NewNet Daily Newsletter 25 June 2012 Deal News Deal round-up: Surge of investments seen in bioenergy and waste management PREMIUM Adenium, Foresight build portfolio of solar assets with €125m Italian deal First Solar gets go-ahead to continue build of 230MW PV plant Carbon Disclosure Project’s merger with forestry counterpart to …
Solar Firms Setting New Records in Efficiency and Performance
News Solar Solar Firms Setting New Records in Efficiency and Performance Eric Wesoff – February 7, 2012 Despite dark times, record photovoltaic module performance across all materials systems, from CdTe to c-Si to CPV to CIGS to GaAs Fisker Halts Work, Lays off Workers as It Renegotiates DOE Loan Jeff …
Carbon budgets and sub-prime assets
The concept of fossil fuel reserves exceeding the carbon budget continues to gather acceptance. Last week the IEA published its World Energy Outlook 2011. In the Climate Change Chapter, the IEA uses the same approach as Carbon Tracker to show that thee numbers don’t add up. See attached extract for …
Green Sectors Expanding into Trillions of Dollars
Small and intermediate enterprises are joining large ones to boost Green Industry’s footprint By Rosalinda Sanquiche As part of the Green Economy series While mainstream media, economists and general opinion still designate the Green Economy as “emerging” and assume green investments are riskier or provide lower returns than other investments, …
Carbon Bubble Growing, but Markets Aren’t Listening
Published on GreenBiz.com (http://www.greenbiz.com) ——————————————————————————– Carbon Bubble Growing, but Markets Aren’t Listening By James Leaton Created 2011-07-15 04:46 How much carbon dioxide would be released if all the proven fossil fuel reserves owned by public companies was burnt? Carbon Tracker’s estimate: 745 gigatonnes CO2. How much carbon dioxide can we …
US DOE makes $120m available for energy efficiency technologies
28 June 2011 DEAL NEWS US DOE makes $120m available for energy efficiency technologies Foresight, VEI Capital partner to invest in solar assets Siemens to build UK offshore wind project in major deal with Dong, Scottish Power Enfinity seeks capital injection, partners to ensure growth Shell wins $753m deal to …
Largest Canadian wind farm to use Vestas turbines
10 June 2011 DEAL NEWS Largest Canadian wind farm to use Vestas turbines Nevada Geothermal Power acquires Iceland America Energy’s geothermal assets ADB, Carmanah secure $1m solar lighting contract with Marine Corps US renewable energy company General Compression raises $54.5m China’s Huaneng Renewables raises $800m in deferred IPO Downing invests …
Deal round-up: Summer arrives early for bioenergy companies
6 June 2011 DEAL NEWS Deal round-up: Summer arrives early for bioenergy companies Photowatt up for sale after Q4 losses Bharat Heavy Electricals wins $13.8m Karnataka solar contract Renewables-focused marine services company Geoships acquires BLS Nexterra lands $16m deal for biomass system Solazyme surpasses expectations with $227m IPO raise Abengoa …
Four PKA pension funds merged into single €4.4bn scheme
Four PKA pension funds merged into single €4.4bn scheme Four of eight funds administered by Denmark’s PKA have now formed Health Professionals’ Pension Fund. 04/05/11 Hermes Pension Management to offer ‘internal consultancy’ EFRP questions Commission’s Call for Advice on IORPs Aba head questions importance of cross-border pensions Industry must represent …
The 21st Century Corporation: The Ceres Roadmap for Sustainability
The 21st Century Corporation: The Ceres Roadmap to Sustainability is a vision and practical roadmap for integrating sustainability into the DNA of business—from the boardroom to the copy room. It analyzes the drivers, risks and opportunities involved in making the shift to sustainability, and details strategies and results from companies …