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US, Canada, set to win CCS demonstration race
30 May 2012Companies in the US and Canada are poised to win the race to build the world's first large-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) project, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).
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E&Y marks down leading countries in renewables indexes
29 May 2012Ernst & Young's update of its renewable energy 'Country Attractiveness Indexes' (CAI) paints a bleak short-term picture for the sector, with all five of the top-ranking countries dropping points.
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Water treatment for oil, mining, gas attractive to investors
29 May 2012Investors are increasingly looking at the water treatment sector to tap expected growing demand for new water technologies, especially from the extractive industries.
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Australia's 'green bank' to attract clean energy investors
28 May 2012Australia's proposed A$10 billion ($9.8 billion) Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) is likely to prove the "last piece of the puzzle" in financing large-scale renewable energy projects in the short to medium term – but it should avoid crowding out private investment, an investment banker said.
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Environmentalists cautious on Brazil Forest Code veto
28 May 2012Environmental groups have given a cautious welcome to the decision by Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff to veto parts of a bill seeking to weaken protection of the Amazon – but warn that the country's forests remain at risk.
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EU to verify clean-tech performance claims
25 May 2012An EU-led programme to verify the performance claims of new environmental technologies could help companies break into new markets – and help investors in their due diligence.
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Climate bond market slowed by cheaper bank financing
25 May 2012The climate bond market is ready to explode as investors are eager to participate in these transactions, but renewable energy sponsors have preferred to seek financing in the cheaper bank markets, according to a Citigroup official.
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Goldman Sachs to announce low-ball target for renewables finance
24 May 2012Goldman Sachs is to announce a target to make $40 billion of renewable energy investments or financings over the next ten years – implying a lower level of financing by the bank than in the previous six years.
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Citi eyeing solar securitisation deal this year
24 May 2012Citigroup is closing in on a securitisation deal for a residential solar rooftop project this year, according to a company official.
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Saudi Arabia sees the light
24 May 2012Saudi Arabia has unveiled solar energy targets that could make the desert kingdom an international force in renewable energy. Tim Armsby and Faisal Tabbaa consider how they are likely to be financed