Archive

• EIB aims for biggest ever green bond

  06 September 2013

  The European Investment Bank (EIB) aims to tap its €650 million ($856 million) Climate Awareness Bond, in a move that could make it the largest ever green bond.

• EU carbon prices hit five-month high after free allowance cut

  06 September 2013

  European carbon prices have climbed above €5 ($6.58) for the first time since April after a reduction of free allocations to installations in the oversupplied market was confirmed.

• Building a sustainable future

  05 September 2013

  Computer modelling systems are increasingly being used to help make buildings more energy efficient and have lower environmental impacts. Tiina Koppinen explains why they hold the key to the future of low-carbon construction.

• Foresight plans £200m solar IPO

  05 September 2013

  Alternative asset manager Foresight is set to become the latest in a string of firms to launch a renewables IPO after announcing plans to raise £200 million ($311.8 million) by floating a solar fund.

• Fund consortium backs US solar developer

  05 September 2013

  A consortium of funds has invested $67.3 million in a US solar company to finance the development of utility-scale solar projects.

• Pension fund ramps up renewables investments

  04 September 2013

  A pension fund has announced its infrastructure investments will triple in the next five years, mainly to finance renewable energy.

• GIIN issues measurement guide for impact investors

  04 September 2013

  A guide to help investors measure the social and environmental impacts of their investments, as well as their financial performance, has been launched by the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN).

• RenRe Energy Advisors sold for 'mid double-digit million dollars'

  03 September 2013

  Munich Re is to pay a "mid double-digit million" dollar price to acquire RenRe Energy Advisors, a leading weather derivatives dealer, from Bermuda-based RenaissanceRe Holdings.

• UK pumped storage plant gets go-ahead

  03 September 2013

  A proposed £100 million ($156 million) 50MW pumped storage power plant in north Wales has been granted planning permission.

• Clean-tech fund makes first exit

  03 September 2013

  A clean technology fund with €230 million ($303 million) of commitments has made its first exit.