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Biofuels production is a difficult business and AIM-investors are familiar with the problems encountered by Biofuels Corporation and D1 Oils. When profit-making China Biodiesel floated on Aim in 2006 its business model seemed a
Full story...Impax Asset Management specialises in environmental investing. It’s been making money in the sector for 14 years – much longer than the majority of fund managers that have recently jumped on the climate change bandwagon.
Full story...The clash of ideologies between biofuels and food continues to be a major issue in Europe, with the French proposing new measures to try to ensure that the Union’s push for biofuel use doesn’t cause major food price increases.
Full story...It’s a struggle to find many good news stories in the smaller companies world at the moment, what with recession looming in the UK and the US and everyone struggling against the bite of the credit crunch. But there are still some
Full story...Last September Irish-based Finavera deployed its AquaBuOY 2 wave converter off the coast of Newport, Oregon in the US. Initial testing was positive and the device performed well, but on 27th October the buoy took on water and
Full story...In February, Aim-listed Novera Energy, which has a portfolio of land fill gas, wind power and waste-to-energy assets, was approached by 3i Infrastructure Limited and Infinis Acquisitions Ltd. The approach caused a 50 per cent
Full story...Canadian mining company Uranium One looks in a strong position to benefit from Kazakhstan’s aim to emerge as a major uranium power over the next 20 years with leverage to all facets of the industry. State-owned Kazatomprom
Full story...Commodity markets were buffeted by the soaring oil price as it reached for US$150. There was also a flood of fund money into commodity markets, as fund managers sought out ways of hedging against inflation. In addition, extensive
Full story...BlackRock’s New Energy investment trust has fallen in price by almost 10 per cent in the past two weeks. The portfolio, which is focused on the alternative power sector, remains vulnerable to any correction in the oil price,
Full story...Aim-listed Helius Energy received a welcome boost in June when it secured planning consent for its flagship 65MW biomass plant in Stallingborough in north-east England. Helius was founded in 2005 to install and operate
Full story...For several years now oil majors such as Shell and BP have paid lip service to alternative energy through subsidiaries that invested in green technologies. But the minor exploration and production companies have steered clear,
Full story...As world trade in alternative energy rises, shipping companies are questioning if there is sufficient capacity to meet demand. An extra 400 vessels will need to be built to meet demand over the next 20 years, according to
Full story...Aim-traded Clean Energy Brazil owns sugar and ethanol assets in Brazil. It was founded as a closed-end investment company in 2006. Since then it has invested US$214 million in sugar assets in Brazil. In April it announced its new
Full story...A row is brewing in the US over the extent to which biofuels have contributed to rising grain prices. The Inspector General at the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has been asked to investigate conflicting numbers presented by
Full story...Last December, shortly after being sworn in, Kevin Rudd, Australia’s new Prime Minister signed the Kyoto Protocol. This must have been music to the ears of Australian renewable energy companies which had up to that point
Full story...Earlier this month hybrid engine developer Traction Technology quietly bade farewell to any ambitions it had of remaining a listed company. Traction’s been stymied by a combination of delays in its prime development project and a
Full story...American presidential hopeful John McCain is urging the construction of 45 new nuclear power stations in his home country, to combat rising oil costs and to help the US become more self sufficient. But one wonders how happy he is
Full story...What is it about Nighthawk Energy that has made it such a phenomenal success? It’s an easy question to ask, given that Nighthawk’s shares have more than doubled in value over the past twelve months. Indeed if you measure from the
Full story...Just one piece of good news came for the grain and vegetable oil complex last week – it seems that Argentina’s farmers are about to end the strike which for three months has been blocking both domestic and international trade in
Full story...The stock market may be being put off by the US$3.2 billion development bill hanging over Altona Resources’ coal-to-liquids Arckaringa project in Australia, but a crude calculation based on today’s oil price of US$140 per barrel
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