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EU states risk missing bioenergy targets
14 December 2011Difficulties in sourcing adequate supplies of biomass mean that European countries could miss their renewable energy targets, according to Rabobank.
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Private equity an 'untapped' climate finance source – IFC
12 December 2011The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has called for multilateral financial institutions to help accelerate the growth of climate-related private equity investments in emerging markets.
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Slow start for APX wood pellet contracts
10 December 2011There have been no trades in the APX-Endex biomass contracts one month after their launch, but the energy exchange remains positive about their prospects.
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NYSE, BNEF ignore dismal performance to launch new renewables indexes
29 November 2011NYSE Euronext has launched the first of a family of clean energy equity indexes, which it claims will help investors make more targeted investments in the sector.
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Booming biomass demands harmonised sustainability standards – Eurelectric
24 November 2011The EU may need to double its primary biomass supply by 2020 if member states are to meet their renewable energy targets, according to Eurelectric, the trade association for Europe's electricity industry. This will require substantial imports and harmonised criteria on what constitutes sustainable biomass, the association says.
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Meteor eyes £50m for clean energy and carbon fund
24 November 2011Meteor Asset Management has set an initial target of £50 million ($77 million) for its Clean Energy Fund, which will invest mostly in energy projects in developing countries that also generate carbon or other offset credits.
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SRI pioneer proposes Henderson SRI buy-out
23 November 2011Socially responsible investment (SRI) pioneer Tessa Tennant has said she would like to help convene a "rescue group" to buy out Henderson Global Investors' SRI fund management business, following the company's announcement that it is making its SRI team redundant.
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German investor joins RWE's clean energy VC fund
22 November 2011Innogy Renewables Technology Fund I, a clean-energy venture capital fund, has boosted its resources to €115 million ($155 million) following additional investment by its founder, German energy giant RWE, and Hamburg-based investor Conetwork Erneuerbare Energien (CEE).
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More companies set to recognise water risk – CDP
16 November 2011Some 41% of companies responding to the CDP Water Disclosure Project do not consider water-related risks as having the potential to cause significant business impacts – a figure that is set to fall, as responding companies become more familiar with their exposures, according to those carrying out the research.
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Waste-to-energy firm plans project fund
15 November 2011A UK firm with a novel technology for turning waste into energy is proposing to raise a fund to finance installations across the country.