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GIB to publish Green Investment Handbook
11 February 2015The UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) is to launch a guidebook to help companies and investors measure the 'greenness' of their investments.
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Investors call for green bond standards
10 February 2015A group of more than 20 buyers of green bonds have called for the development of standards to help the fledgling market's rapid growth continue.
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Oekom launches ratings service for green bonds
09 February 2015German sustainability analysis company Oekom Research has launched a ratings service to help investors understand the environmental and social attributes of green bonds.
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Nextracker raises $25m of debt and equity
09 February 2015Solar technology firm Nextracker has secured $25 million of financing to support its expansion plans.
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UK subsidy changes offer better lending opportunities, says Macquarie
09 February 2015The end of the Renewable Obligation Certificates (ROCs) in the UK will bring attractive refinancing opportunities for infrastructure lenders, according to experts at Macquarie.
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Developer Rijn gets $104m loan for Chilean solar
05 February 2015The Chilean arm of Dutch renewables firm Rijn has secured $104 million of project finance to fund the construction of a solar plant.
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KBN development bank issues 10-year $500m green bond
05 February 2015Norwegian development bank Kommunalbanken Norway (KBN) has issued a $500 million green bond.
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Outstanding risk capital in cat bond market soars to new high
04 February 2015Total risk capital in the catastrophe (cat) bond market reached a record high of $22.9 billion at the end of December, according to reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter.
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Terraform ups credit facility following spate of fundraising
03 February 2015Terraform Power has more than doubled its credit facility, to $550 million.
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Institutional investors eye 'real assets' to boost returns
03 February 2015Institutional investors will increase their allocations to real assets, including renewable energy, infrastructure, agriculture and timber, as equities and bonds fail to deliver their target returns, according to alternative asset manager Aquila Capital.