Hamza Ali

Articles by Hamza Ali

  • Impax devises methodology for quantifying 'green alpha' in buildings

    01 October 2015

    UK-based environmentally themed impact investor Impax Asset Management has devised a "ground breaking" methodology for quantifying the 'green alpha' from improving a building's energy efficiency.

  • Bank of England warns insurers on potential losses from stranded assets

    30 September 2015

    The transition to a low-carbon economy could inflict heavy losses on insurers, as a result of potential shifts in asset prices, Mark Carney, governor of the Bank of England, has warned.

  • Feeding the beast: are US yieldcos sustainable?

    30 September 2015

    Yieldcos have been growing rapidly in recent years, but what are their long-term prospects, asks Hamza Ali

  • EGP to sell Portuguese wind assets for €900m

    30 September 2015

    Italy's Enel Green Power (EGP) is set to exit the Portuguese market, after agreeing to sell its 100% stake in Finerge Gestão de Projectos Energéticos (Finerge) to First State Wind Energy Investments for €900 million ($1.01 billion).

  • China to roll out carbon-trading system in 2017

    25 September 2015

    China is expected to announce today that it will push back the launch of its long-awaited national emissions trading system (ETS) to 2017.

  • Drax halts further investment in £1bn carbon capture project after subsidy cuts

    25 September 2015

    Drax Group, which owns the UK's largest power station is halting further spending on its £1 billion ($1.53 billion) carbon capture storage (CCS) project, blaming the country's "drastically different" investment landscape for renewable energy.

  • Refinancing becoming easier for European renewable assets, says Moody's

    24 September 2015

    Refinancing in the European renewable energy sector is becoming easier, as demand for infrastructure debt increases and operating histories improve, according to a report by Moody's.

  • NESF raises £39m out of a possible £98m in share placement

    24 September 2015

    NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) has raised £38.8 million ($59.2 million) out of a possible £98.4 million in its latest share placement.

  • ReNew Power issues India's first credit-enhanced green bond

    23 September 2015

    Goldman Sachs-backed wind developer ReNew Power Ventures has issued India's first credit-enhanced green bond, raising INR4.5 billion ($68 million).

  • Washington State to issue $39m green bond

    23 September 2015

    The State of Washington is set to become the latest US municipal to tap the green bond market after it announced plans for what is understood to be a $39 million issue.