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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.
Power & Energy Commodity Reports > 220 Gigawatts of New Distributed Solar Generation additions by 2018
Boulder, 17 April 2013
The global electric power industry is evolving from a financial and engineering model that relies on large centralized power plants owned by utilities to one that is more diverse, in terms of both the sources of generation and the ownership of the generation assets. Distributed solar photovoltaic (PV) systems offer the benefit of producing electricity onsite, thereby reducing the need to build new transmission capacity and avoiding line losses. According to a new report from Navigant Research, 220 gigawatts of distributed solar PV capacity will be installed between 2013 and 2018, representing $540 billion in revenue during this time.
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Environmental Markets & Commodities Reports > Progress towards clean energy has stalled, IEA says
New Delhi, 17 April 2013
The rapid expansion of renewable technologies is one of the few bright spots in an otherwise bleak assessment of global progress towards low-carbon energy, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in an annual report to the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) here today.
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Commodity Research and Reports > Merchandise exports stagnate in 2012: UNCTAD
Geneva, 17 April 2013
Global merchandise exports in 2012 grew by only 0.2 per cent in value, after having expanded significantly in 2010 and 2011, UNCTAD statistics indicate. Among developing countries, merchandise exports climbed by 3.6 per cent, the organization reported, but much of that improvement was confined to petroleum- and gas-exporting nations. Countries that are primary exporters of commodities other than fuels saw exports drop by 2.54 per cent.
Environmental Markets & Commodities Reports > RGGI CO2 allowance market remains competitive
New York, 16 April 2013
No evidence of anti-competitive conduct has been found in the market for Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) CO2 allowances, according to the independent market monitor’s 2012 Annual Report on the Market for RGGI CO2 Allowances, released today. The independent market monitor, Potomac Economics, continues to find no material concerns regarding the auction process, barriers to participation in the auctions, competitiveness of the auction results, or in the competitiveness of the secondary market for RGGI allowances.
Power & Energy Commodity Reports > Next wave of Qatari LNG may come from North America
Houston, 16 April 2013
Investments in new liquefaction capacity from the US may provide Qatar with greater commercial and political value than investments in new Qatari LNG capacity, according to a report by Wood Mackenzie.
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Power & Energy Commodity Reports > Additional Annual Energy Outlook 2013: EIA
Washington, April 2013
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) has released additional content of Annual Energy Outlook 2013 (AEO2013), updating and expanding on the early release version of AEO2013 Reference case released in December 2012. The release includes a Legislation and Regulations section that discusses evolving issues, a Market Trends section that highlights projections for energy markets, and a comparison of AEO2013 with projections from other organizations. Additional components of AEO2013 will be issued over the coming weeks.
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