Archive

  • Total makes bid to buy SunPower

    03 May 2011

    French oil firm Total has made a friendly takeover offer for SunPower, which values the California-based solar manufacturer and project developer at $2.3 billion.

  • Acquisition boosts Suez Environnement earnings nearly 30%

    02 May 2011

    French water and waste firm Suez Environnement posted a nearly 30% rise in first quarter pre-tax earnings while revenue was up 14%, boosted by the acquisition of Spanish water and services group Agbar.

  • AEP sets new 2020 carbon reduction targets, but warns its hands are tied on climate

    28 April 2011

    Giant coal-burning utility American Electric Power (AEP) has set a new goal for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, following the expiry of its targets under the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX) programme.

  • CCS boost as $1.3bn Saskatchewan project gets nod

    28 April 2011

    Canadian authorities have given the green light to a C$1.24 billion (US$1.3 billion) carbon capture and storage (CCS) demonstration plant in Saskatchewan, which aims to slash annual greenhouse gas emissions by around 1 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent.

  • BrightSource eyes $250m IPO

    26 April 2011

    California-based solar thermal developer BrightSource Energy hopes to raise up to $250 million in an initial public offering (IPO), it said on Friday in a filing to the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

  • Biofuels could meet a quarter of transport need without starving the poor – IEA

    21 April 2011

    Global biofuel use could increase more than 13-fold by 2050 and meet more than a quarter of demand for transportation fuel, without jeopardising food and environmental security, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has said.

  • EnBW eyes €8 billion renewables investment, bemoans nuclear shutdown

    21 April 2011

    German utility EnBW plans to almost double its renewable power capacity in the next 10 years, requiring an investment of €8 billion ($12 billion).

  • India to launch emissions trading scheme to tackle local air pollution

    21 April 2011

    India is to launch its first emissions trading scheme (ETS), an air-pollution reduction pilot programme in three states that may go national in future.

  • EIB backs Latin American 'ecosystem enterprises' fund

    21 April 2011

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) has joined a handful of socially responsible investors in backing an innovative fund that will invest in businesses that protect ecosystems.

  • APX-Endex to launch wood pellet trading platform

    20 April 2011

    Biomass power stations will be able to trade wood pellet futures on an exchange for the first time when APX-Endex launches future contracts later this year.