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  • UK and US losing appeal to renewables investors, says EY

    16 September 2014

    The UK has continued its recent slide down consultancy EY's Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index, while China has displaced the US from the top spot.

  • Fund to launch following new resource efficiency index

    15 September 2014

    Investment firm VIS Essential Investments is to launch a resource efficiency fund later this year to accompany its new index.

  • Xcel Energy seeks to boost solar resources

    15 September 2014

    Xcel Energy, a major US gas and electricity company, is seeking requests for proposals for up to 200MW of solar power capacity, via its Texas based subsidiary Southwestern Public Service (SPS).

  • PNE sells shares and bonds ahead of yieldco

    15 September 2014

    German wind developer PNE Wind has announced plans to launch a yieldco to hold some 150MW of onshore projects.

  • New alliance eyes investments in UK solar projects

    15 September 2014

    sPower, an independent US power producer, has formed a strategic alliance with UK solar energy developer Camborne Capital to invest in the UK solar market.

  • Smith School launches stranded coal assets research initiative

    15 September 2014

    The University of Oxford's Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment has launched a research initiative into stranded coal assets after winning backing from a US-based environmental foundation.

  • Housing association issues £150m green bond based on ESG performance

    12 September 2014

    A UK housing association has this week launched the first labelled green bond from the public housing sector.

  • Suzlon 'confirms plans to float Senvion in London'

    12 September 2014

    Embattled wind turbine manufacturer Suzlon has confirmed plans to float its German subsidiary on the London market in a bid to raise $600 million.

  • IFC to issue first retail green bond

    12 September 2014

    The World Bank's IFC plans to close a green bond on Monday, in a new type of issue designed for retail clients.

  • Agence Française de Développement issues inaugural benchmark green bond

    12 September 2014

    The 10-year offering – the development agency's first green bond – is reported to have a coupon of 1.375%. AFD has a AA rating from Standard & Poor's.