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Nicolas Rochon, founder and managing partner of RGREEN INVEST, explains how the post-incentive era has opened up new markets and changed the way his firm invests across Europe
Aquila Capital’s Dr Tor Syverud explains how one of the continent’s oldest technologies can play a vital role in a clean-energy mix
RGreen Invest’s Infragreen III fund is already 75% invested following its €307m closing.
The London-based firm said it has secured commitments from institutions in the UK, US and Australia and has made seven fund investments to date.
The Australian fund manager will target both domestic and offshore investors in 2019 as it seeks to raise a total of $723.5m for investments at home and in New Zealand.
The vehicle was closed €150m above its original target and has invested €233m to date across Europe.
Opposition leader Bill Shorten has promised to pursue a ‘bipartisan market mechanism’ such as the National Energy Guarantee if his party wins power in 2019.
Renewable energy capacity is only going to increase, and asset repowering could play a big part in that. Zak Bentley explains why the future might partly lie in the past
The firm will invest 20% of the new vehicle outside Europe, strongly targeting the US, where it is exploring the possibility of raising a dedicated fund.
The mechanism will be debated at a meeting of state energy ministers this month, but emissions-reduction component will be absent.