News

• US debt deal likely to gut clean energy support

  04 August 2011

  The deal to raise the US debt ceiling may have averted a disastrous credit crisis, but it is bad news for the clean energy sector.

• Jatropha biofuels set for revival after 'extraordinary collapse'

  04 August 2011

  Confidence is returning to the jatropha biofuels sector, say analysts, despite two scientists this week publishing a withering critique of its success so far.

• Buyers shun Ecuador's megadam carbon credits

  04 August 2011

  The Ecuadorian government is hoping to sell 13.5 million certified emission reductions (CERs) from its controversial Coca Codo giant hydro project, but attempts to find buyers have fizzled out.

• ABB wins $1bn contract to plug in Germany's offshore wind farms

  03 August 2011

  ABB has won a $1 billion contract to connect wind farms in the North Sea to the German electricity grid.

• China surprises with solar tariff announcement

  03 August 2011

  China announced a national feed-in tariff (FiT) for solar power installations this week, possibly signaling a long-awaited boom in solar development in China.

• UK's electricity reforms to bring investment, structuring opportunities in renewables

  02 August 2011

  The UK's proposed electricity market reforms will tempt a wider range of investors to put money into renewables, and lead to a blossoming of structured products and financial services for developers, according to energy aggregator Smartest Energy.

• US shareholders fixate on environmental and social issues

  02 August 2011

  Environmental and social issues were at the top of shareholders' attention during the 2011 proxy season, according to Ernst & Young (E&Y).

• GreenX ditches SO2 and NOx trading

  02 August 2011

  Green Exchange (GreenX) is to delist sulphur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxide (NOx) contracts due to a lack of demand for current allowances.

• South Africa calls for bids to meet renewables target

  02 August 2011

  The South African government has invited proposals to build renewable energy projects, but developers question whether the process will allow the country to meet its target to build 3.8GW of capacity in the next five years.

• China, Germany, the UK boast 'most stable' clean energy policies

  02 August 2011

  China, Germany and the UK have the most stable and consistent clean energy policies, a boon for investors seeking jurisdictions with the least amount of uncertainty, according to a report by Deutsche Bank Climate Change Advisors.