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  • North American electricity utilities trail European counterparts in transition to low-carbon economy

    09 June 2017

    Electricity utilities are, on average, not reducing emissions fast enough to be in line with a scenario that would limit climate change to the Paris Agreement's 2°C target, a Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI) study has found.

  • New shoots, old roots; the return of the yieldco

    23 November 2016

    After a disastrous year in 2015, US yieldcos have seen their share prices rebound. Has the model turned a corner, asks Hamza Ali

  • EF BRIEFS: Duke Energy, Statkraft, NEP

    09 September 2016

    Norway's sovereign wealth fund has divested its holdings in US utility Duke Energy, pointing to the company's risk of "severe environmental damage".

  • 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

  • How the world's biggest sovereign wealth fund is handling climate risk

    10 February 2016

    Norges Bank's latest responsible investment report shows environmental issues are still the key driver for engagement and divestment. Sophie Robinson-Tillett reports.

  • Feeding the beast: are US yieldcos sustainable?

    30 September 2015

    Yieldcos have been growing rapidly in recent years, but what are their long-term prospects, asks Hamza Ali

  • NextEra Energy Partners raises $910m in equity

    18 September 2015

    NextEra Energy Partners (NEP), the yieldco subsidiary of renewable developer NextEra Energy Resources, has raised $910 million in equity.

  • Yieldco dream still alive for Canadian Solar, despite market volatility

    19 August 2015

    Canadian Solar has stuck by its plans to launch a yieldco, despite share prices of similar vehicles having nosedived in recent months.

  • Building out the yieldco

    22 June 2015

    With more yieldcos expected to come to market in coming months, how will this asset class evolve, asks Sophie Robinson-Tillett

  • World's first ETF for yieldcos launched

    03 June 2015

    The world's first exchange-traded fund (ETF) dedicated to yieldcos has been launched in a sign of the asset class's growing maturity.