News

• Dutch mull 'green investment bank'

  06 July 2011

  A Dutch government-backed think-tank is studying the feasibility of a new financial institution to help promote the country's green economy.

• Mainstream secures Chinese turbines for 1GW wind plan

  05 July 2011

  Irish project developer Mainstream Renewable Energy and Chinese turbine manufacturer Sinovel Wind Group have signed a deal to build 1GW of wind projects in Ireland by 2016.

• Climate change to 'magnify' soil-related property damage – Swiss Re

  05 July 2011

  Climate change will exacerbate the risk of property damage caused by soil subsidence, according to insurer Swiss Re.

• FSC engagement with carbon offsets splits NGOs

  05 July 2011

  A controversial motion recognising the environmental value of forests for storing carbon has been passed by the general assembly of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC).

• UK opposition joins fight against solar incentive cuts

  04 July 2011

  The leader of the UK's opposition Labour party is backing a challenge to the government's proposals to make deep cuts to large-scale solar incentives.

• EPA blasts American Electric Power over false coal shutdown claims

  01 July 2011

  Utility American Electric Power (AEP) is incorrectly claiming that its flurry of planned coal unit retirements and retrofits is being instigated by pending US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations, according to a top EPA official.

• New US SO2 and NOx market rules due next week

  01 July 2011

  The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will release its final version of the Transport Rule by the middle of next week, according to a top EPA official.

• Prospects looking up for climate investment theme – analysts

  01 July 2011

  The outlook for climate change-related investments is brightening after a few years when "it's been a pretty depressing place to work", according to a leading analyst.

• First Solar loan guarantees come through, shares jump

  01 July 2011

  First Solar's shares soared on news that the developer received all three of the loan guarantees it was seeking from the US government.

• Kohl's, Intel lead corporate renewables push

  30 June 2011

  The proportion of electricity sourced from renewable sources by leading corporate purchasers rose almost 50% last year, according to a survey by Bloomberg New Energy Finance.