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  • Foresight Solar Fund bullish despite negative UK government legislation

    28 September 2015

    Foresight Solar Fund said the swathe of changes to renewables subsidies unleashed by the UK government in recent months will not hurt its prospects - at least in the medium-term.

  • ReneSola agrees $20m share buy-back in bid to rescue plummeting stock

    25 September 2015

    Chinese solar firm ReneSola has agreed to buy back $20 million of stock over the next year, as its share price slips below $1.

  • NESF raises £39m out of a possible £98m in share placement

    24 September 2015

    NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) has raised £38.8 million ($59.2 million) out of a possible £98.4 million in its latest share placement.

  • People moves

    24 September 2015

    A round-up of the latest new appointments and moves in the industry, including changes at HSBC, CDP, RobecoSAM, Impax, MSCI and the World Bank.

  • Hudson agrees second solar partnership in $100m deal

    22 September 2015

    US private equity firm Hudson Clean Energy Partners has committed $100 million to a new partnership with independent power producer Sky Solar Holdings.

  • 22GW of missed capacity if renewable tax break ends, says SEIA

    16 September 2015

    The amount of solar power capacity constructed in the US could be hit by up to 22GW if a form of incentive known as Investment Tax Credits (ITC) is allowed to expire at the end of 2016, according to research.

  • Renewables companies hail California's revised 2030 target

    14 September 2015

    US wind and solar energy companies have welcomed Californian legislation that aims to ensure that 50% of the state's electricity comes from renewable sources by 2030, up from the current goal of 33%.

  • NESF could raise up to £98.4m in share placement

    14 September 2015

    NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) could raise up to £98.4 million ($152 million) in its latest equity raise, after announcing an updated net asset value (NAV) on which the issue will be based.

  • Recurrent Energy bags $337m solar financing from consortium of banks

    10 September 2015

    Canadian Solar's US subsidiary has secured a $337 million debt package for a solar project, in its second deal this week.

  • Oxford Capital sells a UK solar portfolio

    10 September 2015

    Private equity firm Oxford Capital has sold a portfolio of residential rooftop solar to a UK private investment firm.