Writing the Power Sector Commentary for the Institution of Electrical Engineers, I commented how the rise of alternative energy stocks represent a brand new sector. And this new sector will develop its own new financial products such as funds, derivatives and exchange-traded funds.

Over the next few years, it is possible that subsectors like tidal, bioenergy and energy storage may start to make a much bigger impact on the Public Markets. Although alternative energy has been with us a long time, it is very much a newcomer to the stockmarket.

This really is just the start.