Archive

  • EF BRIEFS: Trina Solar, Aurora

    02 August 2016

    Trina Solar, a leading maker of solar photovoltaic modules, has entered into a 'definitive agreement' with a consortium of investors to take the company private.

  • Green bond market gets its first 'panda' issue

    02 August 2016

    A Hong Kong-based water company has issued what it claims is the first green 'panda bond'.

  • How do market players understand green bonds as different from infrastructure bonds?

    An analysis of the perceptions of players in the green bond market.

  • Latin American supranational debuts green bond

    02 August 2016

    A Latin American supranational bank has issued its first green bond, into the Uridashi market.

  • EF BRIEFS: Tesla, BNP Paribas, World Bank, NextEnergy

    01 August 2016

    Electric car company Tesla has agreed to buy SolarCity, a leading provider of small-scale solar energy installations for $2. 6 billion.

  • Aegon keen on green residential mortgage-backed securities

    01 August 2016

    Dutch insurer Aegon has called for more supply of green residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) after investing €60 million ($67 million) in the world's first in May.

  • EU carbon market weekly update - 1 August 2016

    01 August 2016

    Despite the looming August auction slowdown, EUA prices failed to find any lasting upside last week. Prices closed the week at €4.43, a week-on-week fall of 13c (2.85%). With the holiday season in full swing across Europe, trade volumes and price movements were muted, with just a 29c trading range.

  • RGGI states gain economic and environmental benefits, say analysts

    01 August 2016

    States participating in the US Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) market have experienced stronger economic growth than other states, while their emissions have fallen much faster and their electricity prices have dropped.

  • NTPC mandates four banks for green debut

    01 August 2016

    Indian state-owned utility National Thermal Power Company (NTPC) has mandated four banks to lead manage the country's first offshore rupee green bond.

  • EF BRIEFS: Sumitomo, GIB, Senvion

    29 July 2016

    Japan's Sumitomo Corporation has agreed to indirectly buy, through Macquarie Capital, a 12.5% stake in an offshore wind farm, for an undisclosed fee.