Environmental Markets & Commodity Reports
European Ethanol: At a Crossroads
London, 9 August 2012
Czarnikow Biofuels Review: The outlook for Europe’s ethanol sector has improved dramatically in 2012. The expiry of the US blending credit, the adjustment to Europe’s E90 loophole, and rising corn prices have leveled the playing field for European ethanol. This may encourage existing plants to boost production, and for new capacity to come onstream. But demand remains stagnant, with limited E10 uptake and diesel’s dominance of the fuel market. These factors, combined with legislative uncertainty, create an unclear longer-term outlook.
Algae growing on investors as technology advances
London, 5 August 2012
It’s been a long and challenging road, but algae biofuels are finally at the point where investors should take notice as technology advances and a variety of strategic partnerships - from oil and gas to power utilities, agricultural processes and chemical plants - are replacing subsidies to eventually make the industry commercially viable on its own merits.
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Report shows US solar potential
July 2012
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has released a report titled US Renewable Energy Technical Potentials: A GIS-Based Analysis. As the title suggests, the report provides an in depth analysis of the renewable energy potential in the US. It shows that rural utility-scale photovoltaic solar farms could dominate the US energy mix in the future, with 153,000 GW of potential.
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U.S. takes action on EU efforts to regulate aviation carbon emissions
London, 30 July 2012
The United States Senate is poised to take action regarding the European Union’s controversial effort to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from the airline business sector. It is anticipated that senators will begin crafting a law this week that would prohibit U.S. airlines from participating in the EU’s trading system for aviation emissions. The bill is expected to be introduced in the Senate’s Commerce Committee - O’Melveny & Myers LLP.
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EC’s proposals could push up carbon prices
Oslo, 25 July 2012
The European Commission’s proposal to change the supply side of the European Emission Trading Scheme (EU ETS), announced today at 12:00 CET, could increase the price of European Union Allowances (EUAs) according to analysis from Thomson Reuters Point Carbon.
"Deficient" EU reforms raise CO2 market security fears
London, 20 July 2012
Reuters Point Carbon: Sweeping reforms designed to beef up security in the world’s biggest carbon market have had the opposite effect in some EU countries, according to lobby group the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA). In a letter sent to the European Commission, seen by Reuters Point Carbon, IETA identified twenty-seven separate concerns over the EU executive’s handling of the migration of around 30,000 trading accounts from 30 national registries to a single platform.
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Food security and climate change
London, July 2012
The Committee on World Food Security (CFS), the United Nations’ forum for reviewing and following up on policies concerning world food security, has issued the following report prepared by its High-Level Panel of Experts.
Solar project M&A hits record, 2011
London, 18 July 2012
Investors bought a record 3.9GW of solar photovoltaic projects in 2011, worth an estimated $10.8bn. The gigawatt capacity purchased was up 122% on the previous year, according to new research published by Bloomberg New Energy Finance. The report, The Solar Portfolio Hunters: Focus On The Acquisition And Valuation Of Solar Assets, examined 221 deals from 2006 to 2011, and found that Italy was the most active market for transactions involving operating assets in 2011, with 540MW purchased. By contrast, the top five individual deals in megawatt terms took place in the US, all involving assets under construction rather than operating solar parks.
China stars as clean energy investment rebounds
London, New York, 11 July 2012
The clean energy sector showed resilience in the face of global economic ills and policy uncertainty in the second quarter of 2012, with new investment totalling $59.6bn. This was up 24% on Q1, but still 18% below the near-record quarterly figure of $72.5bn in Q2 last year. Today’s figures, published by research company Bloomberg New Energy Finance, draw on the world’s most comprehensive database of transactions in clean energy worldwide. They show a clear split between investment in clean energy technology and equipment providers – which remained depressed in Q2 in the face of world economic and stock market troubles – and generating asset investment, which held up well.
Biofuels: Separating the wheat from the chaff
London, 29 June 2012
www.euractiv.com - Biofuels will be the biggest contributor to the EU’s target of providing 10% of transport fuel from renewable energy by 2020, but consumers at the petrol pump could be forgiven for feeling confused about their environmental benefits. Initially hailed as a solution to soaring roadside carbon dioxide emissions – which rose by 26% between 1990 and 2008 – headlines have recently turned to the damage that feedstock-based fuel crops such as biodiesel might have on the planet’s climate.
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