Get insight into cleantech and renewable energy stocks with news and the cleantech and climate change podcast. This blog is part of www.investorideas.com cleantech investor content .
Visit the water stocks directory, one of the most comprehensive water stocks directory online- Publicly traded water companies on global stock exchanges: http://www.investorideas.com/Water-Stocks/Stock_List.asp
September 13, 2018 (Investorideas.com Newswire) A growing shift in priorities has led to the top oil and gas corporations investing in cleantech in unprecedented numbers over the past few years, to the surprise of literally everyone.
What Is cleantech?
Cleantech, sometimes referred to as clean technology or greentech, is an umbrella term encompassing the fields of alternative energy (such as solar and wind power), Alternative materials (materials with the potential to replace petrochemicals), and environmental impact (technological concepts such as carbon capture and home and vehicle efficiency).
In 2015, the number of venture capital stakes, project investments, and acquisitions by oil majors totaled 21. Just one year later, that number more than doubled, jumping to 44, according to Bloomberg New Life Energy Finance.
Integrated Oil Companies, defined by CB Insights as international and state owned companies with operations across the oil and gas value chain, are incentivized for investing in enabling the replacement of hydrocarbon energy to lower operating costs of providing fuel.
Chevron and BP are the current investment leaders in the oil and gas (O&G) industry. CB Insights analyzed data from the investment activity of the largest companies in the O&G value chain.
This move toward renewable energy investment comes as quite a shock, considering that 78% of the United States total carbon emissions currently come from industrial sectors, transportation, and electricity generation. As we know, investments in renewable energy saw a steady increase in the first decade of the new millennium, but tanked following the implosion of Solyndra, in 2011. The PR nightmares they faced after a few widely publicized oil spills led both private and public investors to expel holdings in the oil and gas industry. In effort to reboot their image, interest in cleantech has been rapidly building. Mirroring this increase in investment, we've already seen a large increase in renewable energy jobs, with solar and wind accounting for nearly half of all jobs in the energy sector in 2016.
Though this change has been unexpected, the money being spent on clean energy is still a drop in the bucket when compared to the sums invested in crude oil each year. While oil majors are far from done dealing with their tried-and true cash cow, the effort to explore more planet-friendly sources of energy is a big step in the right direction. How big? Bloomberg New Energy Finance estimated that in 2016, nearly $290 billion was spent on clean energy. Exxon Mobil alone is currently spending $1 billion per year on researching low carbon technologies. One small step for Big Oil, one giant leap for the future of humanity.
Which cleantech Concepts are Getting the Most Funding?
Solar energy leads the herd in terms of projects funded by oil companies. Wind came up second at roughly half the amount of funded projects, with a marked rise in offshore wind investments. Offshore wind investment projects are the riskiest and largest scale in the cleantech field, which makes their potential for profitability soar. The world's first floating wind farm was developed by ASA off the coast of Scotland. Biofuel seems to have peaked when oil prices went sky-high in the years following 2010, and have since tanked after the 2014 oil price crash.
Which Big Oil Companies are Leading Clean Energy Funding?
Total SA is currently dominating when it comes to the number of clean energy acquisitions and joint ventures, due in large part to having purchased a majority stake in SunPower Corp. in 2011 and Saft Group, a battery company, in 2016.
What Types of Projects are Being Funded?
IMAGE SOURCE: GETTY IMAGES.
Producing 200 million gallons of low-carbon ethanol annually, Oil giant BP aims at using renewable liquids to leverage its global fuels infrastructure. Some of its factories in Brazil have been able to power themselves by burning agricultural waste.
DuPont has joined forces with BP, forming a venture called Butamax. They plan to genetically engineer microbes to make butanol, an alcohol that can blend with gasoline, similar to ethanol blends in the US. The total market opportunity in the US hovers around 20 billion gallons.
Exxon Mobil has recently displayed a heavy focus on synthetic biology, aiming at genetically engineering algae on large outdoor farms, with the hope of being able to use industrial CO2 and sunlight to produce renewable crude. This project has the possibility of becoming very large scale. The oil giant is also working with Renewable Energy Group, a biodiesel producer, to genetically engineer microbes that will convert waste biomass into biodiesel.
What's Next for cleantech?
Will the trend of big oil and gas companies investing in cleantech continue, or will regulations under the current administration de-incentivize such investment? Either way, we see this recent trend as a positive development: carbon reduction targets look to be within reach and the future seems a bit greener.
Disclaimer/Disclosure: Investorideas.com is a digital publisher of third party sourced news, articles and equity research as well as creates original content, including video, interviews and articles. Original content created by investorideas is protected by copyright laws other than syndication rights. Our site does not make recommendations for purchases or sale of stocks, services or products. Nothing on our sites should be construed as an offer or solicitation to buy or sell products or securities. All investment involves risk and possible loss of investment. This site is currently compensated for news publication and distribution, social media and marketing, content creation and more. Contact each company directly regarding content and press release questions. Disclosure is posted for each compensated news release, content published /created if required but otherwise the news was not compensated for and was published for the sole interest of our readers and followers. More disclaimer info: https://www.investorideas.com/About/Disclaimer.asp. This article is paid for published third party content and not the content of Investorideas.com.
#Cannabis, #Mining, #Energy,
#Cleantech and #Music #Stocks added to Investor Ideas
Point Roberts, WA, Delta BC – September 7, 2018 –
(Investorideas.com Newswire) Investorideas.com, a global news source and
leading investor resource covering actively traded sectors announces this
week’s additions to its global stock
directories in cannabis, mining, energy, cleantech and music.
Investorideas.com tracks companies in high-profile
trading sectors and makes ongoing additions to its stock directories for its members.Free previews of all
directories are available to the public with full login access only accessible
to members.
The newest cannabis companies are both listed on
Canadian Exchanges (TSX Venture & CSE), as are both new mining companies.
The latest energy and music companies are recent
IPOS on Nasdaq and the latest renewable energy/fuel cell company, BLOOM ENERGY CORP (NYSE:BE) is a recent addition to the NYSE.
New Cannabis Companies:
Gabriella's Kitchen Inc. (CSE: GABY) is a better-for-you foods company which creates
powerfully nutritious foods that contain no additives or preservatives using
unique ingredients in innovative ways. Well-known for its original and
award-winning skinnypasta™, gabbypasta™ and noodi™ brands, GK has added a
fourth brand, alto™, to represent its cannabis- and hemp-infused products –
creating the cannabis sector’s first savory and nutritionally dense THC- and
CBD infused edibles brand. With its existing infrastructure of major
retailers and an extensive broker network, GK is uniquely positioned to service
both mainstream grocery and licensed cannabis retailers throughout both legal
and emerging markets across North America.
SugarBud Craft Growers Corp. (TSX:RRL.V)- formerly
Relentless Resources Ltd - is a Calgary based emerging cannabis and oil and
natural gas company engaged in the development, acquisition and production of
cannabis and natural gas and crude oil reserves in Alberta.
Investorideas.com
cannabis/marijuana and hemp news and investing content now includes our daily potcastsCM ; podcasts featuring cannabis news and stocks to watch plus
insight from thought leaders and experts. Recent
interviews include Montel Williams, The Arcview Group, Electrum Partners and
the CEO of Cronos Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CRON).
Eastern
Zinc Corp. (CSE: EZNC) is a Canadian junior mining and exploration company operating out of
Vancouver, British Columbia. The Company is engaged in the business of
acquiring, exploring and developing natural resource properties with a focus on
zinc, copper and silver mineral properties/projects. The Company currently has
one project: the Grouse Mountain Property in the Omineca Mining District,
British Columbia of 7 mineral claims.
Contact Gold (TSX:C.V) is an exploration company focused
on producing district scale gold discoveries in Nevada. Contact Gold's
extensive land holdings are on the prolific Carlin, Independence and Northern
Nevada Rift gold trends which host numerous gold deposits and mines. Contact
Gold's land position comprises approximately 275 km2 of target rich mineral
tenure hosting numerous known gold occurrences, ranging from early- to
advanced-exploration and resource definition stage.
New Energy Companies
BERRY PETROLEUM CORP (NasdaqGS:BRY) is a publicly-traded California-based independent upstream energy
company engaged primarily in the development and production of onshore
conventional oil reserves located in the western United States.
New Cleantech Companies
BLOOM ENERGY CORP (NYSE:BE) designs,
manufactures, and sells solid-oxide fuel cell systems and its mission is to make clean, reliable, and affordable energy for
everyone in the world. The Company’s product, the Bloom Energy Server, is
capable of delivering highly reliable, uninterrupted, 24x7 constant electric
power that is clean and sustainable. Twenty-five of the Fortune 100 companies
are Bloom Energy’s customers, and some of its largest deployments are at
Equinix, AT&T, The Home Depot, The Wonderful Company, Caltech, Kaiser Permanente,
and Delmarva Power
Cleantech and
Climate Change Podcast - talking to thought leaders and management of publicly
traded companies about today's problems and solutions for the future.
Hear
a recent edition:
Cleantech and Climate Change Podcast - Investorideas.com Talks to Paul
Hessburg, @PaulHessburg Research Landscape Ecologist
about Recent Megafires and Solutions to Manage and Prevent Them
The
Investorideas.com podcasts are syndicated on iTunes,Spotify, Tunein, Stitcher, Spreaker.com,
iHeartRadio and Google Play Music, plus many other sites.
SONOS, INC (NasdaqGS:SONO) is the leading multi-room
wireless smart home sound system. As the inventor of multi-room wireless home
audio, Sonos innovation helps the world listen better by giving people access
to the content they love and allowing them to control it however they choose.
Known for delivering an unparalleled music listening experience, thoughtful
home design aesthetic, simplicity of use and an open platform, Sonos makes the
breadth of sonic content available to anyone. Sonos is headquartered in Santa
Barbara, California.
The directories are not meant as recommendations
but as a research tool to discover opportunities and trading ideas in a
particular sector.
Membership: Investorideas.com stock directories are part of the
membership program on the site, accessed either by login and password or
available in PDF format. The directories include stocks trading on the
TSX, OTC, NASDAQ, NYSE and other recognized global stock exchanges, giving
retail investors a wide variety of stocks to review.
About
Investorideas.com - News that Inspires Big Investing Ideas
Investorideas.com is a
recognized news source publishing third party news and press releases plus we
create original financial content. Learn about investing in stocks and
sector trends from Investorideas.com with our news alerts , articles , podcasts and videos talking
about cannabis, crypto, technology including AI and IoT ,
mining ,sports biotech, water, renewable energy and more . Investorideas.com
original branded content includes the daily Crypto Corner and Podcast, Play by Play sports and stock news column, Investor
Ideas #Potcasts
#Cannabis News and Stocks on the Move podcast and column, Cleantech and
Climate Change Podcast and the Stock Guru daily podcast on Support and
Resistance Trading.
Disclaimer/Disclosure: Investorideas.com is a
digital publisher of third party sourced news, articles and equity research as
well as creates original content, including video, interviews and articles.
Original content created by investorideas is protected by copyright laws other
than syndication rights. Our site does not make recommendations for purchases
or sale of stocks, services or products. Nothing on our sites should be
construed as an offer or solicitation to buy or sell products or securities.
All investment involves risk and possible loss of investment. This site is currently
compensated for news publication and distribution, social media and marketing,
content creation and more. Contact each company directly regarding content and
press release questions. Disclosure is posted for each compensated news
release, content published /created if required but otherwise the news was not
compensated for and was published for the sole interest of our readers and
followers. More disclaimer and disclosure info: http://www.investorideas.com/About/Disclaimer.asp.
Additional info regarding
BC Residents and global Investors: Effective September 15 2008 - all BC
investors should review all OTC and Pink sheet listed companies for adherence
in new disclosure filings and filing appropriate documents with Sedar. Read for
more info: http://www.bcsc.bc.ca/release.aspx?id=6894. Global investors must adhere to
regulations of each country.
