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GreenWire – Issue 6 – September 2011

Letter from Bob de Wit, CEO of GreenAngel Energy

The buying season is upon us as families begin to get back into the work / school routines, and investors start spending more time focusing on the markets. Research done throughout the summer indicates that a larger proportion of investors will be looking at buying shares in socially and environmentally responsible organizations. This idea is backed up by our feature article this month where we interview Timothy Nash of “Strategic Sustainable Investments”..

One of our major foci in the GreenAngel offices for the summer was to create a green energy resource centre. This resource centre has been finalized and is focused around the content published by Tom Rand, one of North America’s foremost speakers and advocates of clean technology and energy. We will send out a separate email next week to unveil and help you navigate the new section of our website – stay tuned!

A popular topic on blogs and investment websites lately has been the debate over how important government regulation is with regard to Cleantech innovation. We weighed in with an article this month discussion the role of the Canadian government on climate-change initiatives and carbon tax. The article aroused some follow up in the comment section, so be sure to read that as well. Specifically, we addressed to what extent the GreenAngel investees rely on government for the success of their products and services in the market.

Keep watching the website and the GreenAngel blog between newsletters to get fresh news on our investees’ activity, along with recent Cleantech Industry trends. If you have a blog topic you want us to cover, a suggestions for the website or resource centre, or something you’d like more info on, please don’t hesitate to email us at info@greenangelenergy.ca or contact us via our social media channels.

Sincerely,
Bob de Wit

New to The GreenWire – Kachan’s Korner

Don’t miss the second addition of our new feature called Kachan’s Korner, bringing you our favorite recent blog post from Dallas Kachan. Dallas is former managing director and executive editor of the Cleantech Group, credited with coining the term “cleantech”. He is author of 400+ cleantech articles and reports, a regular speaker at events worldwide and is cited widely as a cleantech market dynamics and technology expert. We are big fans of Dallas and appreciate all that he does for the industry. We hope you enjoy this week’s selected blog post.

Featured Blog Posts for September of 2011

Timothy Nash – Sustainable Investment Expert Talks “GAE”

Timothy Nash, President of Strategic Sustainable Investments talks about the direction of sustainable investing and the importance of shifting investment dollars into renewable resources. We discuss the concept of “Backcasting” versus forecasting and how GreenAngel Energy (GAE) compares to other investment options available.

The Role of Government for Cleantech Innovation

The role of government in driving climate change initiatives is a hot topic in mainstream media today. While some applaud the government for taking control of the issue, others have felt that initiatives like BC’s carbon tax are mere drops in the bucket and are not having any actual impact. What is not up for contention however is the role that government regulations play in the advancement of clean technologies that are helping provide climate change solutions and allowing Canada to move beyond carbon trading.

Is Cleantech Moving Too Quickly to Create Real Shared Value?

In their June 27 debate on the Business News Network, Tom Rand and Bjorn Lomborg went head to head on the controversial debate on whether we are rushing to market clean technologies helping to combat global warming. In summary Rand feels we need to make it easier for innovators to have access to cheap capital in order to drive clean technologies. Lomborg believes we need to slow down and identify the technologies that have real promise, focusing on R&D over mass adoption.

Kachan’s Korner – What Cleantech Should Know About Chasm Crossing

As a long time technology and Cleantech expert, Dallas discusses the barrier between selling to early adopters and the majority of technology buyers. For Cleantech companies out there such a the six GreenAngel investees, getting beyond the visionaries and accessing the mass market of end consumers can be a challenge. This discussion might be left alone if you’re still just learning about Cleantech, however if you’re a veteran, definitely check it out, you’ll be very interested to hear what Dallas has to say.