Archive

  • Ingenious completes solar acquisition with loan from Barclays

    20 May 2014

    Ingenious Clean Energy has completed the £27 million ($45 million) acquisition of three solar farms, after securing a £14.5 million loan from Barclays.

  • Trading Emissions returns a further £20m to shareholders

    20 May 2014

    Shareholders in Trading Emissions, a London-listed environmental investment fund, are to receive a further payout of £20 million ($34 million), equivalent to 8 pence per share, as part of the company's winding-up process.

  • 'World's largest' offshore wind project finance deal agreed

    15 May 2014

    A €2.8 billion ($3.8 billion) project financing agreement has been secured for an offshore wind farm, in a deal that claims to be the largest of its kind.

  • Citi pledges $2.25bn to efficient and distributed energy projects

    12 May 2014

    Citi plans to step up its activities in US energy efficiency and distributed energy generation, after setting a new financing target of $2.25 billion, marking a significant increase on its previous goal.

  • People Moves

    08 May 2014

    The latest moves across the industry, including senior appointments at Climate Change Capital, the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board and SunEdison.

  • Renewable Funding secures $20m for US expansion

    25 April 2014

    Renewable Funding, a US clean energy finance company, has secured $20 million in equity funding to expand its US activities.

  • EU adopts ESG reporting law for large companies

    15 April 2014

    The European Parliament today waved through a law demanding that large companies must disclose environmental, social and governance (ESG)-related information.

  • 12 more banks sign up to Green Bond Principles

    14 April 2014

    Twelve banks have added their support to the recently formed Green Bond Principles (GBPs), taking the number of signatories to 25.

  • NextEnergy reduces IPO target to £85m

    11 April 2014

    NextEnergy Solar Fund today for the second time revised downwards the amount it hopes to raise from its upcoming IPO, blaming the loss of a potential cornerstone investor.

  • Nine out of 10 banks fail ESG stress tests

    10 April 2014

    The vast majority of international banks failed to meet social and environmental 'stress tests', an analysis firm has revealed.