€1bn Flender ESG-linked buyout loan deal attracts 'phenomenal' demand

A €1 billion ($1.2 billion) sustainability-linked leveraged buyout (LBO) loan from German wind turbine…

Debt,Renewables

Funds of the year: Active Solar

Active Solar delivered a 170% return in 2020 - but the fund manager says it is still just the beginning. Ahren Lester reports

Renewables

Renewables and transition funds return more than 100% in 2020

Renewable energy funds enjoyed spectacularly strong growth in 2020, with several basking in returns of…

Equity,Renewables,Stranded Assets

CPPIB's European renewables platform makes €245m first investment

Renewable Power Capital (RPC), a platform founded by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board last month,…

Investment,Renewables

Qatar sovereign wealth fund invests in renewable energy storage

The Qatar Investment Authority has committed to invest $125 million to take an undisclosed stake in energy…

Investment,Renewables

It's time to embrace Brazil's green economic bounce

Government reforms and the urgent need to replace aging energy infrastructure is an opportunity to bolster Brazil's economy. The key is attracting inward investment to develop renewable capacity, argues Jamie Macdonald-Murray

Renewables

Coal, Covid-19 and the rise of renewables

The pandemic has given a boost to the energy transition, and it is unlikely that this trend will drop off as we move to a recovery, amid the realisation that renewables are much cheaper than 'dirty' energy sources, says Paul Flood

Renewables,Stranded Assets

News Round Up: Macquarie AM; Carney carbon market task force; Trucost; MSCI; Robeco ... and more

ESG Data,Equity,Investment,Policy,Renewables

Taskforce outlines 12 tools for zero carbon heating investment

An expert taskforce convened by the Coalition for the Energy Efficiency of Buildings (CEEB) has published…

Investment,Policy,Renewables

Sustainable energy fund prepares £400m IPO

VH Global Sustainable Energy Opportunities, a closed-ended investment company focused on making sustainable…

IMPACT,Renewables

News Round-up: KKR, KGAL and plant-based meat

KKR in $1.4bn renewables deal with NextEra Energy

Renewables

S&P: Gas 'squeezed' by downturn, but renewables face 'crucial' 2020

The energy demand slump caused by the Covid-19 pandemic is set to "squeeze" gas demand, said S&P Global,…

Carbon,Renewables

Hydrogen's explosive potential to green the economy

'Green' hydrogen promises many benefits to help decarbonise our economies, but it may need EU carbon prices to be five times higher by 2030. Ahren Lester reports.

Carbon,Investment,Renewables

'Climate endowment' launches €500m hydropower fund

A 'climate endowment' looking to replicate the alternative investment strategies of Harvard and Yale…

IMPACT,Renewables

EIB targets €250m circular bioeconomy fund after €82m first close

The European Investment Bank's (EIB) private equity-focused circular bioeconomy fund has raised €82 million…

Investment,Natural Capital,Renewables

The biggest announcements so far from Climate Week

As Climate Week draws to a close, here are some of the most important announcements from an event defined…

Carbon,Investment,Renewables

First used cooking oil futures contracts traded

US-based derivatives marketplace CME Group has confirmed the first trade of the Used Cooking Oil Methyl…

Renewables

Climate stocks shine in year of Covid-19, says HSBC

Companies that earn revenues by providing climate solutions have consistently outperformed in a year…

Investment,Renewables

Blackstone announces on-site sustainable energy infrastructure venture

Private equity firm Blackstone has launched a company to invest in on-site sustainable energy infrastructure…

Investment,Renewables

GIG and Total to develop 2.3GW of offshore wind projects in S. Korea

Macquarie's Green Investment Group (GIG) and French oil and gas company Total are to co-develop an initial…

Renewables