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  • San Francisco issues green bond for renewables upgrades

    11 May 2015

    San Francisco has issued a $32 million green bond that will help it to renovate some of its renewable power generation facilities.

  • Enel Green Power reveals €9bn expansion plan

    11 May 2015

    Enel Green Power (EGP), one of the world's largest renewable power companies, plans to allocate €8.8 billion ($9.8 billion) to expand its portfolio of renewable energy assets over the next five years, raising capacity from 9.8GW to almost 17GW.

  • State Street launches world's first index-linked green bond fund

    08 May 2015

    The world's first index-linked green bond fund has been launched for institutional investors.

  • Most US university endowments 'not concerned' about stranded assets

    08 May 2015

    Only a small percentage of US university endowments are worried about their holdings of fossil fuel stocks being negatively affected by regulations to curb climate change, according to a survey.

  • SunEdison launches second yieldco, adds 750MW more capacity

    08 May 2015

    Renewable energy giant SunEdison is readying itself for the launch of a second yieldco and the acquisition of more than 750MW of assets.

  • Nathan Fabian joins PRI from IGCC

    08 May 2015

    Nathan Fabian has joined the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) as director of policy, after serving six years as CEO of the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC).

  • ING measures its sustainable lending

    08 May 2015

    The Dutch bank believes assessing the sustainability credentials of its corporate loan book could help it outperform in the long-term. Peter Cripps reports

  • Largest ever SEK green bond sold to finance district heating

    08 May 2015

    A SEK2.5 billion ($302 million) green bond has been issued to finance 'green' heating, marking the biggest ever Krona-denominated transaction in the market.

  • Israeli wave energy firm agrees $325m project in Guinea-Bissau

    07 May 2015

    A 500MW wave energy project has been agreed in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa, costing $325 million.

  • Aquila launches hydropower fund for institutional investors

    07 May 2015

    Aquila Capital, a German asset management company, is launching what it claims will be the first fund for institutional investors dedicated to European hydropower.