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  • EU carbon market weekly update - 7 September 2015

    07 September 2015

    The EU carbon market seems immune to the turmoil in other markets at present, says Louis Redshaw. But a break below €8 could signal further weakness.

  • $1trn of GDP at risk from windstorms and floods by 2025, says Lloyd's

    07 September 2015

    Severe windstorms could knock $587 billion off global GDP over the next ten years, as a result of damage to major cities, according to Lloyd's, the specialist insurance market.

  • NextEnergy Solar Fund to raise more equity capital this month

    07 September 2015

    NextEnergy Solar Fund is to tap the equity market again in the next three weeks under its year-long placing programme, with up to 95.25 million shares potentially available for sale.

  • Gaelectric secures debt financing for Irish onshore wind fleet

    07 September 2015

    Irish renewable energy operator Gaelectric has secured a fourth financing package from a Swedish investment firm.

  • California passes bill to force state pension funds to divest from coal

    04 September 2015

    California's two state pension funds, the largest in the US, look increasingly likely to be forced to divest from coal after a bill requiring them to do so was passed by the State Assembly.

  • Yingli enters West African solar market with 150MW JV

    04 September 2015

    China's troubled solar firm Yingli Green Energy has turned its focus to West Africa for the first time, after setting up a joint venture that aims to build 150MW of capacity in the region.

  • Financing offshore wind: blowing in the right direction

    03 September 2015

    What are the lessons to be learned from the numerous success stories in the offshore wind so far, asks Roland Chalons-Browne

  • Renewable energy giants win big in Brazilian solar auction

    03 September 2015

    SunEdison, Enel and Canadian Solar have bagged nearly two thirds of the capacity on offer in Brazil's latest solar auction.

  • EU's clean energy policies claim more coal victims

    03 September 2015

    Environmental regulations and changes to renewable energy incentives have been blamed for the likely closure of a major UK power station and the ejection of a leading German electricity generator from a benchmark stock index.

  • UK government faces legal challenge over cuts to CCL

    03 September 2015

    The UK government is to face legal action over its plan to cut the climate change levy (CCL) exemption, a tax exemption for renewable energy, from two UK businesses affected by the decision.