Renewable energy
Credit fears hold back US solar securitisation deals
SolarCity deals show potential and pitfalls of new asset class
Renewables risk derailing benefits of EU power integration
Market participants complain of distortion to cross-border flows
Renewables subsidy shift brings opportunity for energy firms
Companies see potential in moving into new role as service providers
A can-do attitude
Sponsored Q&A: Axpo Trading & Sales
Europe should unite or die, says Lowe
NWE market coupling delays highlight need for robust EU energy regulator, says former EC director general
EMR may rescue UK renewable PPA market
UK Electricity Market Reform expected to give boost to flagging power purchase agreement market for renewable generators
Concerns remain on plans to bolster UK renewables via CFDs
The UK government hopes to deliver a healthy boost to low-carbon generation through a market for contracts-for-difference. While electricity market participants are upbeat about the proposals, there are lingering concerns about how effective it will be…
Renewable PPAs find favour among corporates
A good climate for renewable PPAs
German insurers warn of Solvency II threat to infrastructure investment
Insurers keen to invest in real economy, finds BaFin study, but regulatory uncertainty holding them back
Cutting edge: Marketing of renewable energy in the German market
Marketing of renewable energy - The German market: a case study
Some clarity on UK’s EMR but questions remain
UK energy companies have received clarity on some sections of the government's Electricity Market Reform but questions remain for other areas.
Lynda Clemmons joins NRG Energy
Lynda Clemmons, a pioneer in the field of weather derivatives and emissions trading, has been hired by NRG Energy to help run its green technology team
Special report: Renewables
This month's special report looks at the future for global renewables markets with a focus on the derivatives markets in European biodiesel and US ethanol and a look at funding challenges for US wind and solar projects.
Can innovative funding rescue US renewables?
Hope on the horizon
European biodiesel: a market on hold?
A market on hold?
German power market outlook
A renewed view on German power
Renewable energy projects seek investment alternatives
Funding alternatives
Energy Risk Deals of the Year 2012: Carlyle's Plainfield funding
Carlyle’s $125m senior debt funding for Plainfield project
Doubts raised over US Department of Energy CRO proposal
An independent consultant hired by the White House to assess the US Department of Energy’s loan programmes in the wake of the Solyndra bankruptcy has advised the agency to hire a corporate-style chief risk officer and beef up its risk-management…
Structured products linked to real assets and credit back on the menu in Italy
The Italian structured products market is seeing a pick-up as institutional investors demand exposure to physical assets and credit
Off-take deal targets West coast REC demand
Long-term REC off-take deal hedges West coast renewable energy compliance needs out to 2030; RECs demand expected to increase
Has the bubble burst for Italy's renewables market?
Renewables: has the bubble burst?
Renewable energy companies increase derivatives use: survey
Companies in the renewable energy industry are increasingly turning to financial derivatives to manage risk