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Siemens to 'remain committed to renewables under new CEO'
31 July 2013Industrial giant Siemens is likely to remain committed to clean energy, despite the sudden departure of the CEO who championed its green power push, analysts believe.
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Thirteen years on
30 July 2013Environmental Finance magazine was launched in September 1999. As he steps down 13 years later, founding editor Mark Nicholls reflects on the journey
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Carbon costs hurt profits at coal-burning giant
30 July 2013The UK's biggest coal-fired power generator blamed carbon pricing for denting its profits today, but said its plan to transform itself into one of the world's biggest renewables generators remains on track.
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Clean-tech sector more optimistic than most, survey says
29 July 2013Businesses in the clean-tech sector are more confident about seeing an increase in profits and investment over the next 12 months than those in other sectors, a survey has found.
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NYSE joins Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative
26 July 2013NYSE Euronext, parent of the New York Stock Exchange, has joined the Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative, marking "a significant step forward" for the programme.
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Chinese company buys struggling thin-film maker for 'minimal amount'
25 July 2013A Chinese clean energy company has acquired its third thin-film solar panel maker "for pennies on the dollar", according to an analyst.
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Renewables sector to triple insurance spending by 2020 'to attract new investors'
25 July 2013The renewables sector's spending on risk management products could surge by end of the decade as the industry seeks to unlock finance from risk-averse investors, a report has claimed.
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Gamesa returns to profit, but analyst warns of weaker H2
24 July 2013Wind turbine manufacturer Gamesa has returned to the black and posted its highest quarterly profit margin since 2009, but could see weaker results in the second half of the year, an analyst has warned.
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Renewables fund hits £300m float target
24 July 2013A renewables fund has successfully raised £300 million ($460.8 million) in an oversubscribed stockmarket listing.
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EIB to phase out coal-fired lending
24 July 2013One of the world's biggest energy lenders, the European Investment Bank, has adopted new lending policies expected to see it phase out the financing of coal-fired power plants.