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"The CoaLogix subsidiary announced in March that in the first two months of 2008 it had secured new contracts from major U.S. utilities potentially representing more than twice its entire 2007 sales."   
   
   
Approximate Financial Snapshot as of 5/1/08
Shares Outstanding 13.9M
52 Wk Hi/Lo 6.10/

3.55

Market Cap $65.9M
Recent Price $4.74

 

 

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Acorn Energy (ACFN)

Website: www.acornfactor.com

Making the World a Better Place


Overview

Acorn Energy (Nasdaq: ACFN) is a holding company focused on improving the efficiency of the energy grid and reducing the environmental impact of the energy sector. Acorn Energy's operating companies leverage advanced technologies to transform the existing energy infrastructure. Acorn's strategy is to take primarily controlling positions in companies led by great entrepreneurs and add value by supporting those companies with marketing, strategy and business development. 

Acorn Energy is a global company with equity interests in three  listed companies: 1,762,391 shares (8.6%) of Comverge (listed on the Nasdaq Global Market), 407,000 shares (31.4%) of Paketeria AG (listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange), and 15,714,285 shares (22.4%) of GridSense (listed on the TSX Venture Exchange). Acorn also has controlling or significant interests in three private companies: CoaLogix, (100%); DSIT (72%); and Local Power (10%).


ACFN Investor Highlights

  • The Company recently created CoaLogix, Acorn's new platform for participating in the burgeoning market for clean coal solutions and acquired SCR-Tech, a leader in catalyst cleaning and regeneration for coal and other fossil fueled plants in November, 2007.
  • Acorn Energy completed its acquisition of a significant minority interest in GridSense in January 2008, providing the Company a strong foothold in Asia and the emerging field of remote monitoring and control systems for electrical utilities.
  • In January 2008, the Company completed the redemption of its outstanding convertible debentures and as a result has virtually no debt.
  • In February 2008,  the ACFN's DSIT subsidiary, a leader in the field of threat detection for underwater energy infrastructure, announced $1.4 million in new contracts involving the integration of subsystems developed by DSIT into systems built by customers and opportunities to expand the projects in the future.
  • The CoaLogix subsidiary announced in March that in the first two months of 2008 it had secured new contracts from major U.S. utilities potentially representing more than twice its entire 2007 sales.
  • Signed a letter of intent in March 2008 to acquire Software Innovation, the developer of Coreworx(TM), a world-leading software tool for collaboration for energy and other infrastructure for capital projects.
  • Recently announced that its DSIT subsidiary has been awarded new development and production projects at a total value of approximately US $900,000. 
  • ACFN has virtually no debt and approximately $13.6 million in unrestricted cash.
  • Acorn Energy now owns significant interests in three listed companies: 1,762,391 shares (8.6%) of Comverge (listed on the Nasdaq Global Market), 407,000 shares (31.4%) of Paketeria AG (listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange); and 15,714,285 shares (22.4%) of Gridsense (listed on the TSX Venture Exchange). Acorn also has controlling or significant interests in three private companies: CoaLogix, (100%); dsIT (72%); and Local Power (10%).

Recent News and Press Releases

Acorn Energy Inc. CEO and CoaLogix CEO to Present at Merriman Curhan Ford & Co. 4th Annual CleanTech Conference

Acorn Energy, Inc. Subsidiary, DSIT Announces Award of New Project in Telemetry

Acorn Energy Equity Affiliate Paketeria AG Announces Stop-in-Shop Program with Volksbank Hannover

ACORN ENERGY, INC. Announces Year End Results and Highlights

Acorn Energy Subsidiary DSIT Announces the Award of New Projects

Acorn Energy Announces Plan to Acquire Software Innovation, Developer of Coreworx(TM)

Acorn Energy and CoaLogix Subsidiary Announce Record Contract Awards

Acorn Energy Provides Update on Its Capital Structure

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Subsidiaries

Comverge provides solutions that improve efficiency of the electric grid through Demand Response. With over 500 U.S. utility clients and 4.5 million devices installed, Comverge's "smart megawatts" technology is widespread and in use across the nation. 

Paketeria AG is a German super services provider.

GridSense is an industry leader that provides remote monitoring and control systems to electric utilities and industrial facilities worldwide. These solutions which include outage management, power quality monitoring, trouble shooting, capacity planning and demand response, provide network operators with the intelligence to improve efficiencies of grid operations.

CoaLogix and its subsidiary, SCR-Tech LLC, are the leading providers of catalyst regeneration technologies and services to reduce noxious emissions by fossil-fuel power plants.

DSIT offers software consulting and development services that focus on naval solutions, including Diver Detection Sonar(DDS) system that protects critical marine and coastal infrastructures from threat of terror attacks; Harbor Surveillance System, which incorporates DDS sensors with above-water surveillance sensors to create above and below water security system; Mobile Acoustic Range that measures radiated noise of submarines and surface vessels; Generic Sonar Simulator for training of anti-submarine warfare, submarine, and mine detection sonar operators; and Underwater Acoustic Signal Analysis system, which processes and analyzes acoustic signals radiated by various sources and received by naval sonar systems.

Local Power is a creator of Community Choice Aggregation, a revolution in renewable power and retail markets for electricity. Local Power's services enable a community to adopt a new green energy infrastructure, diversify their electric power away from fossil fuels and nuclear power.


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Contacts

Acorn Energy

4 West Rockland Road 1st Floor
PO Box 9
Montchanin, DE 19710
Phone: 302-656-1708
Fax: 302-994-3086

cmiller@acornenergyinc.com


SEC Filings

ACFN filings with the SEC can be found here. All Fillings are current and the Company is fully reporting.


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