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  • Port of LA gears up for its inaugural green bond

    19 August 2016

    The Port of Los Angeles (LA) is gearing up to launch its inaugural green bond.

  • Yieldco Pattern Energy buys wind stake after equity raise

    17 August 2016

    US yieldco Pattern Energy plans to buy a 50% stake in the 180MW Armow wind farm, using the proceeds of a recent equity raise.

  • NRG Yield to sell $150m of shares

    10 August 2016

    US yieldco NRG Yield has announced plans to raise $150 million by selling new shares.

  • EF BRIEFS: Trina Solar, Aurora

    02 August 2016

    Trina Solar, a leading maker of solar photovoltaic modules, has entered into a 'definitive agreement' with a consortium of investors to take the company private.

  • EF BRIEFS: Partners Group;Greencoat; Massachusetts green bond

    28 July 2016

    Partners Group, a Zurich-listed company that makes investments in global private markets on behalf of institutional investors, has agreed to commit more than $200 million to a Taiwanese solar power venture.

  • $80m green bond prices for hydropower

    21 July 2016

    An energy firm has priced an $80.05 million green bond, the proceeds of which will be used to complete the financing of a hydroelectricity project.

  • Aurora plans $415.4m green-labelled water bond

    14 July 2016

    The city of Aurora in Colorado plans to issue its first green bond, raising $415.36 million.

  • Green bonds in Asia - the challenges and opportunities

    27 June 2016

    The take-up of green bonds in Asia has been frustratingly slow, and there is no sign yet that companies are embracing the asset class en masse, argues Vicky Münzer-Jones

  • WWF calls for more disclosure, standards in the green bond market

    13 June 2016

    Leading players in the green bond market should support the development of clear standards to assess the true environmental contribution made by these instruments, and improve disclosure about these benefits, says a report from WWF.

  • Maryland plans $322m green bond for light rail project

    03 June 2016

    Maryland has joined the growing list of US states that have issued green bonds, with plans for a $322,055,000 green bond to finance a light rail project.