Energy transition
Weighing up the options
Mounting domestic environmental issues and worldwide energy security uncertainty are pushing the Chinese government to consider the full gamut of energy options – including renewables. Yue Zhang and Chong Siang Chew of the Institute of Energy Economics,…
Rethinking US liberalisation
Citing rising electricity prices, critics of liberalisation have recently managed to convince lawmakers in several US states to rethink policies that ban utilities from owning power plants. Elisa Wood investigates the current state of play
Merrill Lynch introduces energy efficiency index
Investment bank Merrill Lynch has introduced a new index, comprised of 40 companies from industry sectors that may benefit from the global drive to improve energy efficiency, reduce carbon emissions and the cost of energy.
EDF Trading moves into biomass market
EDF Trading, the subsidiary of utility EDF responsible for wholesale market activity, has acquired biomass company Renewable Fuel Supply Limited (RFSL).
Triple Point launches Commodity XL for Biofuels and Commodity XL Xchange
Triple Point Technology, a supplier of software platforms for the supply, trading, marketing and movement of commodities, has released Commodity XL for Biofuels. The platform is intended to address the rapidly escalating global market for renewable…
Renewed interest
Green certificate trading is growing in Europe, as renewable power generators seek to exploit consumer demand for green energy. But market design could be improved, as Oliver Holtaway reports
Investors go green
More and more private equity firms are entering the renewable energy space. For some firms, this means adjusting their traditional investment approach. Tom Murley of HgCapital speaks to Oliver Holtaway about the prizes and pitfalls of investing in…
CCFE launches clean energy index
The Chicago Climate Futures Exchange (CCFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX), announced today that it will launch a futures contract based on WilderHill Clean Energy Index (ECO) on July 13.
Virgin Trains to use biofuel
Greenergy Fuels, the UK’s leading independent fuels supplier, will partner with Virgin Trains to supply up to 27,000 litres per week of a new B20 biofuel blend, which contains 20 per cent biodiesel and is designed for trains.
EDF Energy to cut CO2 emissions by up to 60%
UK utility EDF Energy, part of the EDF Group, has committed to reduce the carbon intensity of its electricity generation activities by 60% by 2020, in part by building new nuclear capacity.
The smart revolution
The smart grid is well on the way to becoming a reality, with some technologies already changing the economics of power supply. However, customers must be offered risk differentiated pricing for the real benefits of the smart grid to be realised, finds…
An air of uncertainty
As gasoline prices soar, the creaking US refinery system is once more under fire. Although today's healthy margins should encourage new investment, unresolved issues of green regulation appear to be curbing this. David Watkins investigates
JP Morgan establishes alternative energy group
Investment bank JP Morgan has established an alternative energy investment banking group, bolstering its efforts to capitalize on the current growth of environmentally friendly technologies.
Electrabel
European Natural Gas House of the Year
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US Electricity House of the Year
E-On reaches asset agreement with Enel/Acciona over Endesa bid
German energy utility E.On has withdrawn its bid for Spanish utility Endesa. The decision was taken after E.On reached agreement with rival joint-bidders Enel, an Italian utility, and Acciona, a Spanish construction and services company, to acquire some…
Swiss Re closes European Clean Energy Fund
Global reinsurer Swiss Re has announced the successful close of the European Clean Energy Fund, one of the largest funds of this type in Europe.
GM&T and Soteg sign power plant agreement
London-based Gazprom Marketing and Trading (GM&T), and Soteg, the main supplier of natural gas and electricity in Luxembourg, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to form a joint venture for the construction of a combined cycle gas turbine plant in…