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  • Innovative renewables investments to help plug $5.2trn funding gap, says BNEF

    28 January 2016

    Innovative financing trends will offer "massive new opportunities" for investors and companies in the clean energy sector, helping to combat a $5.2 trillion funding gap, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance.

  • Wind and solar boom propels clean energy investment to record $329bn

    14 January 2016

    Investment in clean energy surged to a record $329 billion in 2015, helped by a boom in wind and solar projects which between them accounted for about half of all power generation commissioned in the year.

  • 22GW of missed capacity if renewable tax break ends, says SEIA

    16 September 2015

    The amount of solar power capacity constructed in the US could be hit by up to 22GW if a form of incentive known as Investment Tax Credits (ITC) is allowed to expire at the end of 2016, according to research.

  • Renewables to attract $8trn by 2040, says BNEF

    24 June 2015

    Renewables will represent almost 60% of new capacity and two-thirds of the investment in global power generation over the next 25 years, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).

  • Global clean energy investment surged in 2014, says BNEF

    09 January 2015

    Clean energy investment made an unexpected strong comeback in 2014, growing 16% year on year, according to research – backed by strong growth in offshore wind in Europe and the global solar market.

  • Mobilising renewables investment in uncertain times

    18 September 2013

    Initiatives are underway to boost investments in European renewable energy, but the vast amount of private capital needed to transition the EU to a low-carbon economy must be unlocked by stronger policies, argues Stephanie Pfeifer

  • Uncertainty Down Under

    09 September 2013

    Investors and developers active in Australia's low-carbon sectors are facing months of uncertainty about how the new Coalition government's climate policy overhaul will affect them. Elza Holmstedt Pell reports

  • Climate Bonds Initiative launches solar bond standards

    16 August 2013

    The Climate Bonds Initiative has released standards for solar bonds, in a move hoped to attract more investors to the green bond market.

  • Renewables sector to triple insurance spending by 2020 'to attract new investors'

    25 July 2013

    The renewables sector's spending on risk management products could surge by end of the decade as the industry seeks to unlock finance from risk-averse investors, a report has claimed.