News

• GIB and Equitix invest £30m to finance CHP power plant

  17 July 2015

  The UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) and Equitix have invested £30 million ($47 million) to finance the construction of a combined heat and power (CHP) plant.

• TerraForm to branch out into energy storage

  17 July 2015

  Yieldco TerraForm Power is set to buy its first energy storage assets after its parent company, SunEdison, entered into a deal to help finance their construction.

• Terra-Gen Power sells 653MW portfolio to Energy Capital Partners

  16 July 2015

  Terra-Gen Power has signed a deal to sell over 600MW of its operational renewables assets in the US to private equity firm Energy Capital Partners (ECP).

• China's Goldwind prices $300m green bond

  16 July 2015

  Chinese renewables giant Goldwind has priced a $300 million green bond, marking the country's much-anticipated entry into the market.

• Calvert report shows positive historical effect of ESG on US corporate bond valuations

  16 July 2015

  A report by responsible investment firm Calvert shows a positive relationship between environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors and US corporate bond valuations.

• EU ETS reforms 'to boost investment in clean energy'

  15 July 2015

  Proposals to extend and reform the EU emissions trading system (ETS) were launched today as part of a package of measures that officials hope will boost carbon prices and encourage investment in clean energy.

• RET Capital makes its debut in wind with $239m financing deal

  15 July 2015

  Renewable Energy Trust (RET) Capital has branched out into the wind sector after closing a $238.6 million financing package for an operating site in California.

• New York State plans $475m green bond

  15 July 2015

  New York State plans to issue a $475.1 million green bond to help finance and refinance water projects, Environmental Finance has learned.

• South Pole and Fossil Free Indexes join forces

  15 July 2015

  Carbon reduction specialist South Pole Group has teamed up with research firm Fossil Free Indexes (FFI) in a collaboration that could lead to the creation of new low-carbon indexes and investment products.

• MIDIS financial close brings total raised to £2.5bn

  15 July 2015

  Macquarie Infrastructure Debt Investment Solutions (MIDIS) has reached a final close on its UK-focused inflation-linked debt fund, attracting total commitments of more than £739 million ($1.2 billion).