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Metals & Mining Commodity Reports > World Silver Survey 2013
New York, April 2013
Robust global silver investor demand was the dominant driver of silver prices last year, accounting for almost a quarter of total silver demand. Averaging $31.15 per ounce, 2012’s price level was the second highest on record, behind the average reached in 2011. While last year was a volatile year for most precious metals, globally, silver investment rose to a total of 252.7 million troy ounces (Moz). That figure represents approximately $8 billion on a net basis, substantially above the annual average of $1.2 billion over the 2001-10 timeframe, according to “World Silver Survey 2013,” released here today by the Silver Institute.
Commodity Research and Reports > Commodity Swaps: Corporations face rising transaction costs
Stamford, CT: April 2013
A new report, Commodity Swaps: Corporations Face Rising Transaction Costs, from Greenwich Associates concludes that increased transaction costs associated with new regulations on banks and swaps markets could cause companies to reduce hedging activity and assume more risk from direct exposures to energy and other commodities.
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Metals & Mining Commodity Reports > Copper Cost Analysis Report: CRU
London, 24 April 2013
CRU's latest report provides independent and rigorous analysis of the copper mining cost structure throughout the global industry, and covers the years 2007-2025. We examine how the cost structure has evolved and will evolve through these years, and we analyse the key trends in copper mining costs in all countries and regions and how they will impact different operations.
Power & Energy Commodity Reports > Role for Natural Gas in UK electricity generation: Report
London, 22 April 2013
An IGEM (The Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers) sponsored independent report published today will point to fossil fuels’ important role in the UK’s transition to low carbon electricity over coming decades, but warns of risks. The report argues that significantly decarbonising the power sector by 2030 will prove the most successful strategy on energy sustainability, security and affordability grounds, and that switching the UK’s reliance on coal to gas generation - while using fossil fuel power stations increasingly for backup purposes - will be the most viable method of achieving this.
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Environmental Markets & Commodities Reports > Strong growth for renewables expected: Report
London, 22 April 2013
New research by analysts at Bloomberg New Energy Finance show that annual investment in new renewable power capacity is set to rise by anywhere from two and a half times to more than four and a half times between now and 2030. The likeliest scenario implies a jump of 230%, to $630bn per year by 2030, driven by further improvements in the cost-competitiveness of wind and solar technologies relative to fossil fuel alternatives, as well as an increase in the roll-out of non-intermittent clean energy sources like hydro, geothermal and biomass.
Commodity Research and Reports > Global growth to stay at 2012 levels: EIU
London, 19 April 2013
A military conflict between North and South Korea, which inevitably would involve the US, would shred economic confidence in the region and push key parts of the world economy back into recession, says The Economist Intelligence Unit’s latest Global Outlook Report. Although The Economist Intelligence Unit (The EIU) expects Korean tensions to stop well short of war, these political tensions come at a time when key parts of the global economy are struggling to regain momentum. Although the US economy is strengthening and some key emerging markets will grow faster this year than in 2012, a synchronised global upturn is less likely in the next six months. The EIU now expects growth in global economic output to be no higher in 2013 than 2012, although it continues to expect a better showing in 2014.
Environmental Markets & Commodities Reports > Who's Winning the Clean Energy Race? 2012 Edition
London, April 2013
The global clean energy sector is undergoing geographic and technological shifts as new markets emerge and renewable capacity grows, according to research released by The Pew Charitable Trusts. The sector demonstrated resilience in 2012, registering a record 88 gigawatts, or GW, of additional generating capacity, even though investment levels declined 11 percent, to $269 billion, from 2011. Among the Group of 20 nations, China reclaimed the top spot from the United States, attracting $65.1 billion, a 20 percent increase over 2011 and 30 percent of the total for the G-20.
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Environmental Markets & Commodities Reports > Vestas and GE neck-and-neck for lead in wind's record year
London, 18 April 2013
General Electric of the US and Vestas of Denmark were tied for pole position in the world wind market in 2012 - a record year that saw 48.4GW of new capacity installed. Research by Bloomberg New Energy Finance, published for clients today, finds that a surge of development activity in the US, where all projects had to be grid connected prior to year-end 2012 in order to qualify for its expiring tax credit, helped boost GE’s rankings, enabling it to catch up to established market leader Vestas. More than 96% of GE’s wind turbines commissioned in 2012 were in the US market.
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Power & Energy Commodity Reports > Accessing gas feedstock to support the development of new LNG
Houston, 18 April 2013
Significant liquefaction capacity will need to be developed during the next decade in order to meet LNG demand which is expected to nearly double by 2025, according to a presentation by Wood Mackenzie at the LNG 17 conference in Houston. This new capacity will in turn require 180tcf (trillion cubic feet) of feedgas, leaving developers with the challenge of accessing and developing these gas resources.
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Environmental Markets & Commodities Reports > Implementation of large solar projects: DESERTEC
Hamburg, 17 April 2013
After several years of development, the DESERTEC Foundation has released a set of criteria that ensure the social and environmental responsibility of large solar projects in desert regions. With this step, the foundation offers practical measures to achieve one of the cornerstones of the DESERTEC Concept: ensuring through that local people benefit from the development of concrete renewable energy projects.
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