Energy Investments: how diverse is your portfolio?

Today, more and more asset management firms are racing to invest in the next big breakthrough in the energy industry. The American-based Carlyle Group, which specializes in private equity, market strategies, real assets, and fund of funds, has recently formed a six person energy team in hopes of better estimating the growth potential for this industry across the global market.

Carlyle recently ended its decade-long relationship with Riverstone Holdings, the firm which helped Carlyle secure half-a-dozen projects in the energy industry. The new team intends to raise an additional $1.5 billion in private equity.

According to a statement released by Carlyle, “Experts forecast global energy demand to grow dramatically over the next decade. Energy production and infrastructure is expected to grow dramatically in Europe, Africa, the Americas and Asia to meet this demand. [This] will increase the need for capital investment globally."

Carlyle has already invested close to $30 billion in alternative energy funds, but those investments have all been within North America. The new team will scour for opportunities abroad, especially in struggling markets like Europe, Africa, and Latin America.

It’s fairly common in today’s economy for asset management firms to diversify their portfolios with energy projects. Just last year, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts raised approximately $1.25 billion to invest in natural resources. Blackstone Group more than doubled that – over $2.5 billion!

Clearly, the Carlyle Group and others like them are realizing that energy demand isn’t go anywhere anytime soon. People will always need to get from point A to point B. They’ll always need lights to see. Channels to flip through. Food to microwave. What happens when the oil and natural gas run dry, and electricity becomes a premium luxury?  Sure, that may be decades away. Perhaps even a century. But unless we begin investing serious efforts into developing clean renewables, our descendants will pay the price for our hubris.

How is your investment portfolio looking? Have you ever considered investing in a carbon-free, low-cost alternative to the fossil-fuel generator?

Well, if you have, then you’re in luck! NRGLab introduces the SH-Box, the world’s first polycrystalline electrical generator that’s guaranteed to change the world. To learn how you, your family, your community or business can achieve energy independence once and for all, visit www.nrglab.asia.

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Too high a price for universal energy? Millions without power don’t think so

Did you know that in today’s technology-driven age, millions of people still live without regular access to fuel or electricity? That means they can’t heat their homes in the winter. They can’t cook, or keep their food refrigerated. While the rest of the world advances by leaps and bounds, these people are left to fend for themselves.

According to a paper recently published by the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, it would cost an estimated $65 billion and take two decades to construct a universal energy grid. The price tag includes power generation, grid expansion and maintenance, and grants for clean-burning stove. These stoves would benefit the more than 40% of people without them and reduce accidental fatalities by up to 1.8 million, the study claims.

So are the lives of millions worth $65 billion?

Shonali Pachauri, co-author of the paper, seems to think so. “The scale of investment required is small from a global perspective,” she says. “Without new policies and efforts, universal access to modern energy will not be achieved by 2030. Actually, for cooking, the situation may even worsen…”

Pachauri is right. $65 billion equates to less than 4% of current investments in the energy sector. So we don’t need to be investing MORE—we need to be investing SMARTER.

Participating in one of NRGLab’s many energy projects may just be the shrewdest financial move you’ve ever made.

NRGLab has developed a way to increase the efficiency of gas turbine generators. With the patent-pending “Eco-SV” Method, turbines achieve electrical efficiency levels between 53 and 72%. Compare this to the efficiency of most other turbines, which are lucky to register 35%.

A joint-venture with Viscoil Holdings involves recycling waste materials into useable fuel. NRGLab possesses exclusive rights to this technology for all of Southeast Asia. Coal is scheduled to be recycled in Indonesia. Engine oil in Malaysia. Agricultural byproduct in Singapore and Malaysia. In Singapore, for instance, NRGLab is able to recycle 2,000 tons of waste on a daily basis into 800 m3 of fuel! Imagine the possibilities this holds for the millions without access to power...

NRGLab is in the business of changing lives. If you’re interested in opportunities, contact us by visiting www.nrglab.asia.

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一个想法如何改变整个世界

一个想法可以改变整个世界，这在历史上得到了一次又一次的证明。古藤堡（ Guttenberg）发明的印刷机改变了人们交换信息的方式。蒸汽机激发了工业革命，影响涉及制造业、公共交通运输业。这是必然的宿命。演说家和其他人看见这些改革的到来了吗？他们准备好迎接这激动人心的文化变迁了吗？

 是的，地球在逐渐发生变化——但文化的变迁却在眨眼之间。它所需要的只是一个大胆的想法。一项特殊的发明。 NRGLab推出的SH-box（多晶体发电机）正是如此。SH-box（多晶体发电机）采用定制晶体技术，能生产出零排放、高成本效益的电力。同时，SH-box（多晶体发电机）还能与任意现有能源网相连接。 NRGLab 已准备好产生立竿见影的效果。

继“互联网泡沫”之后，互联网很快变得有争议。现在，多数零售交易都在网上完成。在线支付账单是最近一次改变世界的伟大发明。这一切在网络世界中大受欢迎。事实上，为了在这个越来越趋向于无纸化的世界中生存下去，美国邮政局已被迫进行了大幅调整。 Facebook。YouTube。Twitter。如果没有互联网，它们就无法存在，但请想想它们在我们的社会中扮演了怎样的角色。Twitter在埃及剥夺了暴君的权力。YouTube让人们免受不公的指控。Twitter淘汰了电视台的晚间新闻。

现在，请想象这样一个世界，在那里，您每月需要在线缴纳的能源账单仅为现在的三分之一。同样在那个世界中，想象您正在Twitter上浏览能源危机已经结束的新闻。燃气价格再也不会发生疯狂的波动。自工业革命以来，全球变暖的步伐第一次开始放缓。即便是第三世界也因获得了可负担的能源而蒸蒸日上。终于，地球似乎团结到了一起——不再四分五裂。

这样的世界并不遥远，事实上，它也许已经出现在了我们眼前。率先投资SH-box（多晶体发电机），加入绿色能源革命吧。如需了解更多信息，请登录nrglab.asia。 

从英文版翻译而来。原文于2013 6月13日，http://annie65j.blogspot.sg/2013/06/how-one-idea-can-change-world.html