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The BottomLine Report: The Perfect Storm for Atlantic Wind And Solar



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The BottomLine Report: The Perfect Storm for Atlantic Wind And Solar

The Birth of a Green Giant

It isnt often one gets to be witness to the birth of an energy giant but Atlantic Wind and Solar Inc OTC: AWSL looks set to eclipse all comers with the recent announcement that it has received approval for a $120 million senior financing from a leading Ontario Green Energy fund in order to initiate their promising rooftop solar program as part of the provinces aggressive New Green Energy Feed-in-Tariff (FIT) act.

This announcement combined with the companys proprietary Converter/Inverter Technology (CIT) which delivers up to 30% higher energy yields, may all be clear indications of why AWSL is expected to become the next major player in the Renewable Energy race.

Mr. Brent OConnor, the companys Investor Relations Director points out "As investors, we dont necessarily invest in new technologies and business models, as much as we invest in the people behind those companies."

On April 20, 210, AWSL defined its direction when they announced the appointment of their new president and CEO, Mr. Pierre Cousin.

Mr. Cousin is a seasoned senior executive with 25 years of history transforming international high-tech organizations into operational centers of excellence and sales powerhouses. Based on his general management and background, Pierre has the proven ability to produce quantifiable improvements in quality, market positioning, and financial performance. During his last tenure as Corporate Vice President of StorageTek Corp., a $2.2B company in the data storage industry, Pierre played a major role in the recovery of the company and the commensurate enhancement of shareholder value that led to a dramatic share price increase from $8.00 to $37.00.

Previously, in Europe, amongst different executive positions with Bull, a French IT integrator, Pierre aso led a 400 person sales organization up to $400M with 20% growth in providing system integration and data center solutions in different industries such as manufacturing, utilities, banking and telecom.

Also at the forefront of AWSLs executive team is Mr. David Thursfield.

Mr. Thursfield is a former Ford International superstar who left his role as CEO in the motor companys executive manufacturing and operations ranks after being regarded as the man who was responsible for turning around the carmakers European operations.

And these are only two examples of who is behind this relatively new company. We feel its pretty clear the direction of AWSL from here.

Innovation Within innovation

The sun produces enough energy in one hour to power the entire planet for one full year. There is very little debate about the attractiveness and future of solar power.

However economically harnessing those rays, and converting them into clean renewable energy is a completely different story. --This is where AWSL shines.

Atlantic Solar has a unique solution to this problem: They have a proprietary inverter/converter technology that when used with solar power, increases the output capacity yield by up to 30%. When used with wind, it can produce up to 100% higher energy yield.

When renewable energy is generated by either solar or wind, it is generated in Direct Current (D/C) and must be converted to Alternating Current (A/C) before it can be sold into the grid and/or consumed.

The key to AWSLs higher yields is in this conversion process. In laymans terms AWSLs inverters/converters turn on earlier in the morning and turn off later in the evening than all other conventional CITs, generating up to 30%. This technology is revolutionary and could potentially redefine the entire renewable energy sector.

This 30% higher margin is enabling AWSL to rethink the way energy is generated. Business models that were once considered to be unviable, or not worth the investment are all of a sudden offering very attractive ROIs.

Combine this theory/technology with one of the strongest government funded Renewable Energy Feed In Tariff programs in the world, and the recipe for success is imminent.

AWSLs primary business model consists of leasing commercial rooftops through leading commercial real estate developers, and installing their own solar energy systems on these rooftops, before selling the renewable energy generated by these systems into the Ontario grid, at very generous rates, secured for a total of 20 years by the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) .

The OPA is paying an average price of 71.3 cents per kilowatt hour for any electricity that is generated by means of solar, on rooftops, close to the areas where it will be consumed. This is truly remarkable when considering the same govt is selling this same power back to the end user/consumer for as little as .07 cents per kilowatt hour. This strategy was set in place last September when the Ontario government decided to stop the construction of two new nuclear reactors, which would have cost an astonishing $25 billion each.

The Ontario Feed In Tariff program combined with AWSLs advanced CIT technology has set the stage for the perfect storm.

Atlantic is now offering commercial landlords a deal they cant refuse. The company offers to lease their commercial rooftops for a 20 year term, while offering to pay the entire 20 years all up front, or to participate directly in profiting from the power sold to the OPA through partnership joint ventures.

The rooftops are used to employ solar energy parks on, creating electricity that is sold directly into the grid through 20 year govt secured power purchase agreements (PPAs).

As Brent OConnor puts it "Atlantic isnt out to sell anything to the building owners, instead theyre paying them, or if they would rather - partnering with them. Theyre a company who puts their money where their mouth is".

During any technological revolution there comes a point where it must become a completely obvious choice to adopt it, where it makes no sense for the average person to not use it, where it becomes understandable and affordable and when the need for innovators to cajole and convince disappears and we as a society embrace change.

Thanks to innovated companies like AWSL, combined with strong management and strong govt programs, the time for an all out energy revolution is now.

Legislated Change & A Viable Model For Solar Power

Ontarios FIT program seeks to replicate the massive success of Germanys FIT program. That legislation required electric utility companies to purchase renewable energy at set rates (such as solar electricity at about 4 times the market price) over a period of 20 years.

Before 2004, the total number of these systems installed in Germany was a mere 405 megawatts. Germanys age of Solaris resulted in the creation of energy giants like Q-Cells, who are now among the worlds largest makers of photovoltaic solar cells and the country now has the worlds largest market for photovoltaic systems with close to half of the worlds total installations.

The potential for Ontarios own program, and by extension Atlantic Solar as a first partner, to power a similar revolution in the province and eventually across the country is what will make solar power an economically viable part of Canadas future renewable energy mix.

Ontarios New Green Energy Bill FIT program was created to promote the use of Renewable Energy and Atlantic Wind and Solar are now intent on leveraging these tremendous market opportunities the FIT created for rooftop solar systems in Ontario.

It is the companys intentions to replicate this business model in other regions and countries who eventually also implement FIT programs.

Bright Times Ahead

For the kind of paradigm shifting change that we require to transition from fossil fuel dependent society to one based on renewable energy, the everyday energy consumer must be involved in a tactile way: to not just hear about change but to see it working on their own rooftops and to feel its economic feasibility clinking around in their pockets. To have the liquid golden rays of the sun converted into solid gold in their palm.

Energy efficiency need not just be about reduction co2 emissions but can also create real economic gains for everyday people. There will be a moment where green New Deal is created where the energy see saw we have all been on will tip over to the green side for good and the companies who are there first with innovations within innovations and particle solutions already up and running and supported by the government and citizens will indeed become giants.

Atlantic Wind and Solar Inc. is one of those companies, positioned as it is to capitalize on these revolutionary opportunities through the deployment of green forward technologies and components that will accelerate the rate at which the globe weans itself from fossil fuels and onto clean diet of renewable energy sources, and in turn creating a clean and energy-secure future.

Investors small and large will want to grow with this potential green giant.

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