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Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Water Stocks Alert: Cadiz (NASDAQ:CDZI) Trades up on News of Retaining Investment Banking Firm to Lead Water Project Construction Financing

New York, NY - February 28, 2012 - Investorideas.com, a leader in sector research including water stocks issues a news alert for water stock, Cadiz Inc. (NASDAQ:CDZI). The stock is trading up at 10.69 0.25 (2.39%), with a day's high of $10.96.
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Cadiz Inc. (NASDAQ:CDZI) announced today that Hannon Armstrong Securities, LLC ("Hannon Armstrong"), an investment bank specializing in the financing of essential infrastructure assets in the United States, including next generation water, energy and telecommunication projects, will lead the Company through the construction financing process for the Cadiz Valley Water Conservation, Recovery and Storage Project (the "Water Project"). The Water Project would provide a new, reliable water supply to Southern California residents by capturing and conserving groundwater currently being lost to evaporation from the aquifer system beneath the Company's 34,000-acre property in California's Mojave Desert.

For over three decades, Hannon Armstrong has been providing and arranging capital for companies and governmental entities seeking innovative, low-cost capital structures for new infrastructure assets. Hannon Armstrong has particular expertise in structuring and placing long term infrastructure project finance, including projects involving multiple governmental agencies. Last year Hannon Armstrong's $400 million Hudson Ranch 1 geothermal power project located in Imperial County, CA received the Project Finance Deal of the Year award from EuroMoney magazine.

The Water Project facilities include an expanded wellfield on the Company's property and a 43-mile underground water conveyance pipeline that would deliver conserved water to the Colorado River Aqueduct, one of Southern California's primary water distribution facilities. Capital costs for construction of the Water Project facilities are estimated at approximately $225 million and Hannon Armstrong expects that these facilities can be privately financed with lower-cost senior debt supporting a lower cost of water.

"Given the Water Project's sound fundamentals and Cadiz's strong asset position, opportunities exist to develop a comprehensive finance solution that will fund the capital requirements on terms customary for public water purveyors," said Jeffrey Eckel, President and CEO of Hannon Armstrong. "The finance solution will be an attractive investment opportunity for long-term investors, such as insurance companies and pension funds, seeking steady fixed-income returns."

Over the last 3 years, the Company has invested more than $15 million in development activities critical to designing a Project that once permitted will avoid environmental harm. The Company has sufficient cash on hand to continue to fund development activities throughout the entitlement phase. The Project is currently undergoing an environmental review pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"). A Draft Environmental Impact Report ("EIR") for the Water Project was issued in December 2011 by the Santa Margarita Water District, the Lead Agency for the CEQA review. A public comment period is open until March 14, 2012 and a Final EIR is expected to be issued once all comments have been considered and analyzed.

The Water Project is expected to provide numerous benefits for local communities throughout Southern California, including improvement of local water supply reliability, reduced demand for imported water from Northern California and certain economic improvements. According to a study published by Inland Empire economist Dr. John Husing in May 2011, the Water Project will support over 5,900 jobs, generate more than $878 million in economic activity in the Inland Empire, and infuse millions of dollars in tax revenue to local governments, including $5.4 million per year for San Bernardino County and approximately $613,000 per year for the Needles Unified School District.

About Hannon Armstrong

Hannon Armstrong Securities, LLC is a registered broker dealer and member of FINRA and SIPC that specializes in financing infrastructure assets by arranging capital for companies and governments that are solving the critical infrastructure issues of today. With a head office in Annapolis, MD and a branch office in California, Hannon Armstrong serves a national client base of primarily Fortune 100 companies. Hannon Armstrong has an experienced team of finance professionals committed to creating, funding and managing sound transactions that make a positive contribution to the nation's economic and environmental health. For more information about Hannon Armstrong, visit www.hannonarmstrongsecurities.com.

About Cadiz (NASDAQ:CDZI)

Founded in 1983, Cadiz Inc. is a publicly-held renewable resources company that owns 70 square miles of property with significant water resources and clean energy potential in eastern San Bernardino County, California. The Company is engaged in a combination of water supply and storage, organic farming and solar energy projects, including the Cadiz Valley Water Conservation, Recovery and Storage Project. In 2009 Cadiz adopted a wide-ranging “Green Compact” to implement environmental conservation and sustainable management practices at its properties. For more information about Cadiz, visit www.cadizinc.com.

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Tuesday, February 21, 2012

UK Call to become a Leader in Wave and Tidal Power Moves Ocean Power Technologies (NASDAQ:OPTT) Stock Up

New York, New York - February 21, 2012 - (Investorideas.com renewable energy/green newswire) Investorideas.com, a leader in renewable energy stock research, releases a trading alert for wave technology stock Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:OPTT).
The stock is currently trading at 3.5708 0.3908(12.29%) with a high of $3.90 following a report from the UK entitled, Energy and Climate Change - Eleventh Report -The Future of Marine Renewables in the UK . The report, published by the House of Commons pushes for the UK to become a global leader in marine renewables.
According to the UK Parliament site, "The UK could become a leading exporter of wave and tidal power equipment and expertise if the Government adopts a more visionary approach to developing marine renewables, according to a new report by the Energy and Climate Change Select Committee."
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Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. is a pioneer in wave-energy technology that harnesses ocean wave resources to generate reliable and clean and environmentally-beneficial electricity. OPT has a strong track record in the advancement of wave energy and participates in an estimated $150 billion annual power generation equipment market. OPT’s proprietary PowerBuoy® system is based on modular, ocean-going buoys that capture and convert predictable wave energy into clean electricity. The Company is widely recognized as a leading developer of on-grid and autonomous wave-energy generation systems, benefiting from 15 years of in-ocean experience. OPT is headquartered in Pennington, New Jersey, USA with an office in Warwick, UK. More information can be found at www.oceanpowertechnologies.com.
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