Archive

  • SunEdison floats yieldco at 10 times original target, 'SunPower next'

    18 July 2014

    SunEdison will float its yieldco at more than 10 times its previous target price.

  • Forestry firm to launch green bond and biomass fund

    17 July 2014

    A sustainable forestry specialist plans to issue a £150 million ($256 million) green bond and launch a £50 million-£60 million fund to support expansions to its forestry and biomass operations.

  • Insurers face claims of $1bn from storms in Germany and Texas

    16 July 2014

    German insurers could face a hit of about €650 million ($887 million) as a result of claims from June's Ela storm, according to industry estimates.

  • Could bonds save rhinos?

    16 July 2014

    An impact investment bond to protect the rhinoceros against poachers is being planned by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL).

  • Increasing evidence that environmental risks are 'material'

    15 July 2014

    Evidence is mounting that environmental risks are becoming material to business and the economy as a whole, a report commissioned by the UN Environment Programme has warned.

  • Seeing the green bonds for the trees

    11 July 2014

    With the green bond market experiencing rapid growth, a new type of 'REDD+ bond' that supports sustainable forestry and agriculture has been proposed. Rupert Edwards and Gloria Gonzalez explain

  • Cat bond market set for a record year, after strong Q2, says Willis

    11 July 2014

    An unprecedented $4.5 billion of catastrophe bonds were issued in the second quarter of this year, putting the market on track for a record year, according to Willis Capital Markets & Advisory (WCMA).

  • Impax buys property fund from Climate Change Capital

    11 July 2014

    Impax Asset Management has acquired the Climate Change Property Fund and its management team for an undisclosed price, with a view to setting up a new investment vehicle.

  • Nordex sells 27.5MW of onshore wind capacity to investment firm

    11 July 2014

    German wind turbine maker Nordex has sold two French wind farms, with a combined capacity of 27.5MW, to GN Renewable Investments, based in Luxembourg. The price paid was not disclosed.

  • EU launches €3.7bn PPP to develop bio-based economy

    09 July 2014

    A €3.7 billion ($5.0 billion) public-private partnership has been launched to develop a range of technologies to convert biomass into chemicals, energy and new materials.