Archive

  • 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.

  • Standard Bank appoints new head of renewable energy

    12 March 2014

    Standard Bank has appointed Rentia van Tonder as head of renewable energy, power and infrastructure, based in Johannesburg.

  • Moody's anticipates Aaa ratings for Toyota green bonds

    11 March 2014

    Moody's Investors Service has assigned provisional Aaa ratings to the bulk of a $1.25 billion issue of 'green' asset-backed securities expected to be issued soon by Toyota.

  • AfDB issues its second green bond of 2014

    11 March 2014

    The African Development Bank (AfDB) has tapped the green bond market for the second time this year, after a SEK 1 billion ($153 million) issue was bought by Swedish investors.

  • Irish wind plans 'in jeopardy' as link with UK slips away

    10 March 2014

    Plans to build onshore wind farms with up to 8GW of capacity in Ireland are set to be scrapped amid reports that a deal to export clean power to the UK is likely to fall through.

  • 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.

  • Tesla has 'nosebleed' valuation as technology 'bubble' forms

    10 March 2014

    Electric vehicle firm Tesla has a "nosebleed valuation", according to a leading US investor who warned of an asset price bubble among technology companies.

  • GIB and Equitix in £24.5m biomass deal with turkey farming giant

    10 March 2014

    The UK's pioneering Green Investment Bank and fund manager Equitix are to invest £24.5 million to finance the installation of biomass boilers at UK turkey farming giant Bernard Matthews.