News

• World Bank paints picture of stalled, Eurocentric carbon market

  02 June 2011

  European emitters were responsible for 97% of transactions in the carbon market last year, according to the latest annual snapshot from the World Bank, as the value of the market shrank for the first time and residual demand for carbon credits shriveled in the face of continual uncertainty.

• Companies to woo clean-tech investors with a hello?

  02 June 2011

  By match-making clean-tech firms and investors, introduction service Hello Cleantech aims to help firms stand out from the crowd – and collect a finder's fee.

• UK clean-tech confidence dives amid policy uncertainty

  01 June 2011

  Confidence in the UK clean-tech sector has plummeted, according to consultancy Ernst & Young, which blames recent policy developments, such as the government's electricity market reform and solar feed-in tariff review.

• Renewables firms rise as Germany aims to double clean power, close nukes

  31 May 2011

  European renewables firms saw a boost to share prices, while mainstream utilities suffered, after German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced the country will double its 2020 renewables target and close its 17 nuclear power plants by 2022.

• Planning regime standing in way of 100% renewables – report

  31 May 2011

  The EU must reform its infrastructure planning regime if it is to achieve 100% renewable electricity by 2050, according to a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) and the International Institute for Applied System Analysis.

• Nobao dumps IPO – again

  31 May 2011

  Chinese heat pump developer Nobao Renewable Energy has pulled its $300 million offering, just weeks after the firm revived its New York Stock Exchange listing plans.

• Low-carbon electricity can get us halfway to meeting Copenhagen pledges: IEA

  27 May 2011

  The electricity sector can contribute almost 50% of the emissions reductions needed to hold the rise in global temperature below 2°C, through steps such as improved energy efficiency, greater renewable power generation and the increased roll-out of electric cars, the International Energy Agency says.

• Solazyme joins Nasdaq

  27 May 2011

  Algae biofuels company Solazyme debuted on the Nasdaq today, with stocks reaching a 20% premium on its $18 offer price.

• Investors question companies on 'disconnect' with manufacturers' carbon stance

  26 May 2011

  Investors are challenging companies over their relationships with a trade organisation that is seeking to derail US carbon regulations.

• Wind Prospect Group launches £10m green energy bond

  26 May 2011

  Wind Prospect Group, a global wind developer, has launched a corporate retail bond onto the UK market with the aim of raising £10 million ($16 million).