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UBS fund takes 50% stake in EDF's Texan wind farm
11 December 2013UBS International Infrastructure Fund is to buy a 50% equity stake in a 161MW Texas wind farm from EDF Renewable Energy for an undisclosed sum.
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French infrastructure investor buys stake in offshore wind farm
06 December 2013A French infrastructure investor has made its first investment in offshore wind, acquiring a 7.5% stake in the German Butendiek project.
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Swedish government to buy 500,000 CERs
06 December 2013A Swedish government agency has agreed to buy 500,000 carbon credits at above-market prices from a cookstove project in Uganda.
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Sustainable Development plans $200m UK-China fund
04 December 2013UK-based investment and advisory company Sustainable Development Capital LLP (SDCL) is planning a $200 million fund to promote energy efficiency in both China and the UK.
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Willis and Endurance in innovative Australian weather derivatives deal
03 December 2013Willis and Endurance Global Weather have completed a weather derivatives deal to protect a mining firm against the financial impacts of cyclones and heavy rainfall during the construction of a major project.
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PensionDanmark takes £153m stake in six UK wind farms
03 December 2013PensionDanmark has acquired a 49% stake in a group of UK wind farms owned and run by Falck Renewables, forming a partnership that could lead to further investments.
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Pension fund invests €120m in Dutch offshore wind farm
02 December 2013A pension fund has invested €120 million ($163 million) in a Dutch offshore wind farm that is nearing financial close.
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Offshore wind grid group issues £305m bond with EIB credit enhancement
28 November 2013A company that operates a power connection between an offshore wind farm and the grid has become the first renewables-related bond to receive credit enhancement through a European Investment Bank (EIB) programme.
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Financial close reached for £760m UK waste-to-energy plant
28 November 2013A UK resource management company and its investment partners have signed a £760 million ($1.2 billion) contract with a waste authority for a waste-to-energy project.
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CDM rescue fund seeks proposals
27 November 2013Developers of projects that qualify for carbon credits under the Clean Development Mechanism, but are not economically viable at present, are being invited to sell credits to a newly formed fund until 8 January.