Investing in Renewable Energy Companies
Investing In Renewable Energy Companies
Invest money in the UK renewable energy sector
general | newsThere are an every increasing number of companies listed on the London Stock Exchange relating to
renewable energy. Here are a selection of these companies in no particular order:
D1 Oils (DOO.L)
Developing
jatropha plantations in the developing world and
biodiesel refineries.
Renewable Energy Holdings PLC (REH)
Investors in the worldwide renewable energy market. Projects include
wave power (CETO I and CETO II),
wind power (wind farms in Germany and Poland), and a
landfill gas powered power station in Wales.
Ocean Power Technologies (OPT.L)
Ocean Power Technologies are developing commercial scale
wave power generators. They have been testing their PowerBuoy modular units for 10 years in the ocean. They currently have a 12ft diameter 40kW PowerBuoy, but aim to develop a 42ft diameter 500kW unit by 2010.
Trading Emissions PLC (TRE.L)
Trade
carbon credits obtained from renewable energy projects in the developing world which they hope to sell in Europe after 2008 when the second phase of the EU trading scheme (Kyoto protocol) comes into effect.
Biofuels Corp (BFC.L)
Biofuels Corp are
Biodiesel refiners. Their first biofuel processing plant, Teeside I, was opened in the summer of 2006 by the Prime Minister Tony Blair. It has an output of 284 million litres per year. They plan to open further plants and remain one of Europe's leading biodiesel producers.
Clipper Windpower PLC (CWP.L)
Manufacturer of the 2.5MW
Liberty wind turbine generator and developer of
wind power project in the Americas and Europe.
ITM Power PLC (ITM.L)
Develop
hydrogen fuel cells with the hydrogen generated from renewable sources such as
solar and wind power.
Ceramic Fuel Cells (CFU.L)
Ceramic fuel cells is an Australian company (listed on London market) have developed a solid oxide
fuel cell generator with an efficiency of 50% which uses natural gas as fuel.
Econergy International PLC (ECG)
Econergy have a diverse portfolio of
alternative energy assets in Latin America and the Caribbean specialising in carbon credit generation. Projects include wind,
hydro,
geothermal, solar, and waste heat recovery.
Rurelec (RUR.L)
Rurelec are building energy generation projects in Latin America, particularly focussed on generation in rural areas and the electrification of areas currently off the grid system.
See also:
Renewable Power and Light (RPL.L)
KSK Power Ventur (KSK)
Renova Energy (RVA.L)
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