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    Charles Ratelband

    Charles Ratelband

    Charles Ratelband is founder and Managing Director of WindShareFund. Charles worked for several investment companies before founding his own real estate company in 2007, specializing in particular in the field of investment, institutional advice and the structuring, initiation and supervision of cross-border investment transactions.

    In 2011, the idea arose to combine his passion for nature with entrepreneurship. This laid the foundation for WindShareFund. WindShareFund contributes to the energy transition by making investing in wind energy accessible to a wide audience. Charles believes that the solutions to energy challenges lie in human ingenuity.

    He is also founder of the WindShareFund Foundation. The WindShareFund Foundation supports projects in the field of nature conservation, sustainable technological development and the preservation of the rich Dutch cultural heritage.

  • 25 March 2025
    Green hydrogen can contribute effectively to emissions reduction
    Green hydrogen can contribute effectively to emissions reduction

    Green hydrogen often, but certainly not always, leads to CO2 gains. This is evident from research in Nature Energy by Kiane de Kleijne of Radboud University and Eindhoven University of Technology. 'If you calculate the entire life cycle of green hydrogen production and transport, the CO2 gain can be disappointing. But if green hydrogen is produced from very clean electricity and in the region, it can really contribute to emission reductions.'

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    By: Charles Ratelband
  • 18 February 2025
    Renewable energy investment creates great potential
    Renewable energy investment creates great potential

    An investment in renewable energy offers an excellent financial return and a way to put your money to work for people and the environment. Sustainable energy investments also play a crucial role in tackling the global climate problem.

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    By: Charles Ratelband
  • 15 January 2025
    Hydrogen stocks and bonds: risks and opportunities
    Hydrogen stocks and bonds: risks and opportunities

    Green hydrogen is fast becoming a sustainable energy source. More and more companies are focusing on its production and development. Hydrogen stocks offer a lot of growth potential. However, the technology is still in its infancy, so returns in the short term may be disappointing. Bonds are a fixed-income alternative.

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    By: Charles Ratelband
  • 1 October 2024
    Hydrogen companies offer ample investment opportunities
    Hydrogen companies offer ample investment opportunities

    Green hydrogen is not yet an immediately profitable investment, but energy companies developing hydrogen (technology) offer a propitious investment for the future. Technological innovation can provide investors in hydrogen companies with high returns on the back of share price increases. In addition, they are funding a promising technology in renewable energy.

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    By: Charles Ratelband
  • 28 May 2024
    Why investors flock to green bonds
    Why investors flock to green bonds

    The market size for green bonds is snowballing. Investors are drawn to the combination of a fixed interest rate with a social or green impact. That impact can vary from reforestation to clean water or renewable energy projects. It is particularly the transparency that attracts investors. 

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    By: Charles Ratelband
  • 3 January 2024
    Green hydrogen investment: zero emissions, low risk
    Green hydrogen investment: zero emissions, low risk

    Green hydrogen will be playing a major role in the energy transition to a zero-emissions economy. For sustainable investors, this offers ample opportunities, both in terms of sustainable impact and financial return. Dutch energy specialist WindShareFund is therefore launching a promising new hydrogen investment fund: FutureEnergyFund. This renewable energy investment provides exposure to the upside potential of this revolutionary clean energy, with relatively low investment risks.

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    By: Charles Ratelband
  • 19 December 2023
    What exactly is green hydrogen?
    What exactly is green hydrogen?

    For a colorless gas, hydrogen is described in very colorful terms. Time to explain the wonderful world of this form of energy (storage).

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    By: Charles Ratelband
  • 4 December 2023
    Hydrogen production by electrolysis
    Hydrogen production by electrolysis

    Electrolysis is a promising option for producing hydrogen from renewable sources, including wind and solar. But how does it actually work?

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    By: Charles Ratelband
  • 14 November 2023
    Financing the global energy transition through green bonds
    Financing the global energy transition through green bonds

    Despite positive investments in renewable energy over the past decade, annual investments in renewable energy must double by 2050 to meet climate targets.

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    By: Charles Ratelband
  • 21 September 2023
    Green hydrogen, how sustainable can it become?
    Green hydrogen, how sustainable can it become?

    Hydrogen is often mentioned when it comes to the solution for mobility, heating and industry. But what exactly is it? How sustainable is it and how sustainable can we make it?

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    By: Charles Ratelband
  • 9 June 2023
    Investing in green energy, how does it work?
    Investing in green energy, how does it work?

    More and more people are investing in green energy. Not surprising, because green energy is the future and can provide an attractive return. What shapes are there and what are the options?

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    By: Charles Ratelband
  • 14 March 2023
    Investing in sustainable projects: the possibilities
    Investing in sustainable projects: the possibilities

    The fact that money in the savings account no longer pays is old news. But what is the alternative? Investing in sustainable projects is a good choice for those who want to combine an attractive return with an eye for a livable future. What are the possibilities?

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    By: Charles Ratelband
  • 21 February 2023
    Investing money without risk, does that exist?
    Investing money without risk, does that exist?

    Now that savings are no longer profitable, many savers are attracted by the higher returns of investing. Unfortunately, investing money without risk does not exist. The value of an investment can fluctuate greatly. Fortunately, as an investor you can limit the risk of loss.

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    By: Charles Ratelband
  • 10 October 2021
    Wind turbines in Germany: sustainable investment with as little risk as possible
    Wind turbines in Germany: sustainable investment with as little risk as possible

    Investors can invest in German wind turbines. WindShareFund's energy also comes from Germany. But what about the wind farms of our Eastern neighbours? German policy is favorable for investors.

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    By: Charles Ratelband
  • 6 October 2021
    What is the efficiency of wind turbines?
    What is the efficiency of wind turbines?

    Wind energy fits seamlessly into the energy transition to cleaner forms of power generation. Wind turbines are not only good for the climate and the environment, but thanks to technological progress they are also becoming more economically viable. But what is the return exactly?

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    By: Charles Ratelband
  • 4 October 2021
    Sustainable Development Goals
    Sustainable Development Goals

    In September 2015, the United Nations set the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for 2030. It concerns 17 ambitious goals in the areas of climate, poverty, health care and education, among other things. Achieving these SDGs by 2030 requires $5,000 to $7,000 billion in annual investment.

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    By: Charles Ratelband
  • 25 September 2021
    Shares in wind turbines: advantages and disadvantages
    Shares in wind turbines: advantages and disadvantages

    Private individuals can invest in wind energy in various ways. Shares in wind turbines are a common way, but you can also invest in bonds or indirectly in companies that are active in wind energy. Stocks can offer high returns, but also have specific risks.

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    By: Charles Ratelband
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