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Curzon Park acquires £20m VC fund
01 May 2009UK venture capital (VC) firm Curzon Park Capital has taken over management of a £20 million fund that invests in clean-tech companies.
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Getting smart about the grid
01 May 2009The 'smart grid' will be the foundation stone of the low-carbon electricity system of the future – and, in the US, is set for billions in stimulus funding. But there is a regulatory Gordian knot for investors and developers to cut through, says Cameron Brooks
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Playing REDD without losing your shirt
01 May 2009Reducing emissions from deforestation will be a crucial part of a post-2012 climate change agreement – and carbon finance is likely to play its part. Martin Berg and Andrew Hedges consider how early movers might position themselves
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SEB sees more demand for World Bank climate bonds
30 April 2009A third World Bank climate bond issue is in the wings, Environmental Finance has learned from the Swedish bank that has placed the previous two issues. And European investors are planning to buy further bonds once the currently high costs of swapping dollars with euros have fallen, according to Christopher Flensborg, a coordinator in SEB's capital markets team.
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IFC to invest in growth-stage clean-tech firms
30 April 2009The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is to begin lending to growth-stage clean technology companies as part of its efforts to promote environmentally sustainable businesses in developing economies.
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Clean-tech angel investors launch 'network of networks'
30 April 2009Three angel investors have launched a 'network of networks' aimed at boosting the profile of very early-stage investment in clean-tech firms.
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Ethanol sector unites against California's land-use ruling on emissions
29 April 2009Ethanol supporters sharply criticised what they perceive to be unfair treatment of biofuels in California's controversial, new low-carbon fuel standard (LCFS) adopted last week.
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Financial sector lagging badly on ESG – EIRIS
23 April 2009The financial sector is the worst performer in terms of managing environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks, and has shown the least improvement over the last three years, according to a study from Ethical Investment Research Services (EIRIS).
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Industry gives cautious welcome to UK report on emissions from biomass
22 April 2009Industry has given a qualified welcome to a report from the UK's Environment Agency that calls on the government to consider setting minimum standards for greenhouse gas emissions from biomass projects.
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Aventine partly blames biofuel blending credits for bankruptcy
15 April 2009US ethanol producer Aventine Renewable Energy claimed that the increased use by fuel refiners and blenders of excess tradeable biofuel credits to meet their blending targets had helped to push it into Chapter 11 bankruptcy last week.