Archive

  • EF BRIEFS: 8point3, Credit Agricole, Canadian Solar, Munich RE, Euronext

    07 December 2015

    Euronext signs up to Sustainable Stock Exchanges initiative

  • EF BRIEFS: Goldman Sachs, Moody's, Oxford SSEE

    30 November 2015

    Green investment opportunities have become "too big to ignore", according to a report by Goldman Sachs.

  • People Moves

    23 November 2015

    A round-up of the latest new appointments and moves in the industry, including changes at PRI, IEA, MSCI, Vigeo and Arise.

  • Canadian Solar unit, Recurrent, secures $260m debt financing

    23 November 2015

    Recurrent Energy, a major developer of North American solar energy projects, has agreed $260 million of debt financing for its Astoria photovoltaic project in Kern County, California.

  • SolarCity in convertibles deal with Musk, CEO and former investor

    20 November 2015

    SolarCity will sell $113 million of convertible notes to chairman Elon Musk, CEO Lyndon Rive and US firm Silver Lake Kraftwerk.

  • EF BRIEFS: Aquila, Scatec Solar, Connecticut green bond

    11 November 2015

    Aquila Capital, an alternative investment specialist, has acquired Smakraft, the largest operator of small-scale hydro plants in Norway, for an undisclosed sum.

  • EF BRIEFS: Downing, Lekela, Recurrent Energy, Enbridge, Climate Bonds Initiative, GRI, Global CCS Institute, IETA

    06 November 2015

    London-based investment firm Downing will invest £20 million ($30 million) in biomass projects as part of a joint venture with developer Strand Energy.

  • Lightsource issues UK's biggest renewables bond, in £284m deal

    06 November 2015

    Lightsource Renewable Energy has completed what it claims is the world's largest sterling-denominated bond for renewables.

  • Canadian Solar files for long-awaited yieldco

    06 November 2015

    Canadian Solar took a step closer to launching its long-awaited yieldco, as it filed a draft registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

  • NESF triples revolving credit facility to £100m

    06 November 2015

    NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) has increased its revolving credit facility (RCF) with Macquarie Bank to £100 million ($151 million) from £31 million.