News

• NextEnergy delays second yieldco IPO by 2 weeks amid Greece turmoil

  13 July 2015

  NextEnergy Capital has delayed by two weeks its plans to float its second yieldco, partly because investor sentiment was hit by the crisis talks about whether Greece will exit the eurozone.

• Water investment set to pour into emerging markets, says RobecoSAM

  13 July 2015

  Egypt, Vietnam and India are set to offer the greatest opportunities for investment into the water sector, according to a report by RobecoSAM.

• Bluefield plans second, €200m yieldco focused on Europe

  13 July 2015

  Bluefield Partners plans to float a second, €200 million ($222.8 million) yieldco on London's main market, this time focusing on European markets rather than the UK.

• Ben Goldsmith floats new £150m green fund

  10 July 2015

  Ben Goldsmith is to launch a £150 million ($233 million) resource efficiency fund, with backing from investors including Jon Moulton and Michael Liebreich.

• LSE moves to make London 'centre of green bond issuance' with new segments

  10 July 2015

  The London Stock Exchange (LSE) has created a "full complement" of green bond segments, in a move it hopes will put London at the centre of the market.

• KKR closes second infra fund at $3.1bn

  10 July 2015

  Private equity firm, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (KKR), has reached final close on its second infrastructure fund, securing $3.1 billion from investors.

• 'Oil and gas is next major market for solar energy' says developer in $600m deal

  10 July 2015

  An Omani petrol company says its $600 million solar deal "underscores the massive market for deploying solar in the oil and gas industry".

• Development banks agree principles for measuring climate finance

  10 July 2015

  The world's largest development banks have joined together to agree principles for measuring their financing of green projects.

• Green Climate Fund criticised by NGOs for accrediting Deutsche Bank

  09 July 2015

  Several NGOs have penned an open letter to the Green Climate Fund (GCF), warning that its decision to appoint Deutsche Bank to handle its funds threatened its credibility on environmental grounds.

• UK government slammed for lifting renewable energy tax breaks

  09 July 2015

  Renewable energy consumption will no longer be exempt from tax in the UK, in a government move that has been slammed for discouraging investment in the sector.