Comments on: Blue Investing – Is It Safe To Go Back Into Water? http://ecopreneurist.com/2008/11/01/blue-investing-is-it-safe-to-go-back-into-water/ Green & Sustainable Business Ventures: For Entrepreneurs & Investors Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:59:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Paul http://ecopreneurist.com/2008/11/01/blue-investing-is-it-safe-to-go-back-into-water/comment-page-1/#comment-17615 Paul Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:58:30 +0000 http://ecopreneurist.com/?p=837#comment-17615 yep, to date there has been. I think this is starting to change ... I just wrote about this in new post: A Perfect Storm for Water. There may be a shortage of funding for big projects, but there is more focus now on dealing with water at a local scale and on technologies which can do this. yep, to date there has been. I think this is starting to change … I just wrote about this in new post: A Perfect Storm for Water.
There may be a shortage of funding for big projects, but there is more focus now on dealing with water at a local scale and on technologies which can do this.

]]> By: Rubii Financial http://ecopreneurist.com/2008/11/01/blue-investing-is-it-safe-to-go-back-into-water/comment-page-1/#comment-14955 Rubii Financial Tue, 17 Feb 2009 16:33:39 +0000 http://ecopreneurist.com/?p=837#comment-14955 Excellent article. In the UK however it seems there is a shortage of investment funds in this area, despite the focus on 'big idea' projects like the Severn Barrage. Excellent article. In the UK however it seems there is a shortage of investment funds in this area, despite the focus on ‘big idea’ projects like the Severn Barrage.

]]> By: Paul O'Callaghan http://ecopreneurist.com/2008/11/01/blue-investing-is-it-safe-to-go-back-into-water/comment-page-1/#comment-9897 Paul O'Callaghan Tue, 04 Nov 2008 03:51:14 +0000 http://ecopreneurist.com/?p=837#comment-9897 Jan, can you provide any more details about that talk on Nov 5th??? I had a look on Eco Investment Club and didnt see anything there. Thanks! Jan, can you provide any more details about that talk on Nov 5th??? I had a look on Eco Investment Club and didnt see anything there. Thanks!

]]> By: Paul O'Callaghan http://ecopreneurist.com/2008/11/01/blue-investing-is-it-safe-to-go-back-into-water/comment-page-1/#comment-9894 Paul O'Callaghan Mon, 03 Nov 2008 23:35:16 +0000 http://ecopreneurist.com/?p=837#comment-9894 Hi Jan, Thanks for the link to that article. Excellent reading, I would agree with everything you said there. Paul Hi Jan,
Thanks for the link to that article. Excellent reading, I would agree with everything you said there.
Paul

]]> By: EcoConnoisseur http://ecopreneurist.com/2008/11/01/blue-investing-is-it-safe-to-go-back-into-water/comment-page-1/#comment-9847 EcoConnoisseur Sun, 02 Nov 2008 07:46:44 +0000 http://ecopreneurist.com/?p=837#comment-9847 Sustainable investment Guru, Jan Schalkwijk, commented in his popular article titled "Harnessing The Power of Water" - http://www.ecoinvestmentclub.com/content/view/67/37/ Essentially, there are three sources of energy in the ocean: wave, tidal, and thermal. Wave energy applications harness kinetic wave energy to spin a turbine, which in turn drives a generator. Tidal energy is captured by building dammed reservoirs that take in water during high tide and let it out during low tide in a manner similar to a hydroelectric power plant. Finally, ocean thermal energy is created by the temperature differences in the ocean. Essentially, the concept is to build a heat engine that allows the flow of heat from the ocean’s surface (which is warmer), to lower depths (which are colder). The engine would convert some of that heat energy to work energy, much like an internal combustion engine. That’s as scientific as I feel comfortable getting, so let’s discuss the market place for ocean energy. In effect, the market is still nascent. There are only a handful of investable companies. One is Finavera, a Canadian renewable energy company with wave and wind assets. Its wave power product is called the AquaBuOY. The company has developmental wave energy projects in Hawaii, Oregon, Canada, Portugal, and South Africa. Finavera has not yet made any money and is down over 55% year-to-date. Ocean Power Technologies (OPT), another company involved in wave energy, has only had marginally better performance, with a year-to-date showing of -34%. For the nine months ended January 31, 2008, OPT reported revenues of $3.7 million compared to $1.5 million in the same period last year, Though this is a 142% increase, its net loss has also increased over the same time period by 51% to $8.3 million. There are several other small players in the market. Perhaps the safest way to get involved would be through a larger renewable energy company with ocean energy assets. On the whole, however, it may be a safer bet to wait for this market to mature a little more before riding this wave. Jan will also be speaking on Nov 5th for the special emergency panel discussion titled, "What's Next For The Green Economy??"... visit the Eco Investment Club to learn more... Sustainable investment Guru, Jan Schalkwijk, commented in his popular article titled “Harnessing The Power of Water” -
http://www.ecoinvestmentclub.com/content/view/67/37/

Essentially, there are three sources of energy in the ocean: wave, tidal, and thermal. Wave energy applications harness kinetic wave energy to spin a turbine, which in turn drives a generator. Tidal energy is captured by building dammed reservoirs that take in water during high tide and let it out during low tide in a manner similar to a hydroelectric power plant. Finally, ocean thermal energy is created by the temperature differences in the ocean. Essentially, the concept is to build a heat engine that allows the flow of heat from the ocean’s surface (which is warmer), to lower depths (which are colder). The engine would convert some of that heat energy to work energy, much like an internal combustion engine.

That’s as scientific as I feel comfortable getting, so let’s discuss the market place for ocean energy. In effect, the market is still nascent. There are only a handful of investable companies. One is Finavera, a Canadian renewable energy company with wave and wind assets. Its wave power product is called the AquaBuOY. The company has developmental wave energy projects in Hawaii, Oregon, Canada, Portugal, and South Africa. Finavera has not yet made any money and is down over 55% year-to-date. Ocean Power Technologies (OPT), another company involved in wave energy, has only had marginally better performance, with a year-to-date showing of -34%. For the nine months ended January 31, 2008, OPT reported revenues of $3.7 million compared to $1.5 million in the same period last year, Though this is a 142% increase, its net loss has also increased over the same time period by 51% to $8.3 million. There are several other small players in the market. Perhaps the safest way to get involved would be through a larger renewable energy company with ocean energy assets. On the whole, however, it may be a safer bet to wait for this market to mature a little more before riding this wave.

Jan will also be speaking on Nov 5th for the special emergency panel discussion titled, “What’s Next For The Green Economy??”… visit the Eco Investment Club to learn more…

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