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Biofuels firm targets $100m IPO
19 July 2011A US biodiesel producer is hoping to tap the public markets for $100 million, following the success of other recent biofuel offerings.
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KKR, Munich Re take 49% stake in Spanish solar firm
19 July 2011Private equity giant Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (KKR) and reinsurer Munich Re will acquire a combined 49% stake in Spanish solar developer Grupo T-Solar, reflecting increasing investor appetite for renewables.
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Big pharma's biodiversity issue
19 July 2011The reliance of the pharmaceutical industry on natural resources may be greater than it or investors are aware of, say Charlotte Linnebank and Annelisa Grigg
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Denmark, AfDB set up sustainable energy fund
19 July 2011Denmark and the African Development Bank (AfDB) are to set up a DKK300 million ($57 million) fund to help African small and medium enterprises (SMEs) access sustainable energy.
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Equator banks to update project finance standards by March 2012
19 July 2011A new version of the voluntary Equator Principles, which set environmental and social standards for project finance, is to be published in March 2012.
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Investors, advisors form Low Carbon Bond Group
19 July 2011A group of investors and advisors have come together to promote the use of bond markets to finance low-carbon projects.
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Green groups, right, unite against US green bank
18 July 2011The US Senate's latest proposal for a green bank, also known as the Clean Energy Deployment Administration (CEDA), is drawing fire from both conservative and environmental organisations.
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Q2 clean energy investment up 27%
14 July 2011The clean energy sector attracted $41.7 billion in new investment in the second quarter of 2011. Increased spending on solar thermal power plants and strong venture capital (VC) and private equity funding pushed investment 27% higher than the previous quarter, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).
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Carbon cuts save UK firms £13m/year
14 July 2011More than 30 companies including O2, BSkyB, Diageo and the UK's Royal Mail have collectively saved more than £13 million ($21 million) annually by cutting carbon emissions by 285,000 tonnes over two years.
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US government plays matchmaker on energy efficiency finance
14 July 2011The US federal government has started playing matchmaker between capital-constrained commercial energy customers and companies willing to finance 100% of the upfront costs of efficiency projects.