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No US wind farms planned, or turbines ordered, for 2013 – AWEA
13 April 2012The US wind energy industry is set to come to a grinding halt at the end of this year unless a crucial production tax credit (PTC) for renewable energy is extended, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) has warned.
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BrightSource Energy withdraws IPO
12 April 2012Solar thermal developer BrightSource Energy has withdrawn its initial public offering (IPO) due to adverse market conditions.
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Bridging the gap on water risk
12 April 2012How should large companies and their investors consider, and communicate, water risk? Environmental Finance and Irbaris brought the two sides together to find out. Mark Nicholls reports
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Italian renewables tariff review dismays industry
12 April 2012Italy is to cut the tariff it pays to solar energy installations by 35% on average, according to decrees approved by the industry and environment ministries.
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Clean energy investment slumps in first quarter
12 April 2012New investment in clean energy in the first quarter of 2012 totalled $27 billion – some 28% down on the previous quarter and 22% below the total for the same quarter last year, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance.
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RBS aims to save £200m through environmental targets
12 April 2012The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has announced plans to save £200 million ($319 million) by 2020 via new environmental targets.
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Energising the efficiency game
12 April 2012Investing in and implementing industrial energy efficiency has not been a straightforward affair. Environmental Finance and DNV asked a roundtable of experts to discuss the barriers – and how to overcome them. Christopher Cundy reports
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Record first-quarter issuance for cat bonds
12 April 2012A record volume of catastrophe (cat) bonds was issued in the first quarter of 2012, amid predictions that this year's Atlantic hurricane season will be milder than usual.
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Only 50% of solar PV module makers to survive the year – Photon
12 April 2012Roughly half of the larger solar photovoltaic (PV) module makers will not be in business by 2013, and that number will halve again in 2014, according to an industry expert.
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Under the hammer
11 April 2012All eyes at carbon exchange BlueNext are on the tender for the EU-wide allowance auction platform – as a springboard into the futures market. CEO François-Xavier Saint-Macary talks to Mark Nicholls