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Have we reached the bottom for cleantech on AIM?

First published in the Quoted Cleantech newsletter, July 2011. Copyright Cleantech Investor 2011

by Andrew Hore

At the beginning of May Sigma Capital decided to stop compiling its AIM Cleantech Index because the number of companies had dwindled and many of the original constituents were no longer quoted. Although there has been a dearth of new cleantech companies coming to AIM in recent years, there are signs that activity levels are picking up with more cleantech businesses either joining AIM or announcing their intention to float.

AIM cleantech shares disappointed in 2010

First published in the Quoted Cleantech newsletter, January 2011. Copyright Cleantech Investor 2011

Cleantech did not keep pace with the overall performance of the Alternative Investment Market in 2010, with the result that the sector remained flat during the year. This was the second year running that cleantech has underperformed AIM.

AIM biofuels to benefit from ”optimistic industry”?

First published in Quoted Cleantech, December 2010

Biofuels and biofuel feedstock companies have, at best, a mixed record on London’s Alternative Investment Market, but the sector has been one of the better performers in the Sigma AIM Cleantech index. Over the past year it has risen by around one-fifth – although this rise can be partly attributed to the extent to which these companies had fallen previously.

AIM: launch pad for India’s growth energy stocks

First published in Quoted Cleantech, October 2010

by Andrew Hore

India is one of the fastest-growing economies in the world - and that means demand for electricity is also growing rapidly. The country has experienced power shortages for some time and an enormous amount of investment is required to develop new generating capacity.

Since 70% of its oil and gas is imported, India is keen to find more secure ways of generating power. The Indian Government has set a target for 20% of electricity to be produced from renewable sources by 2020.

Clean Transport's torrid time on AIM

First published in Quoted Cleantech, September 2010. Copyright Cleantech Investor Ltd. 2010

by Andrew Hore

Transport has always been a high profile part of the cleantech sector, but it has been one of the poorer performing sub-sectors on London’s Alternative Investment Market, particularly during the past year.

Transport as a sub-sector has achieved the worst results on Sigma Capital’s Cleantech index of companies on AIM, having lost one-third of its value over the last twelve months. Four of the ten worst-performing cleantech shares in the index are transport-related – and there are only five companies in the transport sub-sector!

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