News

• Japan overtakes UK in attractiveness for renewables investment

  25 February 2014

  Japan is now more attractive than the UK for renewable energy investments, according to consultants EY.

• Swedish insurer snaps up African green bond

  24 February 2014

  SPP, a Swedish pensions and insurance provider owned by Storebrand, was the sole buyer of a SEK 1 billion ($153 million) green bond issue from the African Development Bank (AfDB).

• World's first gas-based CCS project wins UK government support

  24 February 2014

  The UK government has agreed to fund an engineering and design study for what could become the world's first carbon capture and storage (CCS) project at a gas-fired power plant.

• Charles Anderson named new head of UNEP FI

  24 February 2014

  Former Sovereign CEO Charles Anderson has been appointed the new head of the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI).

• Lightsource buys commercial rooftop installation team

  24 February 2014

  Solar developer Lightsource Renewable Energy has bought the UK's most experienced commercial rooftop panel installation team, as it looks to "unlock the huge potential" of the technology in the sector.

• Unibail-Rodamco's €750m green bond 'could be first of many'

  21 February 2014

  Commercial real estate company Unibail-Rodamco hopes to repeatedly tap the green bond market after its inaugural €750 million issue was more than three-times oversubscribed.

• New vehicle to help solar battle subsidy cuts

  20 February 2014

  A solar company today launched a fight-back against the retroactive subsidy cuts that cast a shadow over the industry, as it proposed the creation of a listed 'yieldco' to aggregate assets across Europe.

• Conergy eyes UK's sophisticated solar repackaging market

  20 February 2014

  The UK has become the most advanced market in the world for raising capital for 'repackaged' solar assets, the new owner of Conergy has claimed.

• Hannon Armstrong plans more bonds this year, eyes public placements

  19 February 2014

  Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital is planning public offerings of asset-backed securities, after it completed a privately-placed transaction last year.

• Allianz to engage clients on sustainability risks

  19 February 2014

  Allianz has become the latest insurer to subscribe to the Principles for Sustainable Insurance, a UN-supported programme to encourage greater integration of environmental, social and governance issues into underwriting and investment.