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  • Solar consolidation to pave way for market growth, execs say

    28 February 2012

    The solar sector will continue to consolidate over the next few years amid a weak pricing environment, but long-term demand for solar power remains strong due to expected growth in the US and China, according to industry officials.

  • Carbon prices plummet despite favourable set-aside vote

    28 February 2012

    EU allowance (EUA) prices plunged today, despite a European Parliament committee voting in favour of measures to address the chronic oversupply of allowances in the market.

  • Nanotechnology moves into the marketplace

    28 February 2012

    Nanotech has the potential to transform the efficiency of a whole sweep of industrial sectors, says Ilya Golubovich

  • Kingspan paid €2m for bankrupt wind turbine maker

    28 February 2012

    London-listed insulation and building products firm Kingspan paid €2 million ($2.7 million) to acquire Proven Energy from receivership, according to its annual results released on Monday.

  • Challenging year ahead for renewables investments – Ernst & Young

    28 February 2012

    Emerging markets will be most attractive to renewable energy investors in 2012, while the outlook for more established markets will be uncertain, according to Ernst & Young.

  • Coming off the bottom?

    28 February 2012

    Could the recent falls in the cost of environmental insurance be over? While competition for business remains intense, insurers are pushing back against falling premiums. Gloria Gonzalez reports

  • EU financiers 'saved US renewables sector'

    27 February 2012

    Financial institutions in the US and China continue to lag behind their European counterparts in supporting the US clean-tech sector, according to a financing expert.

  • Renewables developers 'too optimistic' on financing

    27 February 2012

    Renewable energy developers need to be more realistic about their projects to secure financing, experts said.

  • Energy bill could promote state feed-in tariffs, PACE, says SEIA

    27 February 2012

    The US is not likely to adopt a feed-in tariff (FiT) at the federal level, but an energy bill this year could help FiTs become more widespread at the state level, and include other benefits for the renewables sector, according to the head of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA).

  • The integration game

    23 February 2012

    MSCI's head of ESG Remy Briand tells Mark Nicholls how the investment giant promises to take ESG integration to the next level.