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'For all practical purposes the markets are closed right now' | 29 comments (29 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

with the proviso that the market for producing wind assets has been somewhat frothy for the same reasons as elsewhere: investors with lots of cash, and aggressive lenders. Whether the safety considerations dominate these liquidity ones is not certain, but very much possible.

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes

by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Fri Jul 27th, 2007 at 09:59:01 AM EST
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Another thing is that investor in wind farm will likely put more pressure on politicians to provide with long term stable regulation and tax breaks in these areas, this will also add to the move to "real" assets.

by Laurent GUERBY on Sat Jul 28th, 2007 at 06:29:10 AM EST
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