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  • Best performing funds of 2015: Pioneer Ecology

    02 February 2016

    The fund outperformed in 2015, helped by its decision to ditch solar and stick with wind stocks. Fund manager Christian Zimmermann talks to Peter Cripps.

  • EF BRIEFS: Gamesa, Solarcentury, Kohli, United Photovoltaics Group

    29 January 2016

    Spanish wind turbine manufacturer Gamesa's share price soared 20% today amid reports that German conglomerate Siemens is mulling a takeover bid.

  • COP blog: investors raise their voices on climate change

    23 November 2015

    With so much time and energy focused on COP21, stakeholders might be forgiven for thinking that Paris is the endgame.

  • Denham Capital invests in Spain's Jenner Renewables

    29 September 2015

    Private equity firm Denham Capital has made an investment in Madrid-based clean energy producer Jenner Renewables. The size of the investment has not been disclosed.

  • SunEdison reaches financial close on US wind project and agrees JV with Gamesa

    02 July 2015

    SunEdison has reached financial close on a 185MW wind project in the US, while also agreeing to form a joint venture with turbine manufacturer Gamesa.

  • S&P and Goldman Sachs create responsible investment indices

    25 June 2015

    Standard & Poor's (S&P) has teamed up with Goldman Sachs to create two responsible investment indices – the latest in a series of launches in the space this week.

  • Investors are committed to renewables, despite low oil price, says HSBC

    28 April 2015

    Investor interest in renewable energy remains strong, despite the decline in oil and gas prices, say analysts at HSBC.

  • Lessons from the UK's first CfD auction

    09 April 2015

    The UK's inaugural Contracts for Difference auction was seen as a success in driving down prices for the government. In what way will future auctions be different, and who are likely to be the big winners, ask Charles Yates and Mark Hughes

  • Large investors accused of weak sustainable investment policies on forestry

    11 February 2015

    Most institutional investors have "poorly developed sustainable investment policies" regarding forest commodities, according to Forest 500, an initiative of the Global Canopy Programme (GCP), a UK-based think tank.

  • BAML and Apollo raise INR4.3bn for Indian wind

    21 November 2014

    Renewables firm Mytrah Energy has raised INR4.3 billion ($70 million) of debt.