News

• Allianz sets up renewables investment team

  11 October 2012

  The investment arm of German insurance giant Allianz has established a renewable energy infrastructure team that will launch a fund focusing on wind energy in the first quarter of next year.

• US should adopt European approach to renewables tariffs – report

  11 October 2012

  The US should follow the example of European countries in adopting a nationwide feed-in tariff (FIT) for renewable energy, according to a new white paper.

• Tariffs could boost lacklustre US geothermal sector

  10 October 2012

  Feed-in tariffs (FITs) could be a useful tool to spur the development of geothermal energy projects in the US, according to a National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) report.

• Norway doubles carbon tax, launches $2bn climate fund

  10 October 2012

  Norway will nearly double its carbon tax on the offshore petroleum sector, increase its funding for the prevention of deforestation in developing countries and launch a new climate and energy fund, according to its draft 2013 budget.

• Clean energy investment set to decline in 2012

  09 October 2012

  A mediocre third quarter for global clean energy investment will likely make 2012 the first 'down' year in almost a decade, according Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).

• EPA requests rehearing on air pollution regulation

  09 October 2012

  The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has asked a full appeals court to weigh in on the legality of its Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR).

• SolarCity eyes $200m IPO

  09 October 2012

  SolarCity has decided to test the initial public offering (IPO) waters, in a move that could increase the transparency of the solar sector.

• Companies need environmental impact metrics – Puma

  09 October 2012

  The chairman of sportswear firm Puma is calling for agreement on a standardised way to calculate the environmental impact of companies, in order to boost the development and use of environmentally friendly products.

• Terra Firma planning $5bn renewables fund

  08 October 2012

  Private equity firm Terra Firma is this week expected to reveal plans to raise up to $5 billion for a new renewable energy fund, in a move set to dwarf the other players in the sector.

• PGGM publishes landmark private equity ESG policy

  08 October 2012

  Dutch pensions giant PGGM has published a policy governing how environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors are managed in its private equity investments – and will favour fund managers with better ESG policies and performance.