Barron Partners believes that success is not only measured by high returns on capital but also by positive impact on the world, such as sustainability and energy efficiency. Our cleantech industry investments are in profitable cleantech companies (renewable energy and energy efficiency), which share our vision of proactively replacing the current carbon-burning-based energy infrastructure.

Energy is one of the most basic needs of the modern world, and has been primarily derived from burning carbon-based fuels. This model is not sustainable for several reasons:

• As carbon-based fuels are consumed, scarcity issues arise, driving prices higher and causing conflict over the limited supply.
• The emissions from burning carbon-based fuels cause substantial damage to plant, animal and human life.
• Most global climate change experts assert that global warming is caused by burning carbon-based fuels and will result in catastrophic damage to the planet.

If alternatives to a carbon-based energy models are not implemented on a large scale and existing methods of energy consumption are not engineered for greater efficiency, the ramifications to the world and its economies will be increasingly severe. Investments in the cleantech industry, such as with alternative energy companies focused on sustainability and energy efficiency, are an important step to accomplishing this goal.

As carbon-based fuel prices increase and, perhaps, eventually additional charges are imposed as penalties for their pollutive effects as well, cleantech (alternative energy and energy efficiency) solutions will become increasingly more economically attractive with superior returns on investment and profitability. Already the profit-minded have begun to implement and invest in the cleantech industry, including alternative energy companies, on a large scale, a trend that will continue to accelerate. Since energy is a massive and vital need, those able to provide cleantech solutions stand to participate in one of the greatest wealth creation booms of our times.

Barron Partners identifies cleantech solutions that are now available, or that may soon be available, as a result of low-cost, high-volume manufacturing, new technologies or creative, innovative approaches. We then help drive implementation of these solutions by working with our portfolio's alternative energy and other cleantech industry companies, providing them with access to low-cost capital and international business partners to enhance their growth rates and profitability.

Barron Partners Insights Into the Cleantech and Other Health and Green Initiative Markets

• Cleantech Systems
• Wind Energy
• Solar Energy
• Nuclear
• Electricity Grid
• Recycling
• Energy Efficiency