Jess McCabe

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• Solar Energy to be Grid Competitive in Europe by 2013

  Published 08 September 2011 | viewed 6,285 times

  Solar photovoltaic (PV) power generation will be grid competitive in parts of Europe as early as 2013, and across key European markets by the end…

• High Altitude Wind Energy: Why the Future of Wind Farms May be in the Sky

  Published 01 September 2011 | viewed 9,374 times

  Using kites and balloons to tap the strong, consistent winds more than two kilometres in the air could avoid many of the pitfalls of more…

• Google's $280 Million Investment in Solar Loans

  Published 17 June 2011 | viewed 4,661 times

  Google has invested $280 million to set up a residential solar fund with installer SolarCity, which leases systems to households that want to avoid the…

• Clean Tech Spending Set to Double Over the Next Two Years

  Published 20 May 2011 | viewed 8,232 times

  Spending by large businesses on sustainability initiatives such as energy efficiency and clean-tech innovation could double in the next two years, according to analysis firm…

• Will there be a Renewable Energy Boom In Japan?

  Published 16 May 2011 | viewed 3,980 times

  Japan could increase installations of renewable power capacity by up to 3.5GW a year, HSBC Global Research calculates, as the country rethinks the role of…

• World Bank Increasing Renewable Energy Finance but Reducing Coal Investments

  Published 13 April 2011 | viewed 5,791 times

  A leaked draft of the World Bank’s energy strategy says renewables and hydropower will receive a bigger proportion of financing from the institution, with further…

• Spent Nuclear Fuels Could Provide an Economic Opportunity for the UK

  Published 06 April 2011 | viewed 9,753 times

  The UK should turn its stockpiles of spent nuclear fuel into a £10 billion ($16 billion) economic opportunity, according to a report from the Smith…

• Nuclear Power Companies Buying up Wind and Solar Assets

  Published 05 April 2011 | viewed 6,353 times

  Nuclear power companies could hasten acquisitions in the renewables sector in response to the Fukushima disaster, says consultancy PwC. UK and French nuclear power and…

• Too Early to Estimate Economic Cost of Japanese Earthquake

  Published 17 March 2011 | viewed 6,603 times

  As Japan reels from the human catastrophe of the earthquake and tsunami that struck on Friday, the insurance industry said it is too early to…

• Tougher EU Climate Target Would Boost EU’s GDP by $842bn

  Published 25 February 2011 | viewed 4,461 times

  An increase in the EU's target to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to 30% by 2020 would boost its economy and cut unemployment, according to…

• Green Bonds Vital to Building Europe’s Low Carbon Infrastructure

  Published 10 February 2011 | viewed 4,013 times

  Green bonds’ are set to fill most of a €2.9 trillion ($3.9 trillion) capital hole required to build low-carbon infrastructure in Europe from 2011-20, according…

• Why Gulf Oil Producing Countries Should Subsidize Solar

  Published 26 January 2011 | viewed 7,613 times

  Solar photovoltaic (PV) would be more economically viable than oil-fired electricity generation in oil-rich Gulf states, Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) said today. BNEF's research…

• Clean Energy Investment at Record Levels in 2010

  Published 14 January 2011 | viewed 5,840 times

  Global investment in clean energy reached a record of $243 billion in 2010, a 30% increase on 2009 levels, according to research house Bloomberg New…

• Energy Efficiency Stocks Favored by Analysts for 2011

  Published 09 January 2011 | viewed 6,913 times

  Analysts and investors predict last year’s gloom for clean-tech stocks will continue in 2011, with few expectations that renewable energy share prices will recover –…

• Green Mutual Funds Outperforming Traditional Funds in the U.S.

  Published 03 December 2010 | viewed 6,875 times

  Equity mutual funds that incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) analysis are outperforming their more traditional peers, according to analysis by Trucost and RLP Capital.…

• Solar Stocks to Soar?

  Published 26 November 2010 | viewed 5,690 times

  Solar stocks are too cheap, and a correction is on the cards next year, according to banking group Jefferies. “We have a view that this…

• IEA Says Renewable Investment Must Reach $5.7 Trillion by 2035

  Published 17 November 2010 | viewed 5,026 times

  $5.7 trillion must be invested in renewables by 2035, even under the International Energy Agency’s more conservative forecast – which would still result in global…

• Wind Power Projects Affected by Financial Crisis

  Published 01 November 2010 | viewed 6,480 times

  Fewer wind turbines will be installed this year, in a delayed reaction to the collapse in investment caused by the financial crisis. Total onshore and…

• Google to Invest in Massive Offshore Wind Project

  Published 15 October 2010 | viewed 7,487 times

  Google is to invest in a gigantic, $5 billion ‘backbone’ transmission project, which could connect up 6GW of offshore wind to the eastern US grid.…

• Re-Wiring Britain for Low-Carbon Future Will Cost £32bn – Ofgem

  Published 11 October 2010 | viewed 4,410 times

  Britain will need to spend £32 billion ($51 billion) re-wiring and piping its electricity and natural gas transmission network in the next 10 years, as…