Archive

  • John Laing gets its £160m renewables IPO away

    26 March 2014

    UK infrastructure company John Laing succeeded in publicly listing a renewables fund today, although it took a larger-than-previously-expected stake in the £160 million ($262 million) offering.

  • Solar PV manufacturers 'to increase capex by 45%' in 2014

    24 March 2014

    Solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturers are set to boost spending to $3.8 billion in 2014, an analysis firm has predicted.

  • GreenStream completes first China energy efficiency project

    19 March 2014

    Asset manager GreenStream has completed its first energy efficiency project in China, hailing the development a milestone for its ambitious expansion plans in the country.

  • Solar helps HSBC Climate Change Index outperform

    18 March 2014

    Strong performance from renewables stocks has helped HSBC's Climate Change Index (CCI) outperform wider markets in 2014, with its solar index up 23% so far this year.

  • Renewables IPOs to 'struggle' as London market reaches 'saturation point'

    13 March 2014

    Some of the latest attempts to list renewables vehicles on the London market will fail to get away, or raise as much capital as hoped, as investors warn that the supply of these products begins to outstrip demand.

  • RGGI: a Revived Greenhouse Gas Initiative

    12 March 2014

    Following a year-long review, the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative has undergone significant changes which have breathed new life into the programme, finds Katie Kouchakji

  • New advisory firm 'to boost secondary market in renewables'

    12 March 2014

    A new company – MegaWatt-X – has been launched to facilitate a secondary market in renewable energy assets.

  • Trading Emissions sells its last CDM credits

    10 March 2014

    Trading Emissions, a London-listed investment fund currently being wound up, has disposed of its remaining portfolio of carbon credits.

  • RGGI carbon price hits record high in latest auction

    10 March 2014

    A record clearing price of $4.00 was set in the 5 March auction of emission allowances by the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) – the first under its new, tighter emissions cap.

  • RES pulls plug on biomass plant, blames UK policy uncertainty

    06 March 2014

    Renewable energy developer RES has abandoned work on a 300MW biomass power plant in the UK, blaming the government's "erosion of support" for the technology.