Renewables
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.
CCFE launches REC futures
The Chicago Climate Futures Exchange (CCFE) has launched the first futures contracts based on renewable energy certificates (RECs).
First agricultural swap on CME Clearport
Starsupply Renewables, a biofuels and agricultural commodities brokerage, has successfully brokered the first ever cleared swap for an agricultural product using CME ClearPort.
Phoenix rises into green markets
Interdealer broker expands in to renewables and emissions markets to harness sector growth, and plans to act as a counterparty for RECs
Smart thinking
Updating ageing power transmission infrastructure with smart grid technology must be a top priority if the US is to meet growing demand while fully harnessing the potential of renewable energy. By Pauline McCallion
House unveils draft cap and trade bill
Democrats in the House of Representatives issued draft legislation today proposing an 83% carbon cap by 2050 and a national renewable energy requirement of 25% by 2025.
Phoenix launches platform for renewable credits
Interdealer broker Phoenix Partners has launched an electronic OTC trading platform for renewable energy credits (REC.)
Iberdrola Renovables: “No change in investment plans”
Spanish energy company Iberdrola Renovables has confirmed that it still plans to deliver all the wind projects planned for this year and will continue with its strategic plan to invest €18.8 billion by the end of 2012.
European utility CEOs aim for carbon-neutral power by 2050
Sixty European electricity company CEOs have handed over a declaration to EU energy commissioner Andris Piebalgs in which they pledge to supply carbon-neutral power by 2050.
EcoSecurities makes first transfer on Voluntary Carbon Standard registry
Carbon project developer EcoSecurities has made the first transfer of Voluntary Carbon Units (VCUs) to Australian voluntary carbon retailer Climate Positive through the global Voluntary Carbon Standard (VCS)registry TZ1. The generated VCUs came from an…
Vattenfall to buy Nuon's production and supply business
In the latest of a flurry of major utility M&A deals, energy firm Vattenfall swoops for Nuon with a view to further cross-border expansion
Renewables Portfolios - Exposed to the elements
Optimising a renewables portfolio is fraught with challenges. Stephen Maloney discusses them, and suggests some methods that allow for a more robust approach to portfolio optimisation
Stimulus targets US transmission issues
Obama's stimulus plan will put key infrastructure in place to support the continued growth of renewable energy in the US, finds Pauline McCallion