Archive

  • SolarCity lands $200m from Credit Suisse

    15 January 2015

    US solar installer SolarCity has tapped Credit Suisse for $200 million in what is expected to be the first of a wave of financings this year, to support the expansion of its customer loan business.

  • Expectations for 2015: Q&A with Stephanie Pfeifer of the IIGCC

    14 January 2015

    Investors hope the following year will see further progress on reforming the EU ETS and remain hopeful of a global deal in Paris

  • Green bond market "to grow by $100bn this year", after smashing records in 2014

    14 January 2015

    The green bond market more than tripled in 2014, according to figures from the Climate Bonds Iniative (CBI), which has maintained its prediction that it will see a further $100 billion of issues this year.

  • World Bank's retail green bond raises six times more than target

    14 January 2015

    The World Bank has smashed the target for it latest retail green bond by $76 million, and said that high demand from non-institutional investors reflects "an important development" in the market.

  • How can energy storage benefit from US incentives?

    13 January 2015

    The uptake of energy storage linked to renewables in the US has the potential to be boosted by tax law, argues Matt Ferguson

  • Northern Trust sees 11% rise in value of ESG portfolio

    13 January 2015

    The value of Northern Trust's assets under management (AUM) that integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategies grew to $65 billion in December 2014, up from $58.5 billion at the same time the previous year.

  • Gold Standard gets new CEO

    13 January 2015

    The Gold Standard Foundation has appointed Marion Verles as its new CEO.

  • Turbine manufacturers no longer 'control' wind sector, says IPO candidate Windar

    13 January 2015

    The wind industry is increasingly shifting its focus to technology that optimises the performance of turbines, according to a company that plans to tap into the "big opportunities" created by this trend with a planned floatation this month.

  • GreenStream sells trading arm, eyes fundraise for China growth

    12 January 2015

    GreenStream Network has sold its brokerage business in order to focus on its energy efficiency services in China.

  • EU carbon market weekly update

    12 January 2015

    EUA prices fell amid bearish economic sentiment and falls in oil prices, says Louis Redshaw