News

  • BlackRock buys another wind farm from REG

    20 February 2015

    BlackRock has bought a wind farm in the UK for an enterprise value £24.4 million ($37.5 million).

  • Deutsche Bank launches €1bn green bond portfolio

    20 February 2015

    Deutsche Bank has pledged to buy €1 billion ($1.1 billion) of green bonds, in a further sign of confidence in the market's prospects.

  • World Bank launches its biggest US dollar green bond

    20 February 2015

    The World Bank, through its International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, has issued its largest US dollar-denominated green bond, raising $600 million.

  • Waste Management prices $1.8bn of notes

    20 February 2015

    A waste management firm that generates 550MW of energy from gas has priced $1.8 billion of senior notes.

  • Jordan awards tenders for 200MW of renewables projects

    19 February 2015

    Jordan has awarded contracts to 12 solar projects and two wind farms, totalling 200MW, in its first renewable energy tender.

  • Foresight to raise up to £145m

    19 February 2015

    Foresight Solar Fund plans to return to the equity market early next month, in a move that could see it raise up to £145 million ($223 million).

  • Citi's $100bn environmental pledge

    18 February 2015

    Citi has made a $100 billion commitment to over the next decade help finance and "facilitate" activities that provide solutions to environmental problems such as climate change.

  • Efficient engine firm wins award for innovation in cleantech

    18 February 2015

    A technology firm has been awarded Cleantech Innovate's prize for developing a free-piston system to improve energy efficiency.

  • Roadshow ahead for €500m German sustainability bond with 'green' focus

    18 February 2015

    A German state hopes to issue a €500 million ($569 million) 'sustainability bond' with a focus on green investment.

  • Delaying MSR to 2021 risks 'lost decade' for cleantech investment

    18 February 2015

    Introducing the Market Stability Reserve (MSR) into the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) in 2021, as proposed by the European Commission, "risks undermining investment in clean technology," according to international researchers.