Tom Konrad (AltEnergyStocks) submits:

I came across Hubbell Inc. (HUB-B) when researching General Cable (BGC) for my recent article on the company. Just one more example of when you start researching a sector, (in this case electrical transmission and distribution, or "strong grid") you never know what new companies you may find.

Hubbell is a diversified electrical supplier, serving electric utility, residential, commercial, and industrial markets worldwide. About a quarter (26%) of ITS revenue comes from the "Power Systems" segment, which is roughly what I am focusing on in this series on the "Strong Grid." I previously rejected EMCORE Group (EME) because it only has about 20% of its revenues from the strong grid, so readers might reasonably ask, "What’s so much better about Hubbell?"

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The Burrill Report submits:

by Marie Daghlian

This week was a setback for many pre-revenue start-up biotech companies. California biotech Anthera Pharmaceuticals, which expected to go public on Tuesday, pulled back, delaying its planned offering due to a weak IPO market where many companies have had to reduce their offering price to get the deal done. Anthera had planned to raise $69 million by offering 4.6 million shares at a price range of $13 to $15. The California biotech company has three compounds in clinical trials and expects no revenue for several years as it gets ready to launch a phase 3 trial of its lead anti-inflammatory drug candidate. Anthera is backed by VantagePoint Venture Partners, Sofinnova Ventures, and hedge-fund firm Caxton Associates.

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John Petersen submits:

A reader sent me a copy of an exhaustive new study titled "Energy Storage for the Electricity Grid: Benefits and Market Potential Assessment Guide" that was commissioned by the DOE’s Energy Storage Systems Program and prepared by Jim Eyer and Garth Corey. I’ve been following the work in progress on this report since last summer and have eagerly awaited an opportunity to shift away from the over hyped electric vehicle market and focus instead on a far larger market where cost, performance and substantive business merit will be the only drivers. It looks like my time has finally come. For technology aficionados that want a detailed understanding of what the various grid-based storage applications are, the entire report (232 pages including appendices) is a must read. Over the next few weeks I’ll try to extract some high-level technical and market data and translate that information into a form that will be useful to energy storage investors.

The Eyer-Corey Report identifies 17 discrete grid-based energy storage applications, discusses the performance requirements of each application and assesses the 10-year economic potential for each application. The Report also includes a great summary that condenses a couple hundred pages of detail into a single table.

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Marco G. submits:

Introduction – Development Transitioning Into Production

Great Basin Gold (GBG) is a development stage gold junior bringing two Gold mines in disparate parts of the world into significant production this year. The first mine, Hollister, is a high grade epithermal vein type deposit in the Carlin Trend in Nevada. The second mine, Burnstone, is a new development mining a shallow uplifted segment of the Gold-laden conglomerates of the Kimberly Reef structure in Balfour, South Africa. Great Basin has overcome economic and technical challenges to bring these mining developments close to production. As the company turns the corner to profitability, the investment world may pay attention and support the share price higher.

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The Gold Report submits:

However the evolving global currency crisis ultimately manifests itself, either total deflation and a debt-liquidating depression or a hyperinflationary blow-off, David Morgan of The Morgan Report says "There’s none better than gold—and silver is probably just as good—if you’re worried about a crisis hedge." In the interim, David tells us in this exclusive Gold Report interview, the time might be right to build cash and watch the markets. He likes the old adage: when in doubt, stay out. But he also likes finding opportunities in undervalued and overlooked resource equities for speculative investments.

The Gold Report: Your investment strategy has long involved finding undervalued or overlooked opportunities. What metals does that umbrella cover these days?

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Paco Ahlgren submits:

This technical analysis video suggests the silver market may be in for some short-term consolidation, and even a period of slight downturn.

I believe there are a few reasons for the potential pullback we see in this technical analysis video:

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Green Chip Review submits:

On Wednesday, I told you about a new Arizona bill (House Bill 2701) that was designed to essentially kill the state’s solar industry. It was intended to allow nuclear and hydroelectric power to be included in the state’s renewable energy standard, which requires 15 percent renewables by 2025. With nuclear and hydroelectric included, there would have been zero incentive to integrate solar or any other type of clean, renewable energy.

The new bill would’ve also done away with the state’s distributed energy standard, which requires 30 percent of all renewable power produced by utilities to come from rooftop systems.

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Matthew Rafat submits:

Dr. John Adler recently left Accuray’s (ARAY) Board of Directors. Below is his departure letter and a personal interview:

Friends and colleagues,

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Andrew Horowitz submits:

We added a position in Newmont Gold (NEM) on Thursday. It has been on our radar for some time and after the very well received earnings report, we found that it is time to include it in our portfolio.

Below you will find the latest Horowitz & Company snapshot (in alpha stage) that provides additional details about the company, our rating (out of 10) and several of the data points that we use to analyze a stock.

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The Burrill Report submits:

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