CSKH - waiting for the sun to shine
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percolating nicely
That's just a lotto play right now. The company went dark for years and suddenly old Q's were filed - so Someone is behind the curtain pulling a few levers - who knows, maybe it will come to life.
Thats my thoughts, plays like that are few and far between,
Dilution exhausted, and the business beginning to blossom and become self sustaining!
I'll go with the DD
10k due on the 31st, expecting ~$10M in rev's to be reported for 4Q due to company guidance of $15M for all of 2010
The Company is done with toxic convertibles and found investors willing to take restricted shares at market prices in private placements. So the sell pressure is off. Management has been PR'ing like crazy with lots of $$$ solar installs coming in Q1, on top of a stellar Q4. They could be at break even now and won't even need any more private placement money.
Not many profitable penny stocks out there and CSKH might become one soon. Lots of pps damage (from toxic convertibles) in the process of being repaired imo
"The trend is your friend"
Perfet time to start selling RadRope™ to Californian's
In December 2006, the Company acquired Nuclear Material Detection Technologies,
Inc. ("NMDT"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of UTEK Corporation in a tax-free
stock-for-stock exchange valued at $1,516,854. NMDT holds a license to a
patented portable nuclear material detecting technology. The Company issued
168,539,326 shares of the Company's common stock at a market price of $.009 in
this transaction.
An agreement for an exclusive commercial license has been reached with UTEK Corporation of Tampa, Fla., and its wholly owned subsidiary, Nuclear Materials Detection Technologies, Inc. (NMDT), to manufacture and commercialize the RadRope™ Nuclear Materials Detection System. Cargo Connection Logistics Holding, Inc., of Inwood, N.Y., a world trade logistics company, will acquire NMDT from UTEK Corporation in a stock transaction.
The RadRope, developed by researchers at Savannah River National Laboratory, is a lightweight portable system for rapidly detecting the presence of nuclear materials in sealed containers without the use of harmful x-rays. Using sensors arrayed linearly and encased in fabric, the RadRope system can be dangled in the 2- to 4-inch gap between stacked shipping containers on a cargo ship by a customs inspector. As the inspector walks along the top containers, a hand-held PDA shows an alarm when any sensor in the array detects radiation levels above background radiation.
The RadRope system can be used in a straight line, a curved line or at an angle, and the length of the system can be easily customized for a variety of different uses. NMDT anticipates use of the technology in a variety of configurations for both seagoing cargo containers and air freight.
http://www.federallabs.org/news/top-stories/articles/?pt=top-stories/articles/0107-04.jsp
RadRope™ Portable Nuclear Material Detection System
This lightweight, portable system can rapidly detect the presence of nuclear materials in sealed containers without the use of harmful x-rays. Using sensors arrayed linearly and encased in fabric, the RadRope system can be dangled in the 2 to 4 inch gap between stacked shipping containers on a cargo ship by a customs inspector. As the inspector walks along the top containers, a hand-held PDA shows an alarm when any sensor in the array detects radiation levels above background radiation.
Market Assessment
The possibility of a terrorist group using a dirty bomb as a weapon against the United States is one of the greatest existing threats to national security. Over 95% of non-North American trade enters the country through U.S. seaports, and these seaports handle over $750 billion and 2 billion tons of domestic and Internationalal freight annually. The RadRope will add another line-of-defense in the multilayered strategy to prevent the introduction of nuclear and radiological materials into this country.
Patent Status
A U.S. patent application has been filed on this invention.
Stage of Development
The RadRope system has been beta-tested on cargo ships entering port in Charleston, SC.
Dale Haas, Licensing Associate
(803) 725-0848
dale.haas@srnl.doe.gov
For More Information
See tech brief.
http://www.srs.gov/general/busiops/tech-transfer/rad-rope.htm
http://www.srs.gov/general/busiops/tech-transfer/techbrif/rad-rope.pdf
Midsize Solar Installations Grow At Light Speed
by Lauren Sommer
March 16, 2011
Solar panels at the midsized Sunset Reservoir solar array in San Francisco.
As Tim Nilsen steps into one of his barns outside Sacramento, Calif., hundreds of turkeys snap to attention.
Turkeys are the name of the game at Nilsen Farms. But his property is also serving up something else — solar energy for about 750 homes in the community.
That's because the property is also home to an 8-acre solar array — a field of shiny black panels. A lot of customers want solar, but for one reason or another, they would rather not have panels on their house, says Jim Burke, a program manager for the Sacramento Municipal Utility District.
Burke says it became apparent that "there's really no reason why we had to climb on top of somebody's perfectly good roof and drill a hole in it. We could actually come out to a larger facility like this, [and] take advantage of the economies of scale."
Renewable power is on the rise across the country. But for states with ambitious clean energy goals like California, it isn't growing fast enough. That has them turning to a new kind of renewable project — midsized solar farms. Many are calling it the Goldilocks of renewable energy.
A 'Sweet Spot' In The Middle
Much like community-supported agriculture, the array in Sacramento is a community-supported solar project. Customers, many of whom are interested in the environmental benefits, pay an average of $11 more a month for electricity from these solar panels, which are only 30 miles from downtown Sacramento. The idea is catching on.
In the hills of San Francisco, officials and politicians recently turned on the brand new Sunset Reservoir solar array. It's the size of 12 football fields, which is not too big, but not too small.
That makes it just right for Arno Harris, the CEO of Recurrent Energy, the company that built the project.
"What we think really is the sweet spot is this place in the middle," he says.
Harris says it was tough at first to get people interested in a project this size. Most of the financing was going to huge solar farms that cover hundreds of acres.
"With those large projects, what you run into is that they take a really long time to deliver and there are all sorts of gotchas along the way," he says.
Avoiding The Obstacles Plaguing Larger Projects
Those gotchas have to do with a complex permitting process in California. It's an even longer process if the land is home to sensitive species like tortoises in the Mojave Desert.
Harris says midsized projects avoid those problems. They're built faster than large solar farms, and installation costs are still relatively cheap. The company is also working in Arizona and New Jersey, where interest in these "Goldilocks" solar farms is growing.
"There's definitely a lot of potential," says Julie Fitch, the director of the energy division of the California Public Utilities Commission. It's the agency overseeing the state's renewable energy program. Fitch says when the state first passed its goal of reaching 20 percent renewable energy by 2010, utilities raced to sign contracts.
"Most of the focus has been on those large, centralized plants that also have implications for transmission because it takes a transmission line to deliver that large chunk of power to where people use it," she says.
"It is very challenging to get through the transmission process," says Chris Johns, the president of Pacific Gas and Electric, who says building miles of new power lines adds both time and cost.
"Many of the projects are taking years, and within that time frame, the construction piece is just a small percentage of that time," he says.
Johns says large solar farms aren't going away anytime soon, but midsize solar is on the rise, thanks to falling prices for solar panels.
California has launched a program to develop more of these solar projects, which will have short deadlines to get on line. That's because with a long-term goal of one-third renewable energy by 2020, the state is looking for solar energy that can move fast.
http://www.npr.org/2011/03/16/134341220/midsize-solar-installations-grow-at-light-speed
We're just getting warmed up here...
10k due on the 31st, expecting ~$10M in rev's to be reported for 4Q due to company guidance of $15M for all of 2010 (I'll take $7M, lol)
The Company is done with toxic convertibles and found investors willing to take restricted shares at market prices in private placements. So the sell pressure is off. Management has been PR'ing like crazy with lots of $$$ solar installs coming in Q1, on top of a stellar Q4. They could be at break even now and won't even need any more private placement money.
Not many profitable penny stocks out there and CSKH might become one soon. Lots of pps damage (from toxic convertibles) in the process of being repaired imo
CSKH - some DD and charts
10k due on the 31st, expecting ~$10M in rev's to be reported for 4Q due to company guidance of $15M for all of 2010
The Company is done with toxic convertibles and found investors willing to take restricted shares at market prices in private placements. So the sell pressure is off. Management has been PR'ing like crazy with lots of $$$ solar installs coming in Q1, on top of a stellar Q4. They could be at break even now and won't even need any more private placement money.
Not many profitable penny stocks out there and CSKH might become one soon. Lots of pps damage (from toxic convertibles) in the process of being repaired imo
The End of Nuclear Power?
By Tim Hanson | More Articles
March 17, 2011 | Comments (21)
This column is undoubtedly premature, with events at Japan's damaged nuclear power plants still unfolding. But regardless of whether events end in a catastrophic meltdown or relatively successful containment, the reality is that the role of nuclear power in the world will come under increased scrutiny going forward. German Chancellor Angela Merkel, for example, has already decided to shut down seven of that country's older power plants even though it has no history of either strong earthquakes or devastating tsunamis.
And yet, am I crazy to think that the ongoing events in Japan, rather than show how dangerous nuclear power is, actually show that it is relatively safe? After all, as of this writing on Tuesday, these reactors have suffered through an 8.9 magnitude earthquake, the worst in Japan in more than a century, a tsunami, more than 100 aftershocks, and now several explosions without yet melting down. This isn't to diminish the magnitude of the crisis or its potential consequences, but just to note it took a catastrophic confluence of disasters to spur this series of events.
Now consider that not only is the technology for new nuclear power plants better than what is current running in existing Japanese reactors, but that locations and proposed locations in China, India, and the U.S. do not run the same geographic risks. Why is the knee-jerk reaction in some circles -- leaving aside those perpetually opposed -- that the world ought to cease nuclear development?
Not everybody thinks that way ... but the market does
Sure, there have been plenty of commentaries in recent days, published in The Atlantic, The Wall Street Journal, and many more -- supporting the further development of nuclear power as the only sustainable, low-emission power source that can meet the world's global energy needs. But those who actually put their money on the line -- investors -- foresee a very different future. Uranium miners and companies associated with building nuclear power facilities, including Cameco (NYSE: CCJ ) , Energy Resources of Australia, Areva, and General Electric (NYSE: GE ) , are all off sharply this week. And on the flip side, solar power companies such as First Solar (Nasdaq: FSLR ) , Suntech Power (NYSE: STP ) , and Trina Solar (NYSE: TSL ) are all up sharply.
What the market is saying is that it expects the global nuclear power development that was to take place over the next decade to be replaced by solar power development. That's not totally misguided -- the sun is, after all, probably the only energy source with enough potential to be harnessed to meet the world's energy needs -- but the technology is not yet efficient enough to meet base-load demand. Furthermore, developing countries such as India and China can't wait around for technology improvements. India, for example, already has a near-10% nationwide energy shortage and 15% of the country's households are not yet connected to the energy grid. There is no way the country can stop its 23 planned nuclear power facilities.
Similarly, representatives of the Chinese government have already said that the events in Japan will not sway them from their own 77 planned nuclear power facilities. Rather, China's vice minister of environmental protection has said that country intends to learn from Japan as it furthers its own plans.
http://www.fool.com/investing/international/2011/03/17/the-end-of-nuclear-power.aspx
CSKH trending up, chart, DD...
10k due on the 31st, expecting ~$10M in rev's to be reported for 4Q due to company guidance of $15M for all of 2010
The Company is done with toxic convertibles and found investors willing to take restricted shares at market prices in private placements. So the sell pressure is off. Management has been PR'ing like crazy with lots of $$$ solar installs coming in Q1, on top of a stellar Q4. They could be at break even now and won't even need any more private placement money.
Not many profitable penny stocks out there and CSKH might become one soon. Lots of pps damage (from toxic convertibles) in the process of being repaired imo
still under the radar
The trend is your friend
10k due on the 31st, expecting ~$10M in rev's to be reported for 4Q due to company guidance of $15M for all of 2010
The Company is done with toxic convertibles and found investors willing to take restricted shares at market prices in private placements. So the sell pressure is off. Management has been PR'ing like crazy with lots of $$$ solar installs coming in Q1, on top of a stellar Q4. They could be at break even now and won't even need any more private placement money.
Not many profitable penny stocks out there and CSKH might become one soon. Lots of pps damage (from toxic convertibles) in the process of being repaired imo
Thank's man
just thought I'd share that nugget with you guy's. The Company is done with toxic convertibles and found investors willing to take restricted shares at market prices in private placements. So the sell pressure is off. Management has been PR'ing like crazy with lots of $$$ solar installs coming in Q1, on top of a stellar Q4. They could be at break even now and won't even need any more private placement money.
Not many profitable penny stocks out there and CSKH might become one soon. Lots of pps damage (from toxic convertibles) is about to be repaired imo
one day wonders are just traps. Get caught in one with one to many swigs of the intoxicating kool-aid and one's money quickly becomes dead money - maybe to never return.
Now riding an up trending penny is an investors dream!
not many penny stocks have value. Real value anyway. As the pps gains ground is won't be giving it back. Small dips from profit takers at some point but no more toxic dilution for this company. Remember they re-wrote all their options from '08, '09, and '10 down the low of .025 Management can now now "get rich" if they just continue to execute and stay away from the though - I think they will!
Now with a little sideways action we'll have a nice cup-and-handle, and you know what those do!
You must be in the green nicely now.
I'm almost at breakeven. I won't be selling to get my money back though. Not yet anyway. This stock going to move move in nickel increments one day and I want to be all in when that happens!
Go CSKH
That was a good one, lol.
Very stealthy of them, hehe
board marks up to 70 now I see
We're becoming less of a back water stock, lol
They didn't give a time yet. They said "soon" (in today's PR)
I called it!
I watch CSKH's L-II like a hawk and saw the sell pressure lift. Powers that be want this higher.
I was out from 1pm on but it only took 8 chump change prints after I left to hit .05 - amazing how easy it can happen if people just add the dips and hold.
All toxic convertibles and warrants have to be gone now. Management is now using restricted share private placements for cash until they hit break even. With their residential now taking off to add to their commercial work load, it it can't be far off.
Imagine, a profitable penny stock - those are rare birds indeed!
NICE! .04 is going to hold. It held Monday and Tues with sell pressure.
No one is going to sell here with all thats happening with the comany at this point in time.
Management is going to do a call - so you know business is good!
nothing wrong with wanting in lower than anyone else, lol.
wishful thinking on your part
CSKH is going to go today imo!
CSKH is ready to run!
wish I had $10k to whack it right now So I could be the one to start a power move
looks that way to me, monday and tuesday was their last hurrah
sellers finally exhausted - little to no MM pressure on the offer today. All we need are some solid ask whacks!
2 MM's at .043 folded on 3 very small prints
.0422 x .0448
selling is over, buying to commence
Solar: Searching for a Short Squeeze and What the Data Says
While the overall stock market has suffered heavily this week, solar stocks have performed well. The rationale for solar's valiant outperformance has been fairly clear:
* Concerns over the future of nuclear have turned eyes towards the solar option for utility power generation.
* This is particularly true for Japan since additional power generation will have to be built out fast to replace the damaged nuclear plants at Fukushima - and solar is likely to play a role, particularly as construction times are relatively short for solar.
* Japanese householders are likely to turn to residential solar as part of a move towards ensuring future household 'power security'. This could be a major factor.
In the aftermath of the tragic developments in Japan, I published an article suggesting that US solar player SunPower (SPWRA) would likely be a particular beneficiary of a move towards solar amongst Japanese households - via the company's agreement with Toshiba (TOSBF.PK) to provide modules for their residential solar program.
Since the rally in solar has indeed started to play out, and given the fact that the concerns over the future role of nuclear has been such a shock to the system, it is worth asking to what extent there is room for a significant further short squeeze.
The table below helps throw some interesting light on this issue:
Market Cap ($bn) Short Interest as a Percent of Shares Outstanding
SunPower (SPWRA) 1.44 27.0%
First Solar (FSLR) 13.32 17.0%
JA Solar (JASO) 1.12 15.0%
LDK Solar (LDK) 1.73 10.0%
Trina Solar (TSL) 1.95 8.0%
Suntech Power (STP) 1.58 7.3%
Yingli Green Energy (YGE) 1.82 6.5%
Hanwha SolarOne (HSOL) 0.57 5.5%
Canadian Solar (CSIQ) 0.47 5.1%
MEMC Electronic Mats (WFR) 2.87 3.9%
Renesola (SOL) 0.8 2.3%
Inverter Player
Power-One (PWER) 0.89 33.2%
well NITE not on the best offer today, so maybe
HDSN is at .08
Would be nice to finally get to .05 - Maybe if they re-release the PR now during trading hours
volume: 145k (paltry)
Clear Skies Continues Growth 03/17/2011 @ 6:00AM
Quote : 0.044 0.003 (7.32%) @ 9:47AM
Clear Skies Solar, Inc (CSS) (OTCBB:CSKH), a full-service renewable energy provider to commercial, industrial and agricultural clients, today announced it has received an LOI for the financing of a 310 kw solar installation in Philadelphia.
CSS, with its expanded sales & marketing department, continues to make further progress in the sub 300kw market. This commercial project will be a $1.2 Million rooftop installation which is being financed using the PPA program.
"Several months ago we changed to a high-volume model which has had an impressive response and we expect to continue this growth. Our construction background and past performance allows us to execute on these projects successfully and we look forward to keeping our shareholders updated," said Ezra Green, CEO Clear Skies Solar.
Clear Skies Solar is planning an open discussion in the coming weeks regarding the past releases along with the general status of the company.
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Now if they would only release these PR's when investors are awake, at their computers, and looking for a hot stock, say 9am, not 3 hours earlier, better yet, make it 10:30 when people are fully engaged!
Does anyone know about today's PR except the investors that already follow the company? Most likely not as they were asleep when it was released, and when they did awaken there were plenty of more recent PR's to read. - dolts!
"...Clear Skies Solar is planning an open discussion in the coming weeks regarding the past releases along with the general status of the company...." March 17
conference call on the 10k numbers maybe?
good timing on your buys yesterday!
only 3 MM's in front of .05
I'll little buying will move this imo
ARCA getting bid fills
who wants to sell this? makes no sense
the problem is so far its all talk - investors want NUMBERS
The 10k due in 15days!
if their $15M guidance for 2010 holds water - people will begin to believe these forward looking statements. Investors are rightfully skiddish with this company's track record of share dumpage.
They should PR that Alpha capital Anstalt's notes were paid in full back in Jan and that they'll never use them again!