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  • Green bond round-up, 11 July 2018

    11 July 2018

  • Green bond round-up – 24 January 2018

    24 January 2018

    Singapore-based Sindicatum Renewable Energy has issued a two-tranche INR2.5 billion ($40 million) bond to fund clean energy projects in India.

  • Foresight buys UK biomass plants with a view to international expansion

    10 January 2018

    London-based investment manager Foresight has acquired a portfolio of nine UK bioenergy plants, taking the output capacity of its waste-to-energy portfolio to about 137MW of clean energy.

  • Foresight launches UK fund to exploit infrastructure opportunity

    04 December 2017

    A fund looking to exploit the 'stable and predictable demand' in UK renewable energy and infrastructure investments, with a target size of £100 million ($135 million), has been launched by Foresight Group.

  • Foresight buys 117MW of Australian solar assets

    13 October 2017

    UK-based investment manager Foresight has ramped up its exposure to the Australian solar market, purchasing a 117MW portfolio from renewables company Canadian Solar.

  • Biomass firm buys 72MW of Green Investment Bank facilities

    21 August 2017

    A 72MW portfolio of biomass and waste-to-energy facilities has been acquired from the Green Investment Bank (GIB) by renewables investment firm Bioenergy Infrastructure Group (BIG) for an undisclosed sum.

  • Foresight purchases second UK battery storage facility

    24 July 2017

    UK-based investment manager Foresight has acquired a 10MW battery storage project, adding to its expansion in the sector after the purchase last month of a 35MW facility in north-east England.

  • Foresight launches fund that supports UK 'smart' energy meter roll-out

    12 July 2017

    Foresight has launched a 'smart bonds' fund that aims to raise £10 million ($12.85 million) to help finance the roll-out of 'smart' utility meters in the UK.

  • Foresight makes first subsidy-free Portuguese solar farm purchase

    10 July 2017

    Foresight Group has bought the 7.2MW Vale Matenças solar farm, its first investment in a utility scale solar project in Portugal without a government subsidy.

  • The impact of youth

    22 May 2017

    Impact investing remains a niche pursuit but could millennials prove a game changer, asks Joe Walsh