Environment
Smart Energy's Lang Aims to Repeat 83% Return Betting Against Hedge Funds The top-ranked investor in
renewable energy last year is betting hedge funds are wrong.
RBS Cuts Loans to Renewable Energy Projects, Snubbing Brown's Initiatives Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc,
historically the biggest commercial lender for renewable energy
projects, has scaled back loans to the industry since the U.K.
government bailed out the company in 2008.
Wind, Solar Energy Share Offers May Rise This Year, Morgan Stanley Says Renewable energy companies may tap
financial markets for more funds this year instead of looking to
mergers with utilities as a way of funding expansion, said
Morgan Stanley, manager of the most initial public offerings for
the industry in 2009.
Microdyne Letter Says Hong Kong Buyer Knew Rules on Recycled CO2 Credits Microdyne Ltd., a carbon trader in
the U.K., sold UN emission credits from Hungary to a Hong
Kong-based buyer that was informed about restrictions on the
offsets, according to a letter provided by a Hungarian agent.
U.K. Conservatives Propose Carbon Floor to Boost Nuclear, Renewable Energy The U.K. could adopt measures
including a carbon floor price and feed-in tariffs to promote
nuclear and renewable energy under a plan outlined today by the
country’s main opposition party.
Brown Says U.K. Budget Next Week Will Include Investment in Clean Energy U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown
said the annual budget next week will include measures to spur
investment in clean energy production and stimulate jobs in
the sector. He was speaking to an audience of foreign-policy
experts in London.