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US wind power - Finding funding
After record growth last year, US wind power is facing a funding squeeze as tax-related investment dries up. Pauline McCallion asks whether Government initiatives can buoy the sector through the economic downturn
Stimulus targets US transmission issues
Obama's stimulus plan will put key infrastructure in place to support the continued growth of renewable energy in the US, finds Pauline McCallion
Renewables Portfolios - Exposed to the elements
Optimising a renewables portfolio is fraught with challenges. Stephen Maloney discusses them, and suggests some methods that allow for a more robust approach to portfolio optimisation
Interview - Forward market thinking
Richard Sandor, chairman and chief executive officer of the Chicago Climate Exchange, pioneered the first ever emissions trading scheme in the late 1980s for acid rain, drawing on his experience in launching interest rate futures 20 years earlier. He…
Weather and force majeure - Force majeure provisions for power contracts
Hurricane Ike left many wholesale power purchasers facing serious financial losses if they could not invoke the force majeure clause in their contracts. Stan Jensen and Jonathan Hoff of Bracewell & Giuliani discuss different elements of force majeure…
Special Report Carbon Trading - US carbon market policy play
Carbon trading is gaining renewed support from the new US administration, but at the same time, it must contend with recession. Pauline McCallion discusses the outlook for current trading schemes and their likely interaction with any federal compliance…
Farming fundamentals
While the ailing global economy is pressuring industrial commodity prices, the agricultural grains markets have some very different fundamental drivers, some of which appear fairly supportive, finds Pauline McCallion
Special Report Carbon Trading - Africa CDM - Africa's green potential
Home to only 2% of the world's CDM projects, Africa is lagging way behind countries such as India, China and Brazil. Katie Holliday looks at why this is and asks whether there is now investment potential in the African CDM market
US Wrap: Alternative structures fail to break accelerated growth run
Yesterday marked the fourth consecutive day in the US structured products market which saw accelerated growth structures make an exclusive appearance. Two products were linked to the S&P 500 index, issued by JP Morgan and Deutsche Bank, with the latter…
Dow Jones offers South Asian Federation indexes
Index provider Dow Jones Indexes and the South Asian Federation of Exchanges (Safe) have launched the Dow Jones Safe 100 Index and the Dow Jones Safe Pakistan Index, which measure the performance of blue-chip companies in five of the eight member states…
CDS: Spreads continue to narrow on US banks, BofA tightens 13%
Credit default swap 5-year mid-levels for structured products issuers (Wednesday March 11)
SunTrust broadens exposure with deposit product
SunTrust Bank has launched a certificate of deposit (CD) for US investors which offers exposure to a World Basket of US, Japanese and European equity indexes. The five-year CDs pay a minimum fixed return of 3% at maturity, plus 100% of initial investor…