Archive

  • EF BRIEFS: Sumitomo, GIB, Senvion

    29 July 2016

    Japan's Sumitomo Corporation has agreed to indirectly buy, through Macquarie Capital, a 12.5% stake in an offshore wind farm, for an undisclosed fee.

  • EF BRIEFS: Spruce, Vivint, GE

    24 May 2016

    Spruce Finance has secured $120 million of debt for rooftop solar, according to reports.

  • BSIF increases credit facility and buys six projects

    26 January 2016

    Bluefield Solar Income Fund (BSIF) has purchased six UK solar farms, expanding its capacity of its portfolio by a third.

  • Sunrun agrees $250m credit with 'longest tenor in the industry'

    20 January 2016

    US rooftop solar firm, Sunrun, has agreed $250 million of financing to support its expansion.

  • Canadian Solar closes £35m facility with Investec

    08 June 2015

    Canadian Solar has closed a £35 million ($53 million) project financing facility with Investec for a portfolio of four UK solar plants earmarked for its planned yieldco.

  • GIB and Ireland's ESB back £190m UK biomass plant

    24 March 2015

    The UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) is partnering with Ireland's Electricity Supply Board (ESB) as equity investors in a £190 million ($283 million) biomass power project in the port of Tilbury, near London.

  • GIB and Zouk Capital invest in novel £111m energy from waste plant

    23 March 2015

    The UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) is investing alongside Zouk Capital in a £111 million ($165 million) project that combines a 12.5MW waste-to-energy plant with an adjacent materials recycling facility.

  • Investing in commercial solar rooftops in the US

    29 August 2014

    After raising $130 million to refinance its first fund, True Green Capital's Panos Ninios explains why he is so bullish about commercial rooftop solar in the US. Peter Cripps reports

  • Wheb fund reaches €100m first close, makes first investment

    18 February 2014

    Wheb's third private equity fund has raised €100 million ($137 million) and made its first investment.

  • Ingenious plans £160m fund IPO that will 'tap into energy efficiency opportunity'

    17 January 2014

    Ingenious today revealed plans to raise £160 million ($263 million) by listing a fund that invests in both renewables and energy efficiency, as its sponsor claimed the strategy could outperform rivals that focus on a single technology.