Archive

  • Moody's: Plastics manufacturers face 'moderate' risk to credit ratings

    01 May 2020

    Increased regulation poses a risk to the credit quality of plastic packaging manufacturers in the next five years, according to a report from Moody's Investors Service.

  • India offers $500bn-$700bn renewables opportunity, say IEEFA

    19 August 2019

    India’s renewables sector offers an investment opportunity worth between $500 billion and $700 billion over the next decade of it in to meet its energy targets, according to a report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). This includes investment needed for renewable energy and the supporting grid infrastructure.

  • EU Carbon market update, 28 January 2019

    28 January 2019

    An increase in auction supply will pose a test of demand for EU Allowances this week, but the weather could also have an influence, says Louis Redshaw.

  • EEFIG launches energy efficiency investment framework

    23 June 2017

    A framework has been launched to encourage financial institutions to embrace energy efficiency investments.

  • Energy efficiency needs historic level of public-private cooperation

    27 April 2017

    With the support of the public sector, over the next two to three years energy efficiency will rise up the corporate investment agenda and become more of a mainstream financing activity, writes Stephen Hibbert

  • People Moves

    23 November 2015

    A round-up of the latest new appointments and moves in the industry, including changes at PRI, IEA, MSCI, Vigeo and Arise.

  • Canadian Solar unit, Recurrent, secures $260m debt financing

    23 November 2015

    Recurrent Energy, a major developer of North American solar energy projects, has agreed $260 million of debt financing for its Astoria photovoltaic project in Kern County, California.

  • Norwegian government backs oil fund coal divestment

    28 May 2015

    Norway's NOK7 trillion ($894 billion) oil fund is to divest more of its coal holdings after the country's politicians gave an earlier-than-expected backing to plans to reduce its exposure to the commodity.

  • Business welcomes EU 2030 emissions goal, but not renewables target

    28 October 2014

    Industry and investors have broadly welcomed the EU's new climate and energy policy framework for 2030.

  • Small size of UK renewables subsidy budget 'to trigger auctions'

    24 July 2014

    The renewables industry was shocked by the smaller-than-expected size of the UK government's subsidy pot for established technologies, amid warnings that it will trigger a competitive auction process.