Globally there has been £1.25 trillion worth of investment into these companies, having attracted that investment from over 24,600 different investors. Narrowing that down to Europe, the figure becomes £444.83 billion of investment, from over 9,400 different investors. Investment into the UK companies stands at £80.95 billion from close to 2,400 different investors.
If we delve deeper into what industries are receiving this investment there are few dominant industries that feature in all the geographical breakdowns. Energy Production attracts the highest level of investment in all three. Environmental Services, Energy Assets, and Alternative Energy Equipment are industries that also feature in all breakdowns.