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US slaps tariffs on China wind towers
31 May 2012The US Commerce Department has once again imposed anti-subsidy penalties on Chinese renewable energy imports, this time of utility-scale wind towers.
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EC unsure over post-2020 renewables policy
31 May 2012The European Commission is undecided over whether a new renewables target or a stronger EU Emission Trading System (ETS) should be the primary driver of renewables in the EU after 2020, according to a draft policy paper due to be unveiled in Brussels next Wednesday.
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Nominations open for 2012 Environmental Finance awards
31 May 2012Environmental Finance and Carbon Finance are seeking nominations for this year's awards, including new categories for M&A deal of the year, and wind, solar and biomass financings.
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China solar tariffs could get tougher – SolarWorld
31 May 2012The US Commerce Department could impose additional penalties on Chinese solar imports as it continues its investigation into unfair subsidies and the dumping practices of Chinese manufacturers, according to the president of SolarWorld Industries America.
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Trade war, not market boost, seen from US solar tariffs
31 May 2012The decision by US federal regulators to place hefty penalties on imports of Chinese solar products could spark a vicious trade war and slightly raise solar prices in the US, but is unlikely to give US solar manufacturers the boost they were looking for.
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FTSE creates ESG service unit
31 May 2012Index provider FTSE has hired two former HSBC bankers to set up a unit to meet growing demand for environmental, social and governance (ESG) products and analytical tools from asset managers and pension funds.
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Capital markets needed for energy efficiency retrofits
30 May 2012The energy efficiency sector will have to rely on the bond markets rather than banks to provide the substantial funds needed to finance retrofit projects – and two innovative models are slowly starting to gain traction.
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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.