Archive for November, 2011
15 November 2011
An infrastructure investment fund manager is reportedly considering the sale of a water and wastewater-focused portfolio company.
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15 November 2011
Chinese photovoltaic manufacturer LDK Solar has revised down its financial forecast for the third quarter of 2011 and it now expects revenue in the range of $460m to $470m, compared to it original estimate of between $630m and $680m.
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15 November 2011
A green chemicals company based in the US has revealed its intentions to become the latest to join the public markets.
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15 November 2011
Scottish Energy Minister Fergus Ewing has called on the UK government to make Scotland the base for the Green Investment Bank.
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14 November 2011
Germany-based photovoltaic specialist SolarWorld posted a €238m revenue in the third quarter, 30 per cent down on the same period in 2010 when the figure was €342m.
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14 November 2011
European wind turbine developer Nordex has lowered its guidance for the year blaming it on the sovereign debt crisis, which it said has rendered the financing of wind farm projects near impossible.
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14 November 2011
US utility KCP&L has embarked on a three-year pilot programme in Kansas City collecting data from eight electric vehicle charging stations provided by Coulomb Technologies.
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14 November 2011
Welsh renewable developer Pennant Walters and global investment firm InfraRed Capital Partners have reached financial close of a 35MW wind farm to be located in South Wales.
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14 November 2011
A new £250,000 renewable energy training facility has opened by Liverpool Community College in the North-West of England.
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14 November 2011
The future development of offshore wind projects around the UK and North Sea will be dependent on two things; the cost coming down to a manageable level and a forward-thinking approach to transmission.
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14 November 2011
Two geothermal leases are up set to be up for grabs in early 2012, giving developers the opportunity to invest in commercial development opportunities.
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14 November 2011
A US-based waste-to-energy company has secured $93m, underscoring investor confidence in the business ahead of its initial public offering (IPO).
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14 November 2011
A multi-billion dollar fund has been called for by global leaders to catalyse investment into climate change related projects.
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14 November 2011
South Africa is seeking private partners for a fund launched to boost the renewable energy sector.
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14 November 2011
German solar developer Conergy has broken ground on the installation of an 8.2MW photovoltaic facility in Grimmen, north-east Germany.
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14 November 2011
Chinese photovoltaic manufacturer JinkoSolar has updated its guidelines for the quarter ending on 30 September with shipments and revenue expected to be slightly lower than previously forecast.
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14 November 2011
An initial public offering carried out at the end of last week saw high investor appetite for Italy’s waste management sector.
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14 November 2011
Irish waste-to-energy company Kedco has secured binding loan facilities worth £9.44m from the Ulster Bank Group for the construction of a biomass electricity and heat generating plant in Newry, Northern Ireland.
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14 November 2011
UK-headquartered renewable energy consultants GL Garrad Hassan has been helping Kawasaki Heavy Industries in the deployment of a 1MW prototype tidal turbine at the European Marine Energy Test Centre in Orkney, Scotland.
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14 November 2011
Israeli electric vehicle charging network developer Better Place has raised $200m through Series C equity financing from a consortium of investors and partners.
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