News

  • Partnership formed ahead of 'solar upsurge' in Myanmar

    27 May 2014

    Solar firms Sunlabob Renewable Energy and Relitec have teamed up with the aim of developing the market within Myanmar – formerly Burma.

  • Leaf announces asset sale

    27 May 2014

    US firm Leaf Clean Energy plans to sell off its assets and return capital to shareholders in what it describes as an "orderly realisation strategy".

  • First Solar sells New Mexico's largest solar farm

    23 May 2014

    First Solar has completed its third deal with Southern Power and Turner Renewable Energy, selling Macho Springs, New Mexico's largest solar venture, to the two companies.

  • Investors must look deeper at carbon risks, says S&P

    23 May 2014

    Investors have been urged to broaden their understanding of carbon price risk and its impact on credit ratings, in a report by Standard & Poor's (S&P).

  • Capital One enters renewables market with $100m SolarCity deal

    23 May 2014

    Capital One Bank has made its first renewables investment, setting up a fund with US solar leasing firm SolarCity to finance residential projects.

  • Eight Canadian wind projects secure C$61.4m finance

    23 May 2014

    A group of project developers has secured a C$61.4 million ($55.9 million) of financing to build eight wind farms in Nova Scotia.

  • Major insurance players pledge to tackle climate change

    23 May 2014

    A group of 66 insurance firms has committed to a set of principles laid down in a bid to fight climate-related risks and "promote stability in the global economy".

  • Solar private equity firm 'eyes $250m fundraising'

    22 May 2014

    A private equity firm that invests in rooftop solar power generation in the US hopes to raise $250 million for a new fund this year, Environmental Finance has learned.

  • $5trn investor group pushes for sustainability action

    22 May 2014

    There is a "moral, financial and economic case for action" from the investment community to deal with environmental risks that intersect with financial markets, a report published by 11 major investors has claimed.

  • Vestas lands 226MW of US turbine orders

    21 May 2014

    Vestas has secured two large wind turbine orders from the US this week, with a combined total capacity of 226MW.