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  • NRG buys third company for 'Home Solar' brand

    03 October 2014

    NRG Energy has made another acquisition in its bid to create a "one-stop shop" for residential solar in North America.

  • Reckoning with water risk

    02 October 2014

    An initiative from the PRI aims to promote investor engagement with companies about the water risk in their supply chains. Peter Cripps reports

  • RobecoSAM launches three new funds with ESG criteria

    02 October 2014

    RobecoSAM's latest sustainability fund has narrowly outperformed its benchmark since its launch earlier this year, and two more investment vehicles have been launched with an environmental, social and govermance (ESG) mandate.

  • Can rooftop solar live up to expectations?

    02 October 2014

    Could advances in batteries and electric vehicles help solar PV go from strength to strength, asks Peter Cripps

  • £95m increase in UK CfD pot fails to stave off criticism

    02 October 2014

    The UK government was accused of making "serious strategic mistakes" in the way it had overhauled its renewables subsidy regime today – despite announcing a £95 million increase in the support available.

  • Vivint Solar floats at lower end of target, raising $329m

    02 October 2014

    Vivint Solar has floated on the New York Stock Exchange, at the lower end of its price range.

  • Mirova signs carbon pledge but calls for changes to carbon footprint measurement

    02 October 2014

    Mirova is the first European asset manager to join the Montreal Carbon Pledge (MCP), but says the current way of measuring a carbon footprint does not reflect "the true value" of a firm's portfolio in relation to countering emissions.

  • Hypocrisy index to shame 'green-washing' asset owners

    02 October 2014

    Asset owners that make bold pledges on climate change but fail to take demonstrable action will be named and shamed in a new hypocrisy index.

  • Abengoa raises €1.4bn of debt

    01 October 2014

    Abengoa has raised €1.4 billion of debt from 20 investors.

  • Ontario gives details of C$500m green bond

    01 October 2014

    The Province of Ontario has announced details of the first issue under its new green bond programme.