Abengoa Offers Its First Green Bond to Raise 500 Million Euros for Clean Energy Projects
Abengoa SA, a Spanish energy and environment company, plans to issue its first green bond to raise 500 million euros ($642 million) to finance projects.
Chevron’s Search for Plant-Based Alternative Fuels Flounders
Chevron Corp.’s attempts to turn plants into alternative fuels for profitable, large-scale production have failed.
Australia's Renewable Industry Imperiled Pending Policy Review
A government-appointed panel gave Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott two options to cut emissions more cheaply: either scrap or weaken its main clean energy program.
Sludge Treatment at U.K. Facility Turns Waste Into ‘Black Gold’
When the world’s largest working advanced digestion plant opened last month, it showed the power- hungry process of treating waste in the $360 billion water industry can be self-sufficient in terms of energy use.
Expect $1.6 Trillion in Clean Energy Investments Through 2020, Says IEA
Investments in new clean-energy capacity will total $1.61 trillion through 2020 even as the expansion of renewables is expected to slow, the International Energy Agency said.
South Africa Seeks to Improve Process for Renewable Energy Deals
South African Energy Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson said her department wants to address weaknesses in the process of commissioning renewable-power projects.
Australia Chills Hopes for $20 Billion Clean Energy Industry
Australia is frightening developers away from renewable energy even before the government decides whether to overhaul targets for the industry’s growth.
Green Whiskey: Scottish Distillery To Be Powered by Combined Heat and Power Plant
Scotland’s Macallan whisky distillery is set to get most of its heat requirement from a combined heat and power plant part-funded by the government.
India to Sart Construction on German-backed $8 Billion Renewable Grid Project
India will begin construction this year on an $8 billion project backed by Germany’s development bank to upgrade its grid to handle a more than doubling of renewable power capacity by 2022.
Obama Delay on Biofuel Rule Puts Intended Beneficiaries in Bind
In the arid Imperial Valley of California, Tim Brummels is trying to turn an agricultural cousin of sugarcane into low-carbon ethanol.