natural process of photosynthesis.

On a very positive note, the byproduct from Sapphire’s process is ASTM compliant and does not require the use of food crops or agriculture land, which will ultimately help prevent food prices from soaring globally. Lastly, the renewable green fuel is carbon neutral and can potentially eliminate our country’s dependence on foreign fuel. Sounds like a winner to me!

Although Sapphire Energy is not publicly traded, the company has a lot to offer to Americans as we continue to persevere though increasingly tough times and hunt for an environmental friendly solution to our growing fuel problem.

The report also estimates that more than 1800 gigawatts of photovoltaic systems will be installed worldwide by 2030. That’s enough power to meet approximately 14% of global electricity demand and supply energy to more than 4 billion people.

Not only is solar power beneficial to the environment, it’s also quite positive for the economy.

The new Solar Generation report also reveals that the global population of “green collar” workers responsible for the sale, installation and maintenance of photovoltaic solar systems is expected to balloon from 120,000 currently to more than 20 million in 2020 and nearly 10 million by 2030.

These jobs are created locally and therefore promote the economic advancement of local economies in virtually every corner of the globe. Increased dependence on solar power should also hopefully move us closer to more sustainable communities.

Currently, grants and tax breaks are helping facilitate the growth of the solar industry. Hopefully, by 2015 to 2020 the solar field will be cost-competitive with conventional energy sources. One of the main solar companies out there is LDK Solar Co., for more information click here.

In the world of larger stocks, one of my recent favorites, Sequenom (NASDAQ: SQNM) continues to garner attention after running from $5 back in April to nearly $21 recently on news that its non-invasive Down Syndrome test could soon become standard protocol in a $6-$8 billion global market.

New CEO Hits the Ground Running at Electric Moto

EMOT announced last week that early-stage investor Abbie Zands has taken the helm as Chief Executive Officer. The move was designed to allow former CEO, Ely Schless to accept the newly created position of Chief Technology Consultant (CTC) and focus on his strengths in the area of electric vehicle development. Don’t forget; Mr. Schless is the principal designer of the world record holder for the most number of miles completed by an electric car (the GM battery-swap proof of concept car). He has also developed prototype electric vehicles for the likes of Honda and Volkswagen.

With Ely now free to concentrate solely on technology development and Mr. Zands focussed on day-to-day operations, the company should be better positioned for growth going forward than it was previously with tech-minded Schless running the show. As Blade XT demo units begin shipping to both North American and European distributors employing a more business-minded CEO should be positive for the company as it transitions from R&D to production mode. For those of you not overly familiar with the company and its landmark product the Blade XT, here’s what Forbes Magazine writer Patrick Cooke had to say about EMOT’s Blade XTZ model in a 9/17/07 article:

“. . .an astonishingly quick, battery-powered motorbike called the Blade XTZ that equals or outperforms every gas-powered bike in its weight class (200cc–250cc). Best of all, it does so without making a sound”. . . “No high-pitched engine whine, no choking blue smoke, no teeth-grinding vibration. And at 178 pounds, it’s 25 to 50 pounds lighter and creates more torque (250 pounds) than most of its competition.”

The company also plans to soon add electric scooters to its product mix. A move that I believe could help out the financial situation immensely. In my opinion the next 6 months are “make or break” time for Electric Moto Corp.

Initial Blade XT units are hitting the market and the company is now run by both a highly esteemed technological mind and a long-time investor with optimizing shareholder value first on his list of priorities. Now it’s a matter of how well the offering is received by consumers. I’ll be watching closely over the coming weeks for sales related news. If it surfaces, I suggest contemplating taking an ownership position in the stock. If it doesn’t, there are plenty of other electric vehicle plays out there for you. One that I have come across recently and will speak about more in the future is Zero Air Pollution (OTCBB: ZAAP).

UDHI Reports Second Quarter Profit

Union Dental Holdings turned its second consecutive quarterly profit on revenues of $652,709 during Q2. The Company plans to grow significantly over the next 12-24 months by transitioning from itself from middle man to full service dental provider. I’ve been watching UDHI rather closely for the past few years and am quite intrigued by their business model and the fact that its CEO has consistently purchased shares on the open market since I first began researching the company

If you’re unfamiliar with the Company, here’s their business plan in a nutshell: UDHI aspires to become the premier dental service provider to America’s 15,000,000 plus labor union workers and their families. Recently surpassing the milestone of 1,9000 dental providers in its network, Union Dental has already made inroads with some of the nation’s larger labor unions including: (1) The Communications Workers of America (CWA) – (700,000 members); (2) The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) – (750,000 members); (3) The United Association of Plumbers and Pipe Fitters (UA) – (300,000 members); and (4) The Association of Flight Attendants – Communications Workers of America (AFA-CWA) – (55,000 members).

With more than 20 years worth of experience and a member base now possessing $192,000,000 in annual purchasing power, UDHI is taking a major step in the right direction with its decision to open a full service dental facility in Coral Springs, FL. The new building is slated to open by the beginning of October and will perform all aspects of dentistry. Deeply rooted in the dental community and founded by a well-respected dentist, UDHI has publicly stated its ability to save patients between 20% – 30% on Porcelain-fused-to-metal dental crowns which typically range in price from roughly $600 to $900, as well as other prosthetics. Since union workers typically receive only $1,500 in annual allowable dental expenditures – that type of discount should be a major selling point for the company going forward.

All in all, I’m pleased to see Doc Green’s master growth plan coming to fruition. Now priced under a penny with about 100 million shares out, the stock is surely worth a second look as the company prepares to embark on a new stage of growth.

Legacy Reports Annual Results

Legacy Holding Inc. (OTCPK: LGYH) made its operating results for the 12 months ended 12/31/07 available to the public last week and they were pretty promising in my opinion. The emerging provider of green cleaning solutions for the semiconductor, solar cell, flat panel display and LED markets logged net income of $101,846 on revenues of nearly $1.1 million.

In addition, Legacy unveiled plans to acquire a synergistic manufacturing company and begin introducing its process technology to tier-one customers including Intel, Texas Instruments, and Samsung. With their cleaning equipment already gaining traction in the semiconductor space through repeat installs with Tyco, licensing of Legacy’s process technology should provide a nice additional revenue stream going forward.

Zevotek is Still on Our Radar Screen

Although we haven’t heard much out of the company in over a month, Zevotek Inc. (OTCBB: ZVTK) is still on our radar screen. The company’s landmark Ionic Bulb product generated nearly $350,000 in revenues during its first ever quarter of sales ended 3/31/08 and holds a great deal of potential for the future if properly marketed. The bulb has been stocked by the likes of Walgreen’s and Amazon.com over the past 6 – 10 months and has sold quite well given the fact that is has been marketed pretty lightly to date. In effort to increase consumer awareness for the product, Zevotek recently completed filming of a promotional infomercial that should be hitting the airwaves soon, one would think.

More on the product: In addition to being 4X more energy efficient, lasting up to 10X longer, and using 50% to 80% less energy than regular incandescent light bulbs, the Ionic Bulb comes equipped with a patented air purifying microchip ion emitter that is powered by the bulb’s own energy. The bulb silently emits negative ions that help clear the air of smoke, dust, pet dander, and odors. In all honesty, I’ve seen it work in person and it is impressive.

Now all management needs to do is ramp up sales and advertising efforts to get some legs behind its product. The infomercial is complete, which is a big part of the battle. Next comes disseminating the spot. In my opinion, we are in for a very interesting fall and holiday season here if Zevotek begins airing the piece and driving consumers into their local Walgreen’s and online to see what all of the buzz is about. Only time will tell, but I’ll be watching closely here over the next few weeks.

In Closing:

Unfortunately for all of our stress levels but hopefully fortunately for our trading accounts, the slow summer months appear to be just about behind us. As news from our portfolio companies picks up, so will our coverage on the small-cap world. Until next time, I suggest delving a bit deeper into the business models of the companies mentioned above.