Joe Walsh

Articles by Joe Walsh

  • SolarCity to raise $145m through fifth ABS issuance

    23 January 2017

    SolarCity is to raise $145 million through the issuance of its fifth solar asset backed securitisation (ABS).

  • NY Green Bank investment to exceed $500m by end of 2017

    20 January 2017

    The New York Green Bank aims to invest at least $200 million this year to take its total investment in clean energy projects to over $500 million.

  • Solar installation and storage capacity to rise in 2017

    19 January 2017

    New solar installations across the globe will rise during 2017, despite a fall in China, and battery storage will double, according to one industry expert.

  • Train leasing company in world first green bond certification

    18 January 2017

    Luxembourg-based train leasing firm Alpha Trains, has become the first company of its kind to have a private placement bond certified green, after it raised €250 million (€266.5 million) from the US market.

  • Chinese green bond market to double as it targets foreign investors

    18 January 2017

    The Chinese green bond market is expected to double over 2017 as it looks to attract foreign investors, according to China Central Depository & Clearing (CCDC).

  • Banks making progress on combating climate change

    17 January 2017

    Banks have made considerable progress in addressing climate risks and opportunities in their business practices to align with a 2°C global warming target, but it is still not enough, according to a new report.

  • UK government sells Green Deal for £40m

    16 January 2017

    The UK government has sold the business, assets and loan book of the Green Deal Finance Company (GDFC) to a consortium led by renewable energy investors Greenstone Finance and Aurium Capital Markets for £40 million ($48.7 million).

  • Offshore wind sees record year but total green investment falls

    16 January 2017

    Offshore wind investments hit a record $30 billion for 2016, though overall clean energy investing fell 18% to $287.5 billion, from last year's record $348.5 billion, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).

  • GIB's offshore wind fund passes £1bn in AUM with final investment

    13 January 2017

    The Green Investment Bank's (GIB) offshore wind fund made its final investment, acquiring a 44% stake in Lincs offshore wind farm for £429 million ($524.4 million), to take its assets under management (AUM) to £1.12 billion.

  • US carbon markets start the year at 'crossroads'

    13 January 2017

    Both carbon markets in the US, the California Cap-and-Trade Program and the North East's Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), enter 2017 at a crossroads, according to one industry expert.