Archive

  • German energy firm ups its stake in Juwi, with €70m equity injection

    11 August 2015

    German renewable energy firm Juwi has sold €70 million ($77 million) of new shares to its majority owner, pushing its stake above 60%.

  • Investing in a sustainable world

    11 August 2015

    Matthew Kiernan argues that investors need to adopt a radical new approach in the face of global megatrends.

  • EU carbon market weekly update - 10 August 2015

    10 August 2015

    Further price strength above €8 is still the most likely development this week as auction volumes are unusually low, says Louis Redshaw.

  • Pattern bags $205m to finance move into solar construction

    10 August 2015

    US renewables company Pattern Development has secured $205 million to finance the construction of its first ever solar project.

  • Rayonier eases interest burden of joint venture with Phaunos

    10 August 2015

    Rayonier, a major US timberland investor, has agreed to inject about $160 million from an existing term loan facility to pay off the debts of the Matariki Forestry Group, its New Zealand joint venture with the Phaunos Timber Fund.

  • City pension fund invests in GIB-backed renewables company

    10 August 2015

    Greater Manchester Pension Fund has committed £10 million ($15 million) to a community renewable energy firm supported by the UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB).

  • SolarCity prices fourth ABS

    10 August 2015

    SolarCity has priced its fourth round of asset-backed notes, which it will sell this week.

  • SunEdison share price plummets 25% on Q2 loss

    07 August 2015

    SunEdison's stocks plummeted 25% on Thursday after larger-than-expected losses were revealed in its quarterly earnings report and investors fretted that it would not be able to meet its ambitious growth targets.

  • World's biggest muni green bond raises bigger-than-expected $944 million

    07 August 2015

    The largest municipal green bond priced today – and beat its original target by raising $944 million.

  • RobecoSAM to decarbonise, but rejects outright fossil fuel divestment

    07 August 2015

    Sustainable investment specialist RobecoSAM has intensified its efforts to address its carbon risk, but prefers "a more nuanced approach" than outright fossil fuel divestment.