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  • MassMutual takes 25% stake in UK renewables investor Low Carbon

    16 November 2021

    MassMutual has bought 25% of privately-owned UK asset manager Low Carbon as part of a strategic partnership...

  • People Moves 15 October: McKinley returns to BlackRock, Leigh-Bell leaves CBI, and Howchin quits Swedish funds

    15 October 2021

  • Low Carbon bolsters Investment Committee

    15 October 2021

  • Powering up the energy storage market

    28 February 2020

    Interest in the energy storage market is starting to take off, Ahren Lester explains, despite caution over changing business models continuing to hold back widespread investment.

  • Aztec signs up to Vitol-backed renewables fund

    23 August 2018

    Private equity firm Aztec Group has been chosen to administer the VLC Renewables Fund.

  • Delivering two-way investor confidence

    01 March 2018

    Do governments need to re-wire their own institutions to play their part in the low carbon investment agenda? asks Kirsty Hamilton

  • UK grid company gives boost to battery storage market

    31 August 2016

    National Grid, the company that owns the electricity transmission network in England and Wales, has committed to buy some 200MW of energy storage capacity.

  • Energy storage - a technology whose time has come?

    18 February 2016

    Large-scale use of batteries to store electricity could be critical for the future growth of renewable energy. Recent developments mean the sector is almost ready for institutional investors, says Graham Cooper

  • Low-carbon VC fund exits solar developer, and doubles return

    27 August 2015

    The UK-based Low Carbon Innovation Fund (LCIF) has sold its stake in solar developer Push Energy for £1.9 million ($2.9 million) as part of a share buy-back scheme.

  • Macquarie backs UK solar portfolio in £106m deal

    27 May 2015

    Macquarie has given another vote of confidence to the UK solar market, agreeing a £106 million ($163 million) refinancing deal.