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Canadian power company buys Enel Green Power's French arm in C$400m cash deal
16 December 2014A Canadian power producer has acquired Enel Green Power (EGP) France for C$400 million ($343 million).
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German renewables group Juwi agrees loans of €300m
16 December 2014Juwi 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.
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KfW to launch AUS and GBP green bonds in 2015
16 December 2014KfW will launch its first green bonds in Australian dollars and sterling in 2015, as well as entering the market as an investor.
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Shell shareholder resolution on carbon gets go-ahead from investors, BP set to follow
16 December 2014A 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.
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More investors join campaign to boost green bond market
16 December 2014Five more institutional investors, with combined assets under management of around $200 billion, have backed a campaign to expand the green bond market.
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Wind asset prices approaching 'bubble-level', warns Allianz Capital head
15 December 2014The price of wind energy assets is being driven dangerously high, according to David Jones, CEO of Allianz Capital Partners, a leading investor in renewables.
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Aviva publishes sustainable markets manifesto
15 December 2014The EU must improve company reporting and incentivise long-term investment if plans laid out by the new European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker are to be fulfilled, according to Aviva.
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Terra Firma may sell its majority stake in UK renewables firm Infinis
15 December 2014UK private equity giant Terra Firma is considering the possibility of selling its 68.6% stake in renewable energy company Infinis Energy.
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Letters from Lima
The UN climate conference in Lima was billed as a key event in the build-up to a global agreement in Paris in 2015. This series of articles looks at some of the major topics covered.
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Macquarie backs fleet of UK wind projects
15 December 2014A subsidiary of the Australian investment bank Macquarie has agreed to finance seven onshore wind farms in the UK.