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Monthly Archives: May 2011
Germany’s governing coalition said it will shut down all the country’s nuclear power plants by 2022. The decision, prompted by Japan’s nuclear disaster, will make Germany the first major industrialized nation to go nuclear-free in years. It also completes a … Continue reading
China currently faces a drought lasting over 200 days; the worst in over 50 years. About 10 million people in the central Yangtze farming region have been affected. As a result, operations have been compromised at crucial hydropower plants , … Continue reading
Last week the British government took a strong stand towards reducing domestic greenhouse gas emissions, passing a binding resolution to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 50% by 2025 compared with 1990 levels. With a firm commitment in place to reduce emissions, … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Policy
Tagged Carbon, Climate Change, low-carbon energy systems
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China is making advances towards a widespread roll-out of electric vehicles, beginning with a tentative subsidy plan in Beijing, the nation’s capital. The proposed subsidy plan has already won approval from several government ministries involved in the decision-making process, and … Continue reading
Global Fund Exchange has pioneered the concept of “Investing in the Future of Energy.” We utilize a global macro, multi-strategy investment approach which is diversified by geography, sector, asset class and themes – which we have found creates uncorrelated performance … Continue reading
Posted in * Global Fund Exchange, Clean Energy, Investments, Solar, Wind
Tagged * Global Fund Exchange, Alternative Energy Investing, Anric Blatt, Clean Energy, Cleantech, Cleantech Investments, Energy, Investing in Alternative Energy, Lauralouise Duffy, low-carbon energy systems, Solar, Sustainable Investments, Wind
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Despite the challenging economic environment, the cleantech industry is expanding. According to a report from Ernst & Young, the net income and market capitalization of publicly traded cleantech companies around the world grew significantly from 2009 – 2010. Worldwide, the … Continue reading
Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s state-owned renewable energy company, is working on a portfolio of renewable power generation projects worth about $5bn, according to Frank Wouters, the director of Masdar Power. In Spain, the company has three solar projects worth about $1bn, … Continue reading
Posted in Clean Energy, Energy Efficiency, Natural Resources, Oil, Solar, Wind
Tagged Abu Dhabi, Anric Blatt, Masdar
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Asia’s growing demand for energy is generating creative super-energy projects throughout the region. Shell is to anchor the world’s biggest ship — six times heavier than the largest aircraft carrier — off Australia to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to … Continue reading
Posted in Energy Efficiency, Investments, Policy, Traditional Energy, Transportation
Tagged Australian LNG, FLNG, LNG, prelude, Royal Dutch Shell
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The following update from our friends at Weather 2000 Click here to visit their website “For a few weeks now we have been monitoring the sub-glacier volcanoes in Iceland, especially the one under the Grimsvötn glacier. This volcano had a … Continue reading
In a note released on Friday, analysts at the German bank warn that dry and warm weather in Europe hits hydropower production – Norwegian hydro generation in January was almost a third lower year on year. But it also hampers … Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Transportation
Tagged Anric Blatt, aqua terra fund, Drought, Earth Wind & Fire Fund, wheat prices
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