Wednesday, November 5th, 2008
Last year was another record for investment into alternative and renewable energy, with $148.4 billion poured into the sector globally, up 60% from 2006. On top of this, total M&A transactions in the space amounted to over US$55 billion. Asset financing was the main driver for investment growth, up 68% ...
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Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
Energy efficiency has enormous promise for most developing economies. The investment yields in energy efficiency over the next two decades will generally be several times higher in the developing world, according to a new report from the McKinsey Global Institute.
Developing countries could invest $90 billion annually over the next 12 ...
Posted in CCS, Carbon, China, Climate-Change, India, Industry-News, Lifecycles, Natural Resources, Peak-Oil, Policy, Regulatory and Legal Trends, Renewable Fuels, Research, Sustainability, Water, law | No Comments »
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008
Evergreen Energy is at risk of becoming the clean energy casualty in the current credit crisis.
The clean coal technology company has been notified by the New York Stock Exchange that it is not in compliance with the NYSE's continued listing standard for minimum share price under Rule 5.5(b)(2) of the ...
Posted in Eco-Efficiency, Finance, Industry-News, Solar-Energy, Start-ups, green-technology, law | No Comments »
Tuesday, October 7th, 2008
If you think the mortgage-backed securities that has brought Wall Street to the brink of collapse seem a bit phony, hold on to your hat because cowboy capitalism is earning a new set of spurs in carbon trading markets.
The trouble is that nobody can say for sure what those ...
Posted in Agriculture, Carbon, Climate-Change, Finance, Industry-News, Sustainability, Venture Capital, green-technology | No Comments »
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
Hudson Clean Energy Partners Acquisition of Helium Energy
Hudson Clean Energy Partners announced that it has acquired Helium Energy S.L.U., a renewable energy development company headquartered in Madrid, Spain.
Nippon Oil and SANYO Electric Joint Company
Nippon Oil Corporation and SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. have reached a basic agreement to explore ...
Posted in Concentrated-Solar, Finance, Hedge Funds, Natural Resources, Photovoltaics, Policy, Regulatory and Legal Trends, Private Equity, Research, Silicon Valley, Solar-Energy, Solar-Thermal, Sustainability, Venture Capital, green-technology | No Comments »
Sunday, September 28th, 2008
Between 1990 and 2004, an estimated $41 billion was invested in the water sector. By 2004, nearly half of these investments were either canceled or in distress. As a result, total investment in all countries has fallen substantially since the late 1990s. In addition, investment in middle- and low-income countries ...
Posted in Africa, Bahrain, Bioremediation, Finance, India, Industry-News, Natural Resources, Policy, Regulatory and Legal Trends, Private Equity, Research, Silicon Valley, Sustainability, Water, Water-Filtration | No Comments »
Friday, September 26th, 2008
Many energy-related activities have a very precise relationship with economic growth. For example, consumption of electricity remained close to 0.45 kwh per constant dollar of GDP between 1973 and 2003. During the same time period, the number of miles driven by all vehicles was close to 3 miles per constant ...
Posted in Electricity, Finance, Graphic, Industry-News, Natural Resources, Peak-Oil, Policy, Regulatory and Legal Trends, Renewable Fuels, Research, Sustainability | No Comments »
Friday, September 26th, 2008
A wave of solar-energy companies are scrambling to adjust to the lingering credit crisis in capital markets. While investors and analysts are still bullish on the sector’s long term prospects, the next year or two could see a major shake up in the crowded solar energy space.
The looming threat of ...
Posted in Agriculture, Biofuels, Biorefinery, Climate-Change, Concentrated-Solar, Hedge Funds, Industry-News, Photovoltaics, Policy, Regulatory and Legal Trends, Private Equity, Silicon Valley, Solar-Energy, Solar-Thermal, Start-ups, Sustainability, Venture Capital, algae, biomass, green-technology, law | 3 Comments »
Thursday, September 25th, 2008
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Envision Solar's "Infrastructure in A Crate"
Envision Solar International announced the launch of its latest product designed to integrate clean power into buildings and communities. LifeVillage is a modular self-contained "infrastructure in a crate" that can provide critical utilities even in the most remote areas.
REC Wafer Sales Contract with Neo ...
Posted in Batteries, Carbon, China, Concentrated-Solar, Eco-Efficiency, Electricity, Energy-Storage, Finance, Germany, Industry-News, Natural Resources, Photovoltaics, Policy, Regulatory and Legal Trends, Private Equity, Research, Silicon Valley, Solar-Energy, Solar-Thermal, Start-ups, Sustainability, Venture Capital, green-technology | No Comments »
