Investors ask Drax for clarity on Just Transition plans

Aviva, BMO and the Church of England Pensions Board are among investors that have asked Drax to more…

Investors,Renewables

European cities strengthen their lead in green finance

ESG,Green Bonds,Policy,Renewables

Stimulus packages could give 'green lining' to coronavirus cloud

Governments have an opportunity to use their significant fiscal responses to the coronavirus pandemic to help rather than hinder long-term progress on climate action. Ahren Lester explains.

Debt,Policy,Renewables

Coronavirus stimulus packages 'should be green'

Countries are announcing a string of multi-billion dollar stimulus packages to support their economies…

Debt,Policy,Renewables

Japanese utility joins third GIG Taiwanese wind farm project

Macquarie's Green Investment Group (GIG) and German utilities company Energie Baden-Württemberg (EnBW)…

Renewables

Energy storage fund raises £30m in oversubscribed share issue

The market volatility triggered by the coronavirus outbreak failed to stop an energy storage fund raising…

Equity,Renewables

Powering up the energy storage market

Interest in the energy storage market is starting to take off, Ahren Lester explains, despite caution over changing business models continuing to hold back widespread investment.

Policy,Renewables

'Tremendous' growth in investor interest in US offshore wind - S&P

Renewables

Best Performing Funds of 2019: RobecoSAM Smart Energy

After a tumultuous 2018 for the alternative energy sector, an emphatic rebound for RobecoSAM's Smart Energy fund suggests the future remains bright. Christopher Marchant reports.

Equity,Investors,Renewables

Hannon Armstrong portfolio exceeds $2bn

Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (HASI) said its portfolio of investments in renewables…

Debt,Equity,Green Bonds,Renewables

Malaysian banks fund coal power projects at expense of renewables

Malaysian banks continue to provide significant funding to coal power projects amid a rising number of…

Carbon,Renewables,Stranded Assets

Best Performing Funds of 2019: Erste WWF Stock Environment

Solar energy holdings and takeover activity pushes Erste WWF Stock Environment to deliver a strong performance in 2019, writes Ahren Lester.

Equity,Renewables,Water

APG invests €250m in Norway hydropower firm for pension fund

Dutch asset management firm APG has almost doubled its investment in Norwegian hydropower firm Småkraft,…

Renewables

Erste doubles its total managed assets incorporating ESG criteria

Austrian firm Erste Asset Management said it will make environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria…

Carbon,Debt,Equity,Renewables

Greencoat Capital launches renewables fund with £280m investment

Greencoat Capital launched a UK renewables infrastructure fund, securing an initial £277 million ($186…

Renewables

Aviva climate transition strategy crosses €1bn assets milestone

Aviva Investors said its Climate Transition European Equity Strategy has crossed the €1 billion ($1.1…

Carbon,Equity,Renewables

Talanx buys €321m of CPPIB offshore wind project debt

German insurance group Talanx has purchased €321 million ($350 million) worth of project bonds in Germany's…

Insurance,Renewables

Hydro Quebec takes major stake in renewables firm Innergex

Canadian utility Hydro Quebec has made a CAD661 million ($497 million) equity investment in Innergex…

Equity,Renewables

The EU's sustainable finance action plan: a progress report

Two years into the Commission's ambitious plan to hardwire sustainability into the financial system, Michael Hurley examines the state of play

Policy,Renewables

Norwegian oil fund revokes its exclusion of Drax

Norway's Government Pension Global, known as Norway's oil fund, is to reverse its decision to divest…

Renewables