Archive

  • Loan fund created to spur carbon finance for clean cookstoves

    08 April 2014

    A not-for-profit loan fund has been set up to help clean cookstove projects negotiate the carbon crediting process.

  • Foresight Solar eyes debt facility and aims to double capacity

    07 April 2014

    Foresight Solar Fund is negotiating loan facilities of up to £100 million ($166 million) to finance further acquisitions.

  • Terra Firma's RTR buys solar farms from EDF

    04 April 2014

    A company owned by Guy Hands' private equity giant Terra Firma has bought two Sicilian solar photovoltaic (PV) plants from EDF's renewables arm.

  • SolarCity raises $250m for US solar

    25 March 2014

    SolarCity has secured $250 million in debt to develop further rooftop solar projects, it has announced.

  • Enel Green Power agrees €153m loan with Santander for wind

    25 March 2014

    Italian renewables group Enel has signed a €153 million ($211.4 million) loan agreement with Banco Santander to finance further wind farms in Mexico.

  • Toyota increases size of asset-backed green bond, plans more

    20 March 2014

    Toyota's pioneering issue of 'green' asset-backed securities has been increased in size to $1.75 billion from a planned $1.25 billion, in response to strong investor demand, and further similar issues are likely, a senior executive said.

  • First index launched for green bonds market

    17 March 2014

    An index to track the fledgling green bond market has been launched by German index provider Solactive.

  • Moody's anticipates Aaa ratings for Toyota green bonds

    11 March 2014

    Moody's Investors Service has assigned provisional Aaa ratings to the bulk of a $1.25 billion issue of 'green' asset-backed securities expected to be issued soon by Toyota.

  • SunEdison agrees financing and imminent sale of first UK projects

    03 March 2014

    SunEdison's first UK solar energy projects are due to be operational later this month, the US-based photovoltaics specialist said.

  • Wind farm investments help drive healthy returns for PensionDanmark

    27 February 2014

    PensionDanmark's pioneering investments in wind farms provided a return of 9.1% last year, underpinning a "very satisfactory" performance for the firm and offsetting the poor results from its bond portfolio.