Energy transition
Econcern to make €863 million investment in China
Renewables firm Econcern is to invest €863 million in four onshore wind projects in China. The total investment represents 720 megawatts of sustainable generation capacity.
Enel launches renewables arm
Italian energy company Enel launched renewables arm Enel Green Power on December 1, to expand operating power generation from renewable resources in Europe and internationally.
Vattenfall to build offshore wind farm in UK, joins forces with ScottishPower
Swedish power company Vattenfall has acquired UK wind farm Thanet Offshore Wind and has joined forces with ScottishPower for Crown Estate’s Round Three of tender bids to develop offshore wind power in the UK.
China displaces UK in top five countries for renewables
China has moved into the top five most attractive countries for renewables investment, knocking the UK to sixth place, according to an Ernst & Young survey. The Energy country attractiveness indices, published by E&Y every quarter, look at a country’s…
A path for renewables
Renewable energy needs to become a bigger part of the US energy mix, but there are still a number of hurdles to clear, explains Richard McMahon of the Edison Electric Institute
Powerful ambition
Backed by the financial might of Russia's Renova Group, Avelar Energy is investing in conventional and renewable energy assets across western Europe. Avelar's CEO, Igor Akhmerov, tells Roderick Bruce about his company's strategy
Romanian wind farm to be largest in Europe
European utility giant CEZ Group has bought two adjacent wind farms in Romania from Eastern European renewables developer Continental Wind Partners (CWP).
Profile: Dow Chemical - Chemical reaction
Dow Chemical, the largest commercial consumer of energy in the US, is trying to formulate a response to soaring annual energy costs of $32 billion, while meeting environmental targets. Roderick Bruce examines the company's energy strategies
T Boone launches wind power plan
Texas oilman T Boone Pickens has launched a plan to address the United States’ dependence on foreign oil by aiming to generate at least 20% of the nation’s energy supply through wind power.
Hedges are growing greener
Opportunities for hedge funds in traditional energy markets are not as common as a few years ago. As a result, some hedge funds are turning to green energy markets in search of price anomalies and arbitrage opportunities, William Rhode discovers…
Rising suns
Asia's rapidly growing and energy-intensive economies are driving a global nuclear renaissance, writes Lauren Hilgers
Building for the future
As US electric utility companies strive to meet soaring power demand, they are also coming under increasing pressure to lower carbon emissions. Richard McMahon of the Edison Electric Institute looks at how firms plan to meet these two potentially…
Jerome Malka
Jerome Malka, managing director of SG's Orbeo, may have risen rapidly through the ranks, but he doesn't want to make a big deal of it, finds Andrew Holt
Energy efficiency
Energy efficiency is fast becoming a resource and a business in its ownright. This month’s special report takes an in-depth look at some of theadvances, challenges and opposition to this growing market
Renewables set to lose out as Energy Bill stalls in Senate
US Republicans have forced Democrat supporters of the Energy bill to drop a controversial tax provision that would have cut tax breaks to major oil companies in an effort to boost spending on renewables.
Amerex forms REC purchasing partnership with Aramark
Amerex Brokers has formed a partnership with professional services firm Aramark Corporation to provide clients with an array of energy services, including the purchase of renewable energy credits (RECs).
RWE to invest €1 billion per year in renewables; founds new company
German utility RWE has announced the creation of a renewable energy company, RWE Innogy, which will be backed by at least €1 billion of investment per year.
EDF Trading and Chubu collaborate on coal
EDF Trading and Japanese utility Chubu Electric Power Company are to establish a new coal business, Chubu Energy Trading, based in Nagoya, Japan.