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Carbon exchange veteran turns to small-scale renewables
15 August 2012The former chief executive of Climate Exchange is raising money for a company that will invest in small-scale renewable energy generation in the UK.
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Emerging Asia, supply chains face greatest natural hazards risk – Maplecroft
15 August 2012India, Vietnam and the Philippines are among the ten countries with the greatest proportion of their economic output exposed to natural hazards – putting corporate supply chains at risk, according to risk analysis company Maplecroft.
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RWE feels the heat from German solar expansion
14 August 2012German energy giant RWE is feeling the pressure from a rapid expansion of solar photovoltaics across the country, which it says is "crowding out conventional generation capacity".
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Spinning gold from green
14 August 2012Ben Goldsmith hasn't yet persuaded the family investment company to invest his father's legacy sustainably – but he's hoping to achieve his green investment ambitions through the Wheb Group. Mark Nicholls reports
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US solar import tariffs could soar, lawyer warns
13 August 2012The duties on Chinese solar equipment imports into the US could rise dramatically if importers are caught trying to evade these penalties, with border officials on the prowl for circumvention efforts, according to a lawyer representing US manufacturers.
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On the road to reform?
13 August 2012The European Commission has started the ball rolling on a reform process designed to tackle the crippling overhang of emissions allowances in the EU Emissions Trading System. Katie Kouchakji and Mark Nicholls report
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Munich Re buys 102MW wind portfolio from HgCapital
13 August 2012Private equity firm HgCapital has sold three wind farms to Munich Re's asset management arm for an undisclosed amount.
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Equator Principles goes beyond project finance, improves transparency
13 August 2012An update to the Equator Principles (EP) released today is set to broaden the impact and improve disclosures under the voluntary project finance code.
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Regulators violated federal law with PACE ban: US court
10 August 2012Government regulators violated federal law when they put the kibosh on bond programmes that pay for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects, according to a court decision.
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US wind financier to look abroad, should PTC expire
10 August 2012GE Energy Financial Services is actively investing in the US wind energy market ahead of the pending expiration of the production tax credit (PTC), but may look to do more business overseas if the incentive is not renewed.