Energy investment

Energy Investment

A New $1.1bn Venture Fund Unveiled for Renewables Projects Globally

EIG Global Energy Partners has unveiled the EIG Global Project Fund V to help accelerate the implementation of renewables projects globally.

Energy Investment

Large Shortfall Emerging in German Green Energy Fund

Germany's fund for renewable energy is likely to run a deficit this year for the first time since 2013.

Middle East Second Most Popular Region for Renewable Energy Investment

The Middle East is the second most popular region for renewable energy investment after North America, according to a recent report from UK-based law firm Ashur…

Energy Investment

UK Wants to Join Renewable Energy Market in Morocco

Morocco's Minister of Energy, Mines and Environment recently discussed with UK Minister for Investment about British investment opportunities in Morocco and the…

Energy Investment

Bangladesh Launches $218.7m Green Transformation Fund

Bangladesh has introduced a $218.7m Green Transformation Fund to provide soft loans to solar developers.

Energy Investment

KKR to Buy Five Solar Assets from SP Group for $200 Million

Ending months of negotiations, KKR has agreed to buy 5 solar assets of 317 MW from the cash strapped Shapoorji Pallonji Group for $200 million, said people in t…

Clean Energy Transition

IEA: Coronavirus May Hamper Clean Energy Transition & Climate Action

The coronavirus pandemic might lead to a decline in carbon emissions in the short-term, but may pose a threat to long-term climate action as it will also underm…

Offshore Wind Power

China, France Energy Giants tTeam up for Offshore Wind Power Project

The China Energy Investment Corporation (China Energy) said it has inked a deal with the French energy giant EDF Group to jointly develop an offshore wind power…

Canada New $200-plus Million Renewable Hydrogen Plant Secures Financing

The green energy investment arm of Macquarie Capital will finance a new $200-plus million renewable hydrogen plant in Chetwynd, says project developer Juergen P…

EU Finalizes 'Green Deal' for Clean Energy Investment

The European Union (EU) on Dec. 16 announced an agreement among its member states on rules involving the financing of green energy projects.

Energy Investment

BlackRock Achieved $1bn Record for the Global Renewable Power III (GRP III) Fund

American investment company BlackRock has announced that is has achieved $1bn for the first close of its Global Renewable Power III (GRP III) fund. The company …

Investment to Make Africa A World Leader in Renewable Energy

Johannesburg, South Africa, where close to half of its 1.2 billion people have access to electricity, is set to become a world leader in renewable energy.

Energy Investment

​US DoE Announces Recipients of $128 Million in Solar Innovation Funding

Through the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s Solar Energy Technologies Office, the DoE will fund 75 innovative research projects that will lo…

Energy Investment

EIB To Pledges 1bn Euros to Support Renewable Energy And Distribution Upgrades

The Board of the European Investment Bank (EIB) has agreed to provide 8.4bn euros of new financing, of which 1bn euros will support sustainable development acro…

Energy Investment

US Wind Industry Seeks Same Tax Incentives as Solar

In a strategic shift, the American wind industry has begun pressing lawmakers to extend solar’s ITC to onshore wind projects.