Energy transition
APX launches Michigan RECs system
APX, an infrastructure provider for environmental and energy markets, has launched the Michigan Renewable Energy Certification System (Mirecs) and hinted at future plans to enable inter-market management of renewable energy assets.
Record high sugar prices hit ethanol market
Ethanol prices in Brazil have recently risen due to a decrease in production. According to experts, record high sugar prices in the region are encouraging mills to refine sugar over ethanol, which is giving a 50% better return.
India’s energy efficiency scheme won't impact CDM, say experts
India’s plans for a domestic energy efficiency cap-and-trade scheme have raised concerns over how the market for Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects will be affected.
Green skies ahead?
Biofuels could become part of the jet-fuel blend in as little as two years and ready for large-scale use by 2015, say experts. Katie Holliday talks to airlines, biofuels experts and carbon traders about the implications for the jet fuel market.
Biofuels industry to triple in size by 2020
The biofuels market will reach $247 billion in sales by 2020 according to a report from clean technology consultancy firm Pike Research.
All for one
The Waxman-Markey Bill brought the US a step closer to establishing a federal mandate for renewable energy generation. Pauline McCallion looks at the implications for renewable energy credits trading
The next 15 years
Rachel Morison talks to energy experts about their long-term outlook for the future
EU issues national template to meet renewables targets
The European Commission has issued a template for National Renewable Energy Action Plans (NREAPS) requiring Member States to detail their strategies for reaching 2020 renewable energy targets.
Bache Commodities launches new green commodities index
Bache Commodities, the global commodities and financial derivatives business of Prudential Financial, has launched a green commodities index.
Next generation solar power could replace fossil fuels says WRI
Concentrating solar thermal (CST) power has the potential to provide power on the margin of the demand curve, as well as replacing coal at the core of the power mix in the US, according to a report by the World Resources Institute (WRI.)
ERBD invest up to €5 billion in renewables stimulus
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has announced it will invest between €3-5 billion in sustainable energy projects in Eastern Europe before 2011 in an initiative to attract further co-financing of up to €10 billion.
London Array wind farm receives final investment
Utilities DONG Energy, E.ON and Masdar have announced that they will invest €2.2bn in building the first 630MW phase of the London Array offshore wind farm in the Thames Estuary.
Centrica invests in EDF's UK nuclear business
UK utility Centrica has bought a stake in EDF's newly-acquired nuclear business in the UK.
Alpha and Foundation to form third largest US coal producer
US coal producers Alpha Natural Resources and Foundation Coal Holdings have merged to create the nation's third largest coal producer.
Biofuels get boost from clean energy revolution
The US Government has announced plans designed to boost the use of advanced biofuels through research, investment and the national Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).
RWE/E.ON and EDF win UK nuclear auction
The UK government has confirmed that the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority has successfully completed the auction of three potential new nuclear sites for a combined total of £387 million, significantly more than the government had previously expected to…
Dong extends offshore UK wind investment
Denmark based Dong Energy has announced that it will build a second offshore wind farm in the Irish Sea as part of a €1.3 million (US$ 1.7 million) investment plan.