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 (also called green energy) is energy made from renewable resource, renewable natural resources that are replenished on a human lifetime, human timescale. The most widely used renewable energy types are solar energy, wind pow ...
and
greenhouse gas emission
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from human activities intensify the greenhouse effect. This contributes to climate change. Carbon dioxide (), from burning fossil fuels such as coal, petroleum, oil, and natural gas, is the main cause of climate chan ...
reduction (
carbon offset
Carbon offsetting is a carbon trading mechanism that enables entities to compensate for offset greenhouse gas emissions by investing in projects that reduce, avoid, or remove emissions elsewhere. When an entity invests in a carbon offsetting ...
) 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.
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Element Markets
Carbon finance
Energy companies of the United States
Companies based in Houston
2005 establishments in Texas
Companies based in Harris County, Texas
Energy companies established in 2005