The biodegradable plastics specialist has delivered on its revenue forecast from January. And CEO Paul Mines has never been as optimistic about the future of bioplastics as he has been lately, he told Proactive Investors.

The broker’s analyst team have highlighted their top picks from each of its primary coverage sectors. The preferred stocks are: Close Brothers, Standard Chartered, Abcam, Smith & Nephew, Playtech, Sportingbet, Biome Technologies, Porvair, Goldstone Resources, Stellar Diamonds, Petroceltic International, Chariot Oil & Gas, Globo and Probability.

Raising project financing for its wood gasification plant in Newry, Northern Ireland, was a game-changer for Kedco, according to chief executive Gerry Madden.

Originally an oil exploration-focused business called Ramco, SeaEnergy has retained its oil interests but changed its name in order to reflect a new focus on the burgeoning sector of offshore wind energy. 

We take a closer look at the environment-focused business that specialises in carbon emissions reduction and clean energy projects

Daniel Stewart had already stated that it expected Biome to break even at the operating profit level by next year. Today, the broker said that the biodegradable plastics firm is delivering on its estimates

Investors have shown renewed interest in the shares since the firm announced its placing at a premium price of 16 pence per share, while brokers have responded by saying ‘buy’ the shares

Although SeaEnergy may distribute some of the £27 million cash on its balance sheet among shareholders, Ambrian Partners believes the focus on winning tenders for its specialised vessels for the offshore wind power industry is “equally important” for driving value at the business

Water treatment is a growing business that is driven by environmental regulations, not only the developed world but increasingly also in developing countries. Recent interim results from Hydro International suggest that the UK-based wastewater specialist is set to see a recovery in its fortunes

Biome is on track to deliver a breakeven operating profit at the EBITDA level by 2012, according to its broker Daniel Stewart, after the firm delivered a 55 per cent increase in revenues during its first half

Helius non-exec director Angus MacDonald has acquired almost £700,000 of shares at 16 pence each via a share issue, and he will also provide an unsecured loan to the company of just over £300,000. Northland Capital Partners has welcomed a restructuing of the firm's board and has a price target of 54 pence each for the shares

Investors may remember Biome as Stanelco, which in the mid-noughties garnered a substantial and fervent private investor following. Today the real potential of the business is contained in the bioplastics business. 

Biome has undergone a huge transformation in the past year - while the outlook for the company has never been better. However the current share price singularly fails to recognise this, according Richard Nolan at City broker Daniel Stewart. 

The deal announced by SeaEnergy and Repsol today will enable the firm to pursue its plans of supporting the offshore wind sector as well as allow it to hang on to its oil and gas investments

The planned sale of its offshore wind farm business provides the company with the capital to grow its marine operations, according to Gurpreet Gujral of City broker Ambrian Capital.  

Camco is seeing the benefits of a speeding up of the process by which carbon emission reduction projects are registered, but the firm has also seen progress across the board since its fortunes turned around last year

The carbon emissions consultants has been working to re-position and turn the business around in recent years. So this morning’s news, that it has swung into profit, was a welcome development for investors and the shares shot up 13 percent. Here we take a closer look at the results, and what the City’s analysts think of them.

Energy supply is set become a major issue for the UK during this decade as the country finds that it has not planned enough power stations in the face of increasing electricity demand. One firm that aims to do its bit to make up the shortfall is AIM-quoted Helius Energy.

Offshore wind business SeaEnergy (LON:SEA) has seen plenty of changes since we first profiled the business at the start of January this year. Here Jon Mainwaring assesses the shift of emphasis.

Three weeks ago the tide turned decisively in favour of green-tech minnow Hydrodec (LON:HYR), after it successfully completed a £3 million placement of new shares. The cash injection should provide the group with the financial headroom to pick up the pace of its growth after two years of grind. 

Camco International (LON:CAO) describes itself as an emissions to energy project developer.Yet this barely scratches the surface of what it actually does. Here we take a forensic look at the company.

Biome boss Paul Mines reveals the company's fibre optic furnace business has been a star performer as he plots a path to profitability.

Proactive talks to Jonathan Straight about the company's latest acquisition and his plans to create a £100 million bins and recycling group.

Shares in the biodegradable plastics firm began trading for the first time on the junior bourse earlier today as the company officially assumed its new guise of Biome Technologies

The new management made a damning statement, saying the company is in “worse shape than shareholders had been led to believe”. The future as a cash-shell is in question, and an investigation into the failings and losses of US$90m is underway.

In light of a tough financing environment, the group is planning to sell all or most of its SeaEnergy Renewables unit and focus on marine services to maximise shareholder value.

The government’ Renewables Obligation provides certificates for biomass plants for the first 17 years of operation, so this provides a sizeable income stream for projects such as those that Helius develops.

Sea Energy looks set to secure a participation in a 1.3 GigaWatt project offshore Scotland and is awaiting the final outcome of the latest bidding round, expected during January 2010.

Two years ago, the government announced plans to open up the seas around the UK to enable the deployment of up to 33 gigawatts of offshore wind power by 2020 in order to help the UK meet its climate change obligations.