February 13, 2009—A new survey of alternative energy investors and analysts was released recently by global public relations agency Waggener Edstrom Worldwide (WE). The findings reveal continued confidence in the industry despite widespread challenges in the economy. Fifty percent of respondents expect alternative energy stocks to outperform the broader markets in 2009.
The optimism largely reflects the expected impact of the regulatory and incentive policies proposed by the Obama administration, but the overwhelming majority also predicted that conventional oil and gas prices will resume their upward trend in 2009, and certainly in the long run.
This report kicks off the WE’s “Investors in Innovation” survey series, which will focus on innovation-driven industries. Survey findings are within the report. In addition to the survey, the inaugural report includes an analysis of alternative energy media coverage using WE’s text-mining Narrative Network software. WE says the Narrative Network uses a unique algorithm to create a visual rendition of dominant themes in media coverage.
For more information and the complete report and findings, contact Jennifer Casey at 503/443-7229.
