Investment Opportunities in Renewable Energy

Wind farms used to be considered a volatile and high risk investment. Today however, despite the current global financial crisis, the industry is still growing strongly and investors are becoming more attuned to the benefits of an investment in wind.

For over a decade, wind has been the world's fastest growing energy source on a percentage basis. The installed base of turbines has been growing at 20% - 30% a year for the past five years, and if growth trends continue at this pace, wind capacity will double about every three or four years. The reason for this continued growth is simply that of all renewable technologies, wind is the most cost-effective in comparison to fossil-fuelled power generation.

Although still more expensive than coal, gas and hydro generation, wind-generated electricity is close to being competitive as power prices rise, offering investors attractive returns over the average 25 year life of a wind farm.

Growing numbers of investors and now being attracted by three key benefits of wind farms:

  • Social Responsibility: Investing in clean renewable energy is socially responsible
  • Lower Risk: Now that thousands of wind farms exist globally, construction and operational risks are very low.
  • Longevity: Long term demand for renewable energy will increase driven by declining fossil fuel sources and carbon reduction policies.

Future Energy offer an opportunity to invest directly in small-scale, mixed-ownership wind projects that can provide stable long-term investment returns as well as making a real difference to our environment. To register your interest in investing in one of our wind farm projects, or hosting a wind farm on your land if it is suitable, click on the link below and register:

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Future Energy is also in the early stages of developing a large-scale solar thermal power station which although less established as a renewable energy source than wind, will offer similar investment opportunities in the future. For more information about our solar project plans, contact us at info@futureenergy.com.au.