“Investing Green for a Smart Future”

GreenWire – Issue 5 – July 2011

Letter from Bob de Wit, CEO of GreenAngel Energy

The summer hasn’t slowed us down here in the GreenAngel offices as new developments with our investee companies keep the momentum moving and the anticipation alive. Jay Giraud at REV is energizing things with his plans to revolutionize the smart grid with vehicles, while Paradigm reaches another milestone with the approval of their Lulu Island project.

As we continue to find innovative ways to reach new investors and update current ones we are planning a webinar in the coming months to showcase our fund to cleantech advisors both in and outside of BC. We hope that this online, interactive session will help provide information to get more interest. Our current investors know we have a great product, it’s just a matter of spreading our message to the right influencers. Stay tuned for details if you would like to participate.

For one of our recent blog posts, “Why Women Invest in Cleantech”, Adrienne our Corporate Development Intern conducted primary research via a popular parenting site to get at the root of what it is about cleantech investing that is attractive to women and families. Some of the highlights that came out of this research are that virtually all respondents consider the line of business and industry which their investment is in. In an open ended question about the topic these respondents shared their concerns for the environment and desires for their investment to help mitigate their concerns.

Be sure to keep your eye on 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, 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

You’ll notice this week on the newsletter we have a 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 our selected blog posts.

Featured Blog Posts for July of 2011

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.

Why Women are Investing Green

Our recent shareholder records show that a significant portion of our new retail investors are women (or at least have female names!) which has led us to wonder what it is about cleantech investment that is driving this increased interest among women. After doing some primary research we realized there are an infinite number of reasons why GAE is an attractive investment vehicle for female or any savvy, future-orientated investors. We would love to hear your thoughts on the subject and have you provide us with your own hypothesis as to why we’ve observed a spike in female investors in the recent months.

Metro Vancouver Moving Ahead with MicroSludge

As Metro Vancouver continues its commitment to ongoing betterment of its wastewater treatment process, companies like Paradigm Environmental Technologies are starting to become more and more integral to this commitment. Paradigm’s MicroSludge technology provides ways to help Metro Vancouver achieve their goals and they have recognized this in recent decisions. With just about every major municipality having wastewater treatment facilities that use digesters, MicroSludge is well positioned to capitalize on any municipality’s desires to create new revenue and reduce costs.

Kachan’s Korner – Why you need to pay attention to bio natural gas

Read as Dallas Kachan walks you through the current state of bio natural gas and why you need to be in the know. This article is especially well timed with Paradigm’s MicroSludge product experiencing recent success with Metro Vancouver. This contract highlights the progression of technologies that are finding innovative ways of extracting natural gases. Dallas contends that bio natural gas could possibly be the most cost effective of the renewable resources, preparing to take on solar and wind.