Archive

  • Italy's solar subsidy cuts 'cripple investor confidence', warns Photon

    03 July 2014

    Italy's planned retroactive solar subsidy cuts have been branded "a fatal blow" to investor confidence in the sector.

  • Ex-Barclays carbon specialist launches advisory firm

    02 July 2014

    Louis Redshaw, the former head of environmental markets at Barclays, has set up a new company – Redshaw Advisors – to provide risk management services to participants in the carbon markets.

  • Down, but not out

    02 July 2014

    Voluntary offsetting of carbon emissions is less popular than it was, according to a recent study. But most winners in Environmental Finance's latest market rankings see reasons for optimism. Graham Cooper reports

  • MSCI expands ESG arm with acquisition

    01 July 2014

    MSCI's environmental, social and government (ESG) arm is to acquire GMI Ratings – a provider of sustainability ratings and research.

  • Reducing the costs of CSP

    30 June 2014

    Gianleo Frasari explains how public buy-in and bidding can reduce costs for concentrated solar power

  • Voluntary carbon leaders look on the bright side

    30 June 2014

    The dominant players in the voluntary carbon market are optimistic about the future, despite a decline in volumes and prices between 2012 and 2013, according to the latest survey of the market by Environmental Finance.

  • Windiga to develop biggest solar farm in Sub-Saharan Africa

    26 June 2014

    Windiga Energy is to develop the largest solar photovoltaic (PV) power station in Sub-Saharan Africa, after securing backing from private and public investors.

  • Stellar wind performance puts Infinis on track for £55m dividend

    19 June 2014

    Infinis Energy, the renewables company run by private equity giant Terra Firma, said it was on target to pay out a £55 million ($93 million) dividend to investors, following "very strong financial results".

  • EnerCap names cornerstone investor for E3F fund

    18 June 2014

    EnerCap Capital Partners has named a Polish investment firm as the cornerstone investor for its latest fund.

  • Firelight buys stakes in four Canadian wind projects

    16 June 2014

    Firelight Infrastructure Partners has borrowed CA$57 million ($52 million) to acquire stakes in four onshore wind projects in Canada.