Lawrence Roulston: Challenges and Enormous Opportunities in Alternative Energy

The Energy Report caught up with newsletter writer and analyst Lawrence Roulston, who recently launched the GreenTech Opportunities newsletter. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Roulston gives us his thoughts on developments that are happening in the alternative energy field, and ideas for profiting in a changing world.

TER: Peak oil/peak natural gas is fueling the demand for investment in alternatives fuels due to the assumption that as we reach the peak, the prices for these fuels will increase, making energy unaffordable. If the peak for oil/gas is not a reality for another 50 years, will there be enough return for investments in alternatives?

LR: Peak oil is here in the very near future. Many of the big oil producing regions have already passed peaks. Don