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  • Danish pension fund invests in its fifth wind farm

    11 February 2016

    Danish public sector pension fund PKA has purchased a 25% stake in a UK offshore wind project from Dong Energy for £330 million ($476 million).

  • EF BRIEFS: Floreat Group, Orix, ICAO, Marguerite Fund, Dong, Endurance

    10 February 2016

    London-based private investment firm Floreat Group has made its first move into the renewables sector, investing $50 million in UK biomass via a newly-created energy firm.

  • China alone 'could smash 2015's global green bond record'

    04 February 2016

    China could issue more green bonds in 2016 than the entire world did last year, according to one expert, who says global sovereign issuance will also boost the market in coming months.

  • EF BRIEFS: Impax, CCLI, Engie, Vattenfall, Dong, KKR, NJR

    03 February 2016

    Impax Asset Management has sold a wind portfolio to Italian energy firm ERG Group for an undisclosed sum.

  • EF BRIEFS: Dong, GreenStream, Pakistani Solar, Scatec

    01 February 2016

    Dong Energy said it will use the cashflows from its fossil- fuel exploration and production (E&P) activities to fund future investments in renewable energy.

  • Green Bond comment - January

    27 January 2016

    The green bond market made a solid start to 2016, says Peter Cripps, while the announcement of Moody's assessment methodology marks another interesting stage in its evolution.

  • Biggest ever green bond launches

    27 January 2016

    The biggest ever green bond was issued today, raising RMB20 billion ($3.03 billion).

  • Chinese bank to issue RMB50bn in green bonds

    21 January 2016

    A Chinese commercial bank has gained regulatory approval to issue up to RMB50 billion ($7.6 billion) of green bonds, according to a document filed with the Shanghai Stock Exchange.

  • EF BRIEFS: Canadian Solar, Dong Energy, Jinko Solar, Masdar, Japan, California, India

    04 January 2016

    Canadian Solar's share price is down some 5% since it announced plans to sell up to $100 million of equity.

  • Profile: KBC Eco Fund - Water

    01 October 2015

    Water funds, such as the KBC Eco Fund – Water, have performed strongly in recent years. But many stocks in the sector are now looking expensive, the fund manager tells Graham Cooper