Archive

  • SunEdison closes second solar fund

    17 December 2014

    SunEdison has closed a second solar fund with Barclays and Citi, raising $117 million.

  • COP Blog: The role of the Green Climate Fund in providing the missing 'Clean Trillion'

    17 December 2014

    Lima had been touted as the climate finance COP - and in many ways it was.

  • Abengoa to reduce its stake in yieldco

    16 December 2014

    Abengoa has begun the process of selling down its stake in Abengoa Yield.

  • What does 'the Lima call to climate action' mean for investors?

    16 December 2014

    The UN climate negotiations in Lima ended with a 'call to climate action' but, for many, the meagre progress was disappointing, reports Katie Kouchakji

  • Canadian power company buys Enel Green Power's French arm in C$400m cash deal

    16 December 2014

    A Canadian power producer has acquired Enel Green Power (EGP) France for C$400 million ($343 million).

  • German renewables group Juwi agrees loans of €300m

    16 December 2014

    Juwi Group, a German developer of wind and solar energy projects, has secured loan agreements totalling some €300 million ($373 million), clearing the way for fellow German utility MVV Energie to take a majority stake in the company.

  • KfW to launch AUS and GBP green bonds in 2015

    16 December 2014

    KfW will launch its first green bonds in Australian dollars and sterling in 2015, as well as entering the market as an investor.

  • Shell shareholder resolution on carbon gets go-ahead from investors, BP set to follow

    16 December 2014

    A shareholder resolution demanding that Shell report on its climate change strategy has attracted the 100 signatories it needs in order to be filed at the company's AGM, while a similar action against BP is on course to reach the same milestone.

  • More investors join campaign to boost green bond market

    16 December 2014

    Five more institutional investors, with combined assets under management of around $200 billion, have backed a campaign to expand the green bond market.

  • Wind asset prices approaching 'bubble-level', warns Allianz Capital head

    15 December 2014

    The price of wind energy assets is being driven dangerously high, according to David Jones, CEO of Allianz Capital Partners, a leading investor in renewables.