DEALS
Precious buys bulk carrier for USD 16.7m
(SeeNews) - Feb 22, 2012 - Thai marine transportation company Precious Shipping PCL (BAK:PSL) today said that through a subsidiary it had agreed to buy a second-hand bulk carrier from an Indian company for USD 16.7 million (EUR 12.6m).
RENEWABLES
Cool Planet reaches 4,000 lbs/acre biomass-to-gasoline yield
(SeeNews) - Feb 22, 2012 - US biofuel technology developer Cool Planet BioFuels today said it had achieved a yield of 4,000 gallons of cellulosic gasoline (15,140 litres) per acre of giant miscanthus plantations in pilot tests, using a new technology.
M & A
Poland to negotiate sale of state-owned wire products maker
(SeeNews) - Feb 22, 2012 - Poland's treasury, the ministry in charge of state assets, invited today interested parties for negotiations on the sale of state-owned wire products maker Fabryka Przewodow Energetycznych SA.
WORLD
ABN Amro removes PostNL from top picks
(SeeNews) - Feb 22, 2012 - ABN Amro removed Dutch mail company PostNL (AMS:PNL) from its list of favourite stocks for the Benelux region.
CEFD brings together debt and equity providers and clean energy developers to encourage and establish new development opportunities, utilising innovative financial strategies and overcoming regulatory challenges.
Leading international experts will share knowledge on high level strategic planning, technical advances and policy changes, offering practical advice to make the most of your clean energy project:
Key speakers to date include:
* Philip Lowe, Director General, Energy DG, EUROPEAN COMMISSION
* David Kennedy, Chief Executive, COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE CHANGE
* Stefan Bünte, Head of Finance, E.ON CLIMATE & RENEWABLES
* Graham Weale, Chief Economist, RWE AG
* Gunter Fischer, Principal Officer, EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK
* Jonathan Cole, Managing Director, SCOTTISH POWER RENEWABLES
* Willemien van den Hoogen-Bakker, Head of Renewables, STATKRAFT AS
* Fintan Whelan, Co-Founder & Corporate Finance Director, MAINSTREAM RENEWABLE POWER
The forward looking agenda will discuss and share European and International case studies and business models for the next phase of developments in clean energy production, as well as a speciality day on Offshore Wind.
Topics include:
- Exploring the full range of financing options
- Alternative investment opportunities
- Renewable energy market models
- Global energy trends
- Innovative clean energy technologies
- Tariffs, taxes and incentives
- Technological advances and opportunities
- Low carbon requirements
- Regulatory and policy changes
- Insurance and risk management
For more information, please visit the website: http://www.informaglobalevents.com/FKE2226SNWB or contact the CEFD team on +44 (0) 20 7017 6333 or iee@informa.com
DEALS
Precious buys bulk carrier for USD 16.7m
(SeeNews) - Feb 22, 2012 - Thai marine transportation company Precious Shipping PCL (BAK:PSL) today said that through a subsidiary it had agreed to buy a second-hand bulk carrier from an Indian company for USD 16.7 million (EUR 12.6m).
RENEWABLES
Cool Planet reaches 4,000 lbs/acre biomass-to-gasoline yield
(SeeNews) - Feb 22, 2012 - US biofuel technology developer Cool Planet BioFuels today said it had achieved a yield of 4,000 gallons of cellulosic gasoline (15,140 litres) per acre of giant miscanthus plantations in pilot tests, using a new technology.
M & A
Poland to negotiate sale of state-owned wire products maker
(SeeNews) - Feb 22, 2012 - Poland's treasury, the ministry in charge of state assets, invited today interested parties for negotiations on the sale of state-owned wire products maker Fabryka Przewodow Energetycznych SA.
WORLD
ABN Amro removes PostNL from top picks
(SeeNews) - Feb 22, 2012 - ABN Amro removed Dutch mail company PostNL (AMS:PNL) from its list of favourite stocks for the Benelux region.