"Ultracapacitors are lighter and more powerful than batteries, 10 times more powerful by size as well as 10 times lighter," notes Brendan Coffey.

The editor of Cabot Green Investor explains, "Within this market, Maxwell Technologies (MXWL) is a San Diego-based company whose patent-protected ultracapacitors are denser -- and therefore able to hold more energy -- than those of its competitors.

"In a simplified comparison of how powerful and quick Maxwell's ultracaps are, a lead acid battery takes 10 hours to fully charge. A lithium ion battery will charge in about an hour.

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"Zero emissions is the holy grail of green technology as the world looks to grapple with the converging pressures of tight fossil fuel supplies, air quality issues and global warming," says Brendan Coffey.

The editor of Cabot Green Investor explains, "I see the push for zero emissions reviving a technology once largely written off: nuclear power. In light of this, my top pick for 2011 is Uranium Resources (URRE).

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"Cameco (CCJ) is a Canadian miner and the second largest producer of uranium in the world," says Brendan Coffey.

The editor of the Cabot Green Investor explains, "However, the company is more than just a uranium miner. It also operates further up the nuclear supply chain, and has a goal of continuing to expand its related services.

"The company delivered 16% of world demand in 2009 and is aiming to double production by 2018. It has 'proven and probable' uranium reserves of 480 million pounds, enough to meet nearly three years of current global demand.

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"In my view, Corning (GLW) shares are exceptionally cheap at a mere nine times current year and 2011 earnings," says environmentally-aware investing expert Brendan Coffey.

The editor of Cabot Green Investor explains, "Primarily, we're excited by the emergence of a technology invented in 1962 that languished without an appropriate market for 45 years until 2007: Gorilla glass.

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Brendan Coffey is the editor of The Cabot Green Investor, a newsletter focused on companies involved in various aspects of the broad environmental technologies sector.

For his top pick for 2010, he looks to SmartHeat (HEAT), a maker of plate-heat exchange systems and heat meters.

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"A smart grid is one of the holy grails of 'green' technology, enabling utilities to deliver resources when and where they're needed and reduce resources when they're not," says Brendan Coffey.

In The Cabot Green Investor, he explains, "There are larger companies in the smart metering arena, but Echelon (NASDAQ: ELON) has posted some significant wins in the marketplace recently and appears primed to generate more."

"Right now, grids are set up to provide as much power as needed at peak times, all the time. Studies show that when customers are part of a smart grid, and have more information to reduce energy usage, demand is slashed by up to 50%, particularly in areas where rates are discounted depending on the time of day.

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Brendan Coffey is a specialist on "green" investing; in his The Cabot Green Investor, he looks to alternative energy firm American Superconductor (NASDAQ: AMSC).

Here's his review of the company, which is a player both in wind power and energy efficient wiring that can play a role in improved power grid systems.

"Long an R&D company, focusing on highly conductive wiring, American Superconductor made a game-changing purchase of an Austrian wind company, Windtec, in early 2007.

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