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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...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...A dual listing in London for less than £85,000? Yes, less than £85,000 and that includes lawyers’ and accountants’ fees as well as the charges made by a broker and by PLUS Markets Group. PLUS is a Recognised Investment Exchange,
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...Without raising the arguments about the existence and causes of global warming, perhaps we can all agree that it would be sensible to find ‘power alternatives’ which do not involve burning increasingly scarce fossil fuels and
Full story...“The world is structurally short energy. The evidence is everywhere.” So says the latest research from Southern Cross Equities, Australia’s largest independent stockbroker and emerging investment advisory firm. The principal
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
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Successful Operation of World’s First Commercial Full Scale HTS Induction Heater
Finavera Renewables Provides Mid-year Update on 2008 Activities
Finavera Renewables enters into discussions for the financing of 300 megawatts of wind projects in British Columbia, Canada
