Fund focuses £500k on leaky gas pipes

Sep 04, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Coal, Gas & Oil, Markets & Finance 0

A technology-focussed fund has made its first investment in an intelligent gas grid solutions provider. Foresight Williams Technology EIS Fund is providing £500,000 for Southampton-based Utonomy...

Scotland sees £5.1m to prevent oil & gas wear

Aug 24, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Coal, Gas & Oil, Markets & Finance 0

A £5.1 million Scottish research programme to address wear in oil and gas pipes and equipment has received new investment. Livingston-based Scaled Solutions’ initiative is receiving £2.2 million...

Renewable profits up 16.9% as fossil fuels drop 1.2%

Aug 21, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Sustainability & Environment, Markets & Finance, Top Stories 0

The 200 largest sustainable public companies generated returns of 16.9% in the last year, compared to a 1.2% decline in fossil fuel stocks. That’s according to As You Sow and Corporate Knights,...

Yorkshire Water to invest £300m this financial year

Aug 17, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Water 0

Yorkshire Water is to invest more than £300 million this financial year to improve water and wastewater infrastructure. Projects include a £20 million project at Langsett water treatment works...

Lightsource and BlackRock target £1bn solar portfolio

Jul 26, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Low Carbon, Markets & Finance 0

A renewable energy company has signed a £1 billion partnership with an investment management firm. Lightsource and BlackRock have entered into a strategic partnership to target the acquisition...

World ‘must invest $3.5tn to meet UN 2030 green goals’

Jul 26, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Markets & Finance 0

Meeting the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for universal water and electricity access will cost $3.5 trillion (£2.7tn) by 2030. That’s according to new research from the G20 Global...

Green finance ‘best way to reset EU for long term growth’

Jul 19, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Sustainability & Environment, Markets & Finance 0

Sustainable finance could provide the best opportunity for the EU to rebalance its financial system for long term growth in the aftermath of the financial debt crisis. That’s according to a new...

Battery storage firm gets barnstorming £30m investment

Jul 14, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Low Carbon, Markets & Finance 0

A private equity firm has invested £30 million in a battery storage project developer. The move marks Zouk’s latest departure from traditional energy infrastructure investments and will see it...

Energy infrastructure projects get share of £15m power-up

Jul 14, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Infrastructure & Generation, Markets & Finance, Top Stories 0

Innovative energy infrastructure projects can now apply for a share of up to £15 million of funding. The new round of investment from Innovate UK aims to support businesses and...

Investments in electricity sector overtakes oil and gas

Jul 11, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Energy Efficiency, Coal, Gas & Oil, Markets & Finance, Top Stories 0

Investments in the electricity sector exceeded those in oil and gas for the first time last year. It comes as nations were on a spending splurge on renewable energy and power grids as the fall in...