Element Markets, LLC is a limited liability company that provides environmental asset management and compliance services to institutional clients in North America. Its services span the
greenhouse gas, emissions, and renewable energy credit markets. Element Markets also develops
renewable energy
Renewable energy is energy that is collected from renewable resources that are naturally replenished on a human timescale. It includes sources such as sunlight, wind, the movement of water, and geothermal heat. Although most renewable energy ...
and
greenhouse gas emission reduction (
carbon offset) projects. Element Markets was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
Element Markets is among the major companies in the environmental markets and has been recognized as such in industry publications, such as ''Environmental Finance'' and ''Energy Risk'' magazine
https://web.archive.org/web/20090923143125/http://www.risk.net/category/rankings/source/energy-risk]
In December 2008, Element Markets installed a solar
photovoltaics, photovoltaic power system on the roof of the Shops at Mission Viejo, a California mall owned by the
Simon Property Group
Simon Property Group, Inc. is an American real estate investment trust that invests in shopping malls, outlet centers, and community/lifestyle centers. It is the largest owner of shopping malls in the United States and is headquartered in Indian ...
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At the time of installation, it was the largest rooftop solar project ever done by a mall operator.
On August 5, 2009, Element Markets completed the first-ever physical delivery of a
Renewable Energy Certificates, Renewable Energy Credit (REC) futures contract on the Chicago Climate Futures Exchang
In January 2022, the Rise Fund acquired a majority stake in Element Markets.
References
"Environmental Finance 2008 Market Survey"{Dead link, date=August 2019 , bot=InternetArchiveBot , fix-attempted=yes , Environmental Finance, December 2008-January 2009.
"Commodity Rankings 2009" Energy Risk, February 6, 2009.
"Mall adds largest solar installation of any U.S. mall" Orange County Register, February 5, 2009.
"Chicago Climate Futures Exchange Announces First Futures Delivery of Renewable Energy Certificates" Chicago Climate Exchange, August 11, 2009.
External links
Element Markets
Carbon finance
Energy companies of the United States
Companies based in Houston