News

  • Connecticut green bank launches solar PV finance competition

    01 February 2013

    Connecticut's green bank is launching a competition worth up to $10 million to spur investor interest in financing residential solar projects.

  • Blue Energy to invest £250m after buying HgCapital's wind developer

    01 February 2013

    Renewables developer Blue Energy is to spend £250 million ($395.5 million) buying and developing private equity investor HgCapital's UK wind portfolio.

  • Bluechips back WRI water risk tool

    31 January 2013

    The World Resources Institute (WRI) has launched an online mapping tool to help investors and companies assess how water risks affect their business – an initiative backed by General Electric, Goldman Sachs and Shell, among others.

  • ASrIA appoints new general manager

    31 January 2013

    The Association for Sustainable & Responsible Investment in Asia (ASrIA) has appointed Jessica Robinson as its general manager.

  • Global aviation deal could see $7 billion a year spent on offsets

    31 January 2013

    A market-based mechanism to curb emissions in the global aviation industry would raise some $7 billion a year by 2030, according to WWF, which believes an agreement on such a measure is "within reach".

  • US wind industry celebrates record year

    31 January 2013

    US wind capacity has topped the 60GW mark after a record level of installations in the final quarter of 2012 ahead of the pending expiration of the production tax credit (PTC), according to the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA).

  • More companies report forest footprint, but investors question materiality

    30 January 2013

    The number of companies that reported to the Forest Footprint Disclosure (FFD) programme hit 100 for the first time last year, although some investors are still struggling to see how the issue impacts profits.

  • Yingli becomes first Chinese company to set renewable energy target

    30 January 2013

    Yingli Green Energy has joined WWF's Climate Savers programme, becoming the first Chinese company to set a renewable electricity consumption target.

  • SocGen tips renewables but warns of volatility

    29 January 2013

    Falling technology costs could help renewables become "the next growth engine for economies", according to analysts at Société Générale who have tipped the sector as one of their top picks over the next three years.

  • Renewables M&A activity to rise this year – PwC

    29 January 2013

    Renewables mergers and acquisition (M&A) activity is set to rise in 2013, continuing the increase in deal flow seen in the last quarter of 2012, PwC expects.