Archive

  • Swedish pension fund invests SEK2bn to reduce fossil fuel exposure

    10 December 2013

    One of Sweden's largest pension funds has invested SEK2 billion ($307 million) in a fund to lower its exposure to fossil fuels, and will ramp up its investment in low-carbon equity strategies to SEK6 billion by the end of the year.

  • EIB makes €50m equity investment in renewables fund

    09 December 2013

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) has committed €50 million ($69 million) to a fund that invests in European renewable energy.

  • PensionDanmark takes £153m stake in six UK wind farms

    03 December 2013

    PensionDanmark 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.

  • Financial close reached for £760m UK waste-to-energy plant

    28 November 2013

    A 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.

  • Conergy in '€100m' UK solar farm deal

    22 November 2013

    Two UK developers have sold five solar farms and have given the buyers the option to purchase an additional four projects, in a deal that could be worth more than €100 million ($134.4 million).

  • KKR and Google join forces to invest in US solar

    15 November 2013

    Private equity giant KKR has partnered with Google to invest in a portfolio of US solar projects, in a deal understood to be worth $400 million.

  • South-east Asia clean energy fund closes at $164m

    11 November 2013

    A fund focused on clean energy projects in south-east Asia has reached a final close of $164 million, exceeding its target.

  • Hong Kong-listed solar firm to buy bankrupt Suntech unit for $492m

    04 November 2013

    A Chinese solar company will pay RMB3 billion ($492 million) to acquire the insolvent manufacturing unit of solar panel giant Suntech.

  • Italian environmental fund exceeds target for first close

    29 October 2013

    Ambienta, an Italian private equity investment manager, has announced the first close of its second fund focussed on European environmental technology companies.

  • The hunt for Green Alpha

    24 October 2013

    Environmental Finance speaks to market players who see the climate change and resource scarcity themes as an opportunity, to track down the sectors and stocks that are currently exciting them