Archive

  • BlackRock and Lightsource to create £1bn solar portfolio

    27 July 2017

    Asset manager BlackRock and UK-based solar energy firm Lightsource have agreed to jointly create a £1 billion ($1.3 billion) portfolio of solar power assets in the UK.

  • BlackRock takes 49% stake in 200MW Alterra wind project

    24 July 2017

    Toronto-listed Alterra Power has sold a 49% stake in its 200MW Flat Top wind farm to a fund managed by BlackRock Real Assets. The price paid was not disclosed.

  • BlackRock UK renewables fund passes £1bn in commitments

    18 July 2017

    BlackRock has raised an additional £475 million ($618 million) for its Renewable Income UK (RIUK) fund, increasing total commitments to £1.1 billion.

  • Climate change is not priced-in, warns Schroders

    17 July 2017

    The impacts of climate change are not adequately 'priced in' to companies' valuations, creating enormous financial risks and opportunities, Schroders has warned.

  • Second BlackRock clean energy fund exceeds $1bn fundraising target

    05 July 2017

    Asset management giant BlackRock has raised $1.6 billion for its second Global Renewable Power Fund (GRP II), smashing its billion-dollar target.

  • Why asset owners should take heed of the transition to a low-carbon economy

    08 June 2017

    Addressing the energy transition is a necessary long-term strategy, but it may throw up risks in the shorter-term as well, say Richard Folland and Shuen Chan

  • Green bond comment, March 2017

    05 April 2017

    The rising tide of green bond funds is helping drive the market to new records, says Hamza Ali

  • Shareholders to march on AGM season buoyed by Paris & TCFD

    31 March 2017

    With more than 100 environmental shareholder resolutions already filed, it is financial firms as well as the oil & gas majors that are in the firing line, reports Joe Walsh

  • BlackRock backs £78m Foresight fundraise

    30 March 2017

    UK-listed yieldco Foresight Solar Fund (FSFL) has raised £78.5 million ($97.4 million) in its latest share placement, thanks to significant backing from asset management giant BlackRock.

  • Hannon Armstrong issues $84m green bond assessed by Moody's

    28 March 2017

    Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure (HASI) has, for the first time, appointed a credit rating agency to assess the green credentials of its $84 million bond, in a move it believes could help it trade at a premium in the future.