EU agrees new ETS deal
EU member states have reached a deal on the future of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme.
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PIP deal
The Pensions Infrastucture Platform, set up to help UK public sector pension funds invest in infrastructure, is to acquire a £400 million portofilio of projects from Standard Life Aberdeen. The portfolio includes energy from waste plants.
PIP deal
The Pensions Infrastucture Platform, set up to help UK public sector pension funds invest in infrastructure, is to acquire a £400 million portofilio of projects from Standard Life Aberdeen. The portfolio includes energy from waste plants.
Changing investor attitudes
The 2015 COP Paris climate conference was a “game changer” and more global pension funds are pricing climate risk into their portfolios, according to a survey by Create Research.
Flexible London capacity
New analysis by energy tech company Open Energi suggests that electric vehicles (EVs) could provide over 11GW of flexible capacity to the UK’s energy system by 2030.
Lamp post EV chargers
Kensington and Chelsea Council, Ovo and Ubitricity have signed a deal to allow more residents to charge their electric vehicles by plugging directly into council lamp posts.
November news in brief
Iona Capital has closed Iona Environmental Infrastructure LP 3, a £250 million, 15-year limited life pooled investment vehicle. It focuses on UK Bioenergy projects, targeting returns of 11-14%. Iona has investments in 20 bioenergy projects.
Whole systems
The UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC) has launched a £1.5 million Whole Systems Networking Fund.
New trading platform
Open Energi has launched a new software platform, which will allow businesses to aggregate assets with flexible demand in order to maximise energy savings.
Power to gas study
Northern Gas Networks and ITM Power are to collaborate on a power-to-gas energy-storage study.