Archive

  • TRIG to increase equity raise to £102m

    27 March 2015

    The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG) has increased the number of shares it expects to sell today to 100 million as a result of strong demand from institutional investors.

  • Cicero introduces 'shades of green' to second-opinion market

    27 March 2015

    Cicero has updated its methodology for assessing green bonds, creating a three-tier scale of 'greenness'.

  • F&C to ramp up its focus on climate change

    26 March 2015

    F&C Investments is increasingly focusing its engagement activities on climate change and the stranded assets debate.

  • Bioenergy standards proposed

    25 March 2015

    Bioenergy standards for projects eligible for funding from green bonds have been released, and cover social impacts as well as environmental ones.

  • South African pension fund in debt and equity deals for solar

    24 March 2015

    South African pension fund manager, Public Investment Corporation (PIC), has invested in two major solar projects in the country.

  • People moves

    18 March 2015

    A round-up of the latest new appointments and moves in the industry, including changes at BlackRock, SolarCity and SunEdison

  • Abengoa consortium seals $660m project financing for South African solar project

    16 March 2015

    A consortium led by Abengoa has secured $660 million in financing for a 100MW solar plant.

  • Yieldcos to bolster high-yield green bond market, says expert at Calvert

    16 March 2015

    The renewable energy market's love affair with 'yieldcos' will boost the green bond market this year, according to environmental and social investor Calvert.

  • Stranded assets report names companies with dirtiest coal stations

    13 March 2015

    The power companies that own the dirtiest coal-burning power stations have been named in a report designed to help investors identify potential 'stranded assets'.

  • First Islamic green bonds expected this year

    13 March 2015

    Debt market professionals in the Middle East expect to see the first 'green sukuk' – the Islamic equivalent of green bonds – issued later this year.