Green investment is still in its budding stage

Alternative or “green” energy such as biofuels, wind power, solar energy and hydro-electric power are expected to enable a shift away from the current global carbon-based economy. On the strength of this expectation, investors hope that buying into the right new technology company now could reap massive rewards in the future.

There are a number of options available which will allow you to invest your money and feel that you may have a hand in the future care of the planet. But whether the rewards are as profitable as they are philanthropic is less certain.
The recent increase of interest in clean energy has been driven more by rising unease with traditional energy than a consequence of the sector itself making a significant technological breakthrough. A lot of the companies are small cap stocks which don’t make money and whose share prices have appreciated as a result of high energy prices.

Financial Times