News

• Scottish homeowners offered interest-free loans to install renewables

  17 March 2011

  Homeowners in Scotland will be able to tap interest-free government loans to install renewable heat and electricity generators, the government announced last weekend.

• Eaga closes £300m in funding for residential solar programme

  17 March 2011

  Energy outsourcing company Eaga has raised £300 million ($480 million) in debt and equity financing for a programme to install up to 100MW of solar photovoltaics on 30,000 residential buildings in the UK, it announced today.

• FTSE4Good expands to Korea, Israel, sacks seven firms

  17 March 2011

  Seven companies – including Oracle and Home Depot – have been removed from the FTSE4Good index series in its latest semi-annual review, which also sees the series expand to include Israeli and South Korean companies.

• Algae biofuels company targets $100m IPO

  17 March 2011

  A Californian biofuels company that makes oil from algae hopes to raise $100 million in an initial public offering (IPO).

• Green bonds, securitisations in the pipeline as interest builds

  16 March 2011

  A green bond worth $500 million certified to a new climate bonds standard is set to be issued within the coming months, while bankers are prepping renewable energy securitisations.

• Japan disaster, nuke caution sends carbon prices soaring

  15 March 2011

  Japan's devastating earthquake and tsunami on Friday and the subsequent nuclear emergency has sent carbon prices to their highest level in two years, in response to higher natural gas prices and Germany's decision to close nuclear reactors for testing.

• Germany shuts nuclear reactors, others re-examine safety

  15 March 2011

  The Japanese earthquake and tsunami have sparked a rethink of nuclear policy around the world with Germany taking older nuclear plants offline, Switzerland suspending plant approvals and other countries re-examining safety concerns.

• Economic cost of Japanese earthquake, tsunami still to be counted

  14 March 2011

  As Japan reels from the human catastrophe of the earthquake and tsunami that struck on Friday, the insurance industry said it is too early to estimate the economic losses.

• China, India key to Impax water investment strategy

  11 March 2011

  Impax Asset Management is focusing its water investment strategy on emerging markets, particularly Chinese and Indian companies, and is betting on companies on the 'fringe' of water technology who are making their first forays into the sector.

• UK incentive to underpin £4.5 billion renewable heat investment

  10 March 2011

  UK homeowners and businesses which install heating systems powered by renewable fuels will earn a guaranteed tariff, under a scheme set out today.