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Five EU emissions registries to reopen Friday – but effects to linger
03 February 2011EU Emissions Trading Scheme registries in France, Germany, the Netherlands, Slovakia and the UK are set to reopen on Friday – but the effects of the EU allowance (EUA) theft that caused their shutdown are set to linger, say traders.
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Investors seek Europe's top 25 clean-tech companies
03 February 2011Clean-tech companies with operations in Europe are being invited to apply for the opportunity to present themselves to a panel of international investors at a two-day summit in Geneva this summer.
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UK waste market presents up to £20bn investment opportunity – banker
03 February 2011A funding gap has opened up in the UK waste management market which presents opportunities for investors and small developers, according to a leading banker to the sector.
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GE, NRG, ConocoPhillips form $300m energy tech fund
03 February 2011Three US corporate giants have committed $300 million to an energy technology investment company to fund "potentially game-changing technologies".
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FCP targets UK taxpayers with two renewables funds
02 February 2011Future Capital Partners (FCP) has launched two renewable energy funds aimed at UK investors.
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€450m EIB loan 'will improve North Sea wind links'
02 February 2011The European Investment Bank (EIB) will loan €450 million ($620 million) to Dutch state-owned energy company TenneT Holding, to finance a transmission link in the Netherlands, which the bank says will connect offshore wind farms in the North Sea and create more efficient European electricity links.
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Utilities warn political opposition may undermine Obama's clean energy target
02 February 2011Utilities can get behind US President Barack Obama's proposed clean energy standard (CES), but the devil is in the details and the political obstacles may be insurmountable, executives said.
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EPA dismisses scare stories over power regulation
02 February 2011Rumours of the destructive impact of pending federal pollution and carbon regulations on the US power sector have been greatly exaggerated, according to a top Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) official.
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Indian firms outdo global average on carbon
02 February 2011Indian construction, automotive and telecommunications companies have a lower carbon intensity than the global average, according to HSBC. However, the bank found Indian firms in areas such as materials, resources and banking are no better than the global average.
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Obama calls for 80% clean energy by 2035 – but includes clean coal, gas and nuclear
27 January 2011President Obama set a goal of generating 80% of US electricity from clean energy sources by 2035 in his State of the Union address on Tuesday, but renewable energy advocates were dismayed by his inclusion of clean coal and nuclear power.