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Renewables to dominate new power generation to 2020, says IEA
06 October 2015Renewable energy will be the largest source of electricity growth over the next five years, as costs continue to fall, the International Energy Agency (IEA) predicts.
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22GW of missed capacity if renewable tax break ends, says SEIA
16 September 2015The amount of solar power capacity constructed in the US could be hit by up to 22GW if a form of incentive known as Investment Tax Credits (ITC) is allowed to expire at the end of 2016, according to research.
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Renewables to attract $8trn by 2040, says BNEF
24 June 2015Renewables will represent almost 60% of new capacity and two-thirds of the investment in global power generation over the next 25 years, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).
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Clean energy investment falls 15%, but oil rout not to blame, says BNEF
10 April 2015Investment in clean energy dropped 15% in the first quarter of 2015 – but the slump in oil price was not the cause, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).
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Clean energy investment jumps in second quarter
15 July 2014Investment in clean energy in the second quarter of this year was the highest for any quarter since April–June 2012, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).
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Lighting and energy storage companies in line for takeovers, says VC investor
27 February 2014Most mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the cleantech sector in coming years are likely to focus on makers of low-energy lighting and energy storage technologies, investors have been told.
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Clean energy investments slump 12% in 2013 - BNEF
15 January 2014Global investment in clean energy fell 12% to $254 billion in 2013, according to data from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF). This follows a decline of about 9% between 2011 and 2012.
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Backloading to drive '15% global carbon market growth in 2014'
08 January 2014The value of the global carbon markets will rise this year for the first time since 2011 as a result of an agreement to boost the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), analysts have forecast.
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So far, so good...
12 December 2013It's been a solid first year for California's cap-and-trade scheme, and market participants are upbeat about 2014, when new buyers will likely emerge and the programme will link with Quebec. Elza Holmstedt Pell reports
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Poland must lead at UN climate talks
11 November 2013As COP19 begins, getting the right financial frameworks in place is crucial to a global climate deal, argues Stephanie Pfeifer