Best Ways to Invest in Green Products and Ideas
The easiest way to invest in the green industry without a lot of research is to use green ETFs. ETFs are exchange traded funds which have focused investment strategies.
Green ETFs include:
- PowerShares Water Resources (PHO): Tracks the Palisades Water Index which invests in companies focusing on potable water, water treatment, and the technology and services directly related to water consumption.
- PowerShares WilderHill Clean Energy (PBW): Tracks the WilderHill Clean Energy Index investing in companies that are engaged in cleaner energy and conservation.
- Powershares Global Clean Energy (PBD): Invests in global green companies engaged in wind, solar, biofuels, hydropower, wave and tidal, geothermal and other relevant renewable energy businesses around the world.
- PowerShares WilderHill Progressive Energy (PUW): Tracks the WilderHill Progressive Energy Index investing in US listed companies working toward improving energy efficiency from fossil fuels and nuclear power.
- Powershares Global Wind Energy (PWND): Invests in global companies including manufacturers, developers, distributors, installers and users of energy derived from wind sources.
- PowerShares CleanTech (PZD): Tracks the Cleantech Index which is composed of global leaders in cleantech across a broad range of industry sectors, from alternative energy and energy efficiency to advanced materials, air & water purification, eco-friendly agriculture/nutrition, power transmission, and more.
- First Trust Global Wind Energy Index Fund (FAN): Invests in companies related to wind energy globally.
- Claymore/MAC Global Solar Energy Index ETF (TAN): Invests in companies within the solar energy industry.
- Global Alternative Energy ETF (GEX): Invests in global companies engaged in the production of alternative fuels and related technologies.
Individual Green Companies by Sector:
Solar Companies:
AKNS Akeena Solar, Inc. - Solar Installation
AMAT Applied Materials, Inc. - Solar Equipment
ASTI Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. - Thin Film Solar
CSIQ Canadian Solar Inc. - Solar Cell Manufacturing
CSUN China Sunergy Co., Ltd. - Solar Cell Manufacturing
EMKR EMCORE Corporation - Concentrated PV Solar
ENER Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. - Thin Film Solar
ESLR Evergreen Solar, Inc. - Solar Wafer Manufacturing
FSLR First Solar, Inc. - Thin Film Solar
HOKU Hoku Scientific, Inc. - Solar Wafer Manufacturing
JASO JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. - Solar Cell Manufacturing
LDK LDK Solar Co., Ltd. - Solar Wafer Manufacturing
RSOL Real Goods Solar, Inc. - Solar Installation
SOL ReneSola Ltd. - Solar Wafer Manufacturing
SOLF Solarfun Power Holdings Co., Ltd. - Solar Cell Manufacturing
STP Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. - Solar Manufacturing & Deployment
TSL Trina Solar Limited - Solar Wafer Manufacturing
YGE Yingli Green Energy Hold. Co. Ltd. - Solar Manufacturing & Deployment
WFR MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. - Silicon Manufacturing
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