News

• Offshore project finance to reach €3bn in 2011

  28 July 2011

  Banks will lend €3 billion ($4.3 billion) in offshore wind projects in Europe in 2011, the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) has predicted, although no debt financings closed in the first half of 2011.

• California distribution generation target: 'daunting' and 'ambitious', say analysts

  27 July 2011

  California faces a "daunting task" to reach Governor Jerry Brown's target of installing 12GW of distributed renewable energy generation by 2020, a leading investment analyst has said.

• Hudson to raise China clean energy fund

  26 July 2011

  Hudson Clean Energy Partners is to raise a Renminbi-denominated fund to invest in China's clean energy markets.

• Tax credits for the first 3GW of US offshore wind?

  26 July 2011

  A US Senate bill may provide critical tax incentives for offshore wind farms.

• WWF forestry standard too weak – Global Witness

  26 July 2011

  Standards set by WWF's Global Forest and Trade Network (GFTN) are too lax and the programme lacks transparency, claims a searing report by the NGO Global Witness.

• African renewables market hit by policy shift, revolution

  26 July 2011

  Uncertainty over South Africa's policy on renewable energy is causing wobbles in investor confidence, according to industry and finance experts, while the effects of the Arab Spring continue to deter investment in North Africa.

• Sovereign bond returns linked to sustainability – Sarasin

  25 July 2011

  The performance of government bonds issued by countries living within their ecological means has been better than those pursuing unsustainable policies, according to research by Bank Sarasin.

• USPS saves $400m from energy efficiency

  25 July 2011

  The US Postal Service (USPS) has saved $400 million since 2007 by cutting its energy through measures such as New York's largest green roof.

• Nasdaq to launch water indexes

  22 July 2011

  The Nasdaq stock exchange is to launch four indexes to track the performance of companies involved in the water sector.

• Disruptive Capital raising £200m fund

  22 July 2011

  London-based investor Disruptive Capital is raising a £200 million ($326 million) fund, which will include clean-tech companies in its remit of investment in companies "that are going to completely change the way we do things".