Investing in Alternative Energy

I’m very pleased that I can now refer such folks to “Identifying the Opportunities in Alternative Energy” (download – PDF), just published by Wells Fargo Private Client Services. It’s intended for the relatively well-heeled, but it’s actually a pretty good primer on alternative energy resources (hydro, wind, solar, hydrogen, biomass, and — yes — nuclear), along with an analysis of their respective advantages, disadvantages, and outlooks.

If you are interested in allocating some of your assets to alternative energy, you have a number of options spread across three tiers of opportunity. First, you may want to consider large established companies that are operating in established growth markets, such as nuclear, hydroelectric and wind energy. Second, there are small (and some large) publicly listed companies in developing energy technologies such as biomass, solar and fuel cells. The third tier is privately held, non-listed companies developing experimental technologies such as nanotechnology-based solar panels.

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