News

• EF BRIEFS: Moody's, S&P, Macquarie, UK SIF, Axa IM, TRIG, EDF, Apple

  13 November 2015

  Moody's has given its first public rating of a wind farm, in a move it says sets an important precedent for the emerging asset class.

• Lightsource to invest £2bn in Indian solar, in first move outside the UK

  13 November 2015

  Lightsource Renewable Energy has earmarked £2 billion ($3 billion) for investment in Indian solar, as it for the first time looks for opportunities outside the UK.

• Southern Power Co plans $750m green bond

  13 November 2015

  Southern Power Company is marketing a $750 million green bond, in a transaction set to make it the first US-based utility to tap the market.

• Environmental Finance recognised at awards

  13 November 2015

  Environmental Finance news editor Sophie Robinson-Tillett has been honoured with an award for journalism, underlining the publication's status as the leading global title in its field.

• HSBC pledges $1bn to green bond market

  12 November 2015

  HSBC has stepped up its commitment to the green bond market, pledging to buy $1 billion of notes.

• Greencoat UK Wind plans £50m equity raise to fund acquisitions

  12 November 2015

  Greencoat UK Wind plans to issue £50 million ($76 million) of equity which it will use to buy a wind farm.

• EF BRIEFS: Aquila, Scatec Solar, Connecticut green bond

  11 November 2015

  Aquila Capital, an alternative investment specialist, has acquired Smakraft, the largest operator of small-scale hydro plants in Norway, for an undisclosed sum.

• Axa IM launches green bond fund

  11 November 2015

  Axa Investment Managers has launched a green bond fund.

• Green bond issues surpass 2014 total to set new record

  11 November 2015

  The green bond market has edged past last year's record issuance with almost $36.7 billion of new issues so far this year, and more believed to be on the way.

• SunEdison share price plunges 27% on Q3 results

  11 November 2015

  US renewables giant SunEdison saw its shares plunge 27% from $7.88 to $5.71 on the back of mixed results in its third quarter earnings, released yesterday.