Lighsource 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...

Banks ‘invested $290bn in extreme fossil fuels since 2014’

Jun 25, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Coal, Gas & Oil, Top Stories 0

In the last three years, global banks have directly or indirectly invested $290 billion (£227.8bn) in extreme fossil fuels. That’s according to a new report from the Rainforest Action Network...

Investors worth €19tn call for EU decarbonisation

Jun 23, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Energy Efficiency, Markets & Finance 0

Investors managing more than €19 trillion (£16.6tn) in assets have urged EU energy ministers to agree to an ambitious 2050 decarbonisation framework. The Institutional Investors Group on...

Good Energy raises £16.7m for storage and EVs

Jun 20, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Sustainability & Environment, Markets & Finance 0

A renewable energy supplier has announced its second corporate green bond has closed. Good Energy said the offering received valid applications for £16.7 million over the duration it was open....

Government ‘must outline energy investment framework’

Jun 15, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Policy & Legislation, Markets & Finance 0

The UK Government needs to give businesses certainty by outlining an energy investment framework as soon as possible. That’s the view of Carolyn Fairbairn, Director-General at business group CBI,...