News

  • More installers set to emulate SolarCity's success - investor

    08 February 2013

    SolarCity is one of the "bright lights" in clean energy financing, but other US installers are expected to follow in its footsteps, one financing expert has claimed.

  • RGGI states move to slash programme's emissions cap

    07 February 2013

    The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) states have proposed a 45% reduction to the cap-and-trade programme's emissions target.

  • Wind industry pushes for common standards for projects

    07 February 2013

    A new set of guidelines has been drawn up to suggest common standardised definitions when predicting the output from planned wind farms.

  • ArcelorMittal to spend $220m carbon windfall on energy saving measures

    07 February 2013

    ArcelorMittal, the world's biggest steel producer, more than doubled its income from selling carbon allowances in the final quarter of 2012, but pledged to spend the money on energy saving technology.

  • US wind industry braced for 'hangover'

    07 February 2013

    The US wind industry is set for a major hangover in 2013, with new installations expected to fall dramatically from their record high in 2012, according to a Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) analyst.

  • Neste renewables division set for full-year profit

    07 February 2013

    Neste Oil has predicted that its renewables division will move into profit after a strong performance in the final quarter of 2012.

  • Vestas outlook improves despite gloom over industry prospects

    07 February 2013

    The outlook for struggling wind turbine maker Vestas's future is slowly improving, analysts have said, despite the CEO warning the year ahead will be tougher than 2012 for the sector.

  • Equator Principles chair rebuts World Growth attack

    07 February 2013

    The chairwoman of the Equator Principles Association has dismissed claims that its voluntary social and environmental standards destroy shareholder value and trample the rights of host countries.

  • California PACE programme expected to scale up to $100m this year

    07 February 2013

    A California-based residential Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) programme is expected to reach the $100-150 million level necessary to securitise its bonds this year.

  • US to miss emissions targets without strong action – WRI

    06 February 2013

    President Barack Obama was urged to take action to tackle climate change in next week's State of the Union address after a report warned that the US is on course to miss its 2020 emissions target.