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Water Tower Research is a leading equity research firm that provides research on micro, small and mid cap companies.

Water Tower Research was founded by Wall Street veterans after witnessing a fundamental shift in the investment research industry with the result being a declining knowledge base among investors, a lack of awareness and a shrinking pool of fundamental research being conducted on companies across the small-cap and micro-cap spectrum. The same issues are now increasingly occurring in the mid-cap space. This sea change within the investment community is impacting not only the companies themselves but also current shareholders and potential investors. With significantly less active sell-side sponsorship by Wall Street, a substantial information gap has developed between companies and various constituents in the financial community. The net result is fewer channels for insight and information to flow between companies and investors.

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<div><ul><li>The liquid renewable fuels sector has entered 2H26 in the strongest position it has occupied in years. </li><li>Margins across renewable diesel (RD), biodiesel, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), and low-carbon ethanol are running near multi-year highs, balance sheets are healthier, and carbon credit revenue is maturing into a durable earnings stream that stands apart from physical fuel.</li><li>In this report, we walk through the five most resounding themes from companies’ interim results and recent WTR events, illustrated with company-level evidence and near-term catalysts with our thoughts on what we’re watching in the coming weeks for investors to follow.</li></ul></div>

The liquid renewable fuels sector has entered 2H26 in the strongest position it has occupied in years. Margins across renewable diesel (RD), biodiesel, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), and low-carbon ethanol are running near multi-year highs, balance sheets are healthier, and carbon credit revenue is maturing into a durable earnings stream that stands apart from physical fuel.In this report, we walk through the five most resounding themes from companies’ interim results and recent WTR events, illustrated with company-level evidence and near-term catalysts with our thoughts on what we’re watching in the coming weeks for investors to follow.

WTR Circular Carbon Focus Report : Five Key Themes Driving Liquid Renewable Fuels

<ul><li>According to a recent report in Bloomberg, The Scientists Who Popularized Carbon Capture Have a Warning About It, scientists who pioneered carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) for negative emissions warn that many countries now over-rely on carbon removals to meet climate targets instead of cutting fossil fuel use.</li><li>Their idea was meant as a backup to offset unavoidable past emissions, not as a substitute for emission reductions. </li><li>According to the report, this approach, now central to climate plans, may delay necessary action and heighten climate risks. </li></ul>

According to a recent report in Bloomberg, The Scientists Who Popularized Carbon Capture Have a Warning About It, scientists who pioneered carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) for negative emissions warn that many countries now over-rely on carbon removals to meet climate targets instead of cutting fossil fuel use.Their idea was meant as a backup to offset unavoidable past emissions, not as a substitute for emission reductions. According to the report, this approach, now central to climate plans, may delay necessary action and heighten climate risks. 

WTR Renewable Fuels Focus : SAF and the Untapped Potential of Farming, Fuel...

<ul><li>Will carbon capture &amp; storage (CCS) enable a boom in low- carbon ethanol and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)?</li><li>CCS involves capturing CO2 emissions, purifying, transporting, and permanently storing in geological formations underground.</li><li>Low- carbon ethanol and SAF offer among the most compelling opportunities for CCS and are worth attention as (1) ethanol carbon capture is among the lowest-cost CCS applications,</li></ul>

Will carbon capture &amp; storage (CCS) enable a boom in low- carbon ethanol and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)?CCS involves capturing CO2 emissions, purifying, transporting, and permanently storing in geological formations underground.Low- carbon ethanol and SAF offer among the most compelling opportunities for CCS and are worth attention as (1) ethanol carbon capture is among the lowest-cost CCS applications,

WTR Ethanol-Carbon Capture & Storage Primer

<ul><li>The WTR Sustainable Index was up by 1.5% W/W versus the S&amp;P 500 Index (up 0.4%), the Russell 2000 Index (up 2.5%), and the Nasdaq Index (down 0.5%).</li><li>Energy Technology (13.2% of the index) was up by 4.1%, while Industrial Climate and Ag Technology (56.8% of the index) was up by 1.3%, ClimateTech Mining was down 3.5%, and Advanced Transportation Solutions (24.0% of index) was up 1.0%.</li><li>Top 10 Performers: KULR, OUST, NKLA, CRGE, SUNW, SX, NVVE, REX, SLDP, EXRO</li></ul>

The WTR Sustainable Index was up by 1.5% W/W versus the S&amp;P 500 Index (up 0.4%), the Russell 2000 Index (up 2.5%), and the Nasdaq Index (down 0.5%).Energy Technology (13.2% of the index) was up by 4.1%, while Industrial Climate and Ag Technology (56.8% of the index) was up by 1.3%, ClimateTech Mining was down 3.5%, and Advanced Transportation Solutions (24.0% of index) was up 1.0%.Top 10 Performers: KULR, OUST, NKLA, CRGE, SUNW, SX, NVVE, REX, SLDP, EXRO

Weekly Sustainable Investing Surveyor - Week Ended March 28, 2024

<ul><li>The WTR Sustainable Index was up by 0.9% W/W versus the S&amp;P 500 Index (up 0.8%), the Russell 2000 Index (up 3.1%), and the Nasdaq Index (up 0.1%).</li><li>Energy Technology (13.7% of the index) was up by 11.3%, while Industrial Climate and Ag Technology (49.8% of the index) was up 1.7%, ClimateTech Mining was down 2.7%, and Advanced Transportation Solutions was down 4.2%.</li><li>Top 10 Performers<span style="font-size: var(--content-font-size);">: HTOO, FLNC, HLGN, PLUG, REX, OPTT, STEM, RUN, MVST, AMRS</span></li></ul>

The WTR Sustainable Index was up by 0.9% W/W versus the S&amp;P 500 Index (up 0.8%), the Russell 2000 Index (up 3.1%), and the Nasdaq Index (up 0.1%).Energy Technology (13.7% of the index) was up by 11.3%, while Industrial Climate and Ag Technology (49.8% of the index) was up 1.7%, ClimateTech Mining was down 2.7%, and Advanced Transportation Solutions was down 4.2%.Top 10 Performers: HTOO, FLNC, HLGN, PLUG, REX, OPTT, STEM, RUN, MVST, AMRS

Industry Report - Climatetech & Sustainable Investing

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REX American Resources Corporation is invested in ethanol production entities. The Company produces ethanol, and dried and modified distillers grains, as well as leases real estate properties.

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WTR Circular Carbon Focus Report : Five Key Themes Driving Liquid Renewable Fuels

Margins across renewable diesel (RD), biodiesel, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), and low-carbon ethanol are running near multi-year highs, balance...

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WTR Renewable Fuels Focus : SAF and the Untapped Potential of Farming, Fuel...

According to a recent report in Bloomberg, The Scientists Who Popularized Carbon Capture Have a Warning About It, scientists who pioneered carbon...

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WTR Ethanol-Carbon Capture & Storage Primer

CCS involves capturing CO2 emissions, purifying, transporting, and permanently storing in geological formations underground.

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Weekly Sustainable Investing Surveyor - Week Ended March 28, 2024

The WTR Sustainable Index was up by 1.5% W/W versus the S&P 500 Index (up 0.4%), the Russell 2000 Index (up 2.5%), and the Nasdaq Index (down 0.5%).

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Industry Report - Climatetech & Sustainable Investing

The WTR Sustainable Index was up by 0.9% W/W versus the S&P 500 Index (up 0.8%), the Russell 2000 Index (up 3.1%), and the Nasdaq Index (up 0.1%).

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