Alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group has named Jackie Roberts as chief sustainability officer, a newly created position. Roberts comes to Carlyle from the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), where she was a senior director of the Idea Bank for the US Climate and Energy Program. Roberts begins her duties
Albion Community Power (ACP) has invested GBP1.5m in partnership with Welsh developer Infinite Renewables to fund the development of a 500kw single wind turbine in Blaencilgoed, in South Wales. The wind turbine, which is the first investment made by ACP, will supply electricity to a local quarry. It is expected
Ventus VCT plc and Ventus 2 VCT plc have issued a joint offer for subscription for D shares to raise up to GBP20m. Proceeds raised will be split equally between the two venture capital trusts and invested in an existing pipeline of wind and hydro projects by investment manager Temporis
Nearly three-quarters (71 per cent) of advisers are backing renewable energy investment given the inflation protection it provides, according to a study by Albion Community Power (ACP). ACP is a power generation company launched by UK venture capital specialist Albion Ventures. Despite receiving support from advisers as an attractive
Disclosed clean technology venture investment in Israel during 2013 totalled USD249,935,000 across 13 deals, according to figures Cleantech Group’s i3 market intelligence platform. There were another seven deals with undisclosed values. According to data in i3, Israel’s top deals and their investors were: • Kaiima, an Agriculture company,
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy has represented Morgan Stanley as the debt provider to finance construction of a major new wind farm under development in Carson County, near Amarillo, Texas. The 182 MW Panhandle 2 Wind Project, which Pattern Energy Group has agreed to acquire from its majority shareholder, Pattern
Ingenious, the UK alternative investment and advisory group, has strengthened its clean energy division with five new appointments, including Helen Wade as a senior investment director. In addition, the firm has appointed one investment director, one investment manager and two investment associates. The appointments bring Ingenious Clean Energy’s team of investment
Syntaxis Capital, a provider of mezzanine finance in Central Europe, has boosted its responsible investment credentials with the appointment of Rupert Coull, an expert in environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles. Coull will take on central responsibility for all elements of the firm’s ESG policy, as Syntaxis furthers its commitment
Quercus Asset Selection, a company which specialises in infrastructure investments with a focus on renewable energy, has acquired a 27.7MW solar photovoltaic project from Good Energy. The project is already under construction and will be connected by March 2014. The project, one of the largest in UK, will be
Glennmont Partners, one of the largest infrastructure vehicles dedicated to clean energy across Europe, has secured a EUR50m investment in its second fund by the European Investment Bank (EIB). The investment is the single largest clean energy equity investment made by EIB this year. Clean energy investment is a
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