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SunPower in $400m convertibles issue
05 June 2014SunPower has become the latest in a raft of solar companies to offer convertible bonds to the market, after it announced plans for a $400 million issue.
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Solar giants team up on new factory
27 May 2014Renewables heavyweights Canadian Solar and GCL-Poly Energy Holdings have entered into a joint venture to construct a solar cell factory in China.
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UK subsidy changes 'to make life more challenging for solar funds'
27 May 2014Proposed changes in the UK's subsidy regime will make life more challenging for recently listed solar funds, a leading consultant at Grant Thornton has warned.
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China solar energy giant aims to raise $774m from new share issue
27 May 2014Shunfeng Photovoltaic International, China's largest independent solar energy company, plans to issue HK$6 billion ($774 million) of new shares to fund more utility-scale and distributed solar PV projects.
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First Solar sells New Mexico's largest solar farm
23 May 2014First Solar has completed its third deal with Southern Power and Turner Renewable Energy, selling Macho Springs, New Mexico's largest solar venture, to the two companies.
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Capital One enters renewables market with $100m SolarCity deal
23 May 2014Capital One Bank has made its first renewables investment, setting up a fund with US solar leasing firm SolarCity to finance residential projects.
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Solar private equity firm 'eyes $250m fundraising'
22 May 2014A private equity firm that invests in rooftop solar power generation in the US hopes to raise $250 million for a new fund this year, Environmental Finance has learned.
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Ingenious completes solar acquisition with loan from Barclays
20 May 2014Ingenious Clean Energy has completed the £27 million ($45 million) acquisition of three solar farms, after securing a £14.5 million loan from Barclays.
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Profile: Henderson Global Care Growth Fund
15 May 2014Henderson's sustainability themed fund easily beat its benchmark over the past year. Peter Cripps learns about its investment philiosophy – and why it tends to pick energy efficiency over renewables.
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UK plans to cut large-scale solar subsidies
13 May 2014The UK government looks set to reduce support for solar photovoltaic farms with generating capacity of 5MW or higher from next year, in a move that has been described by the Solar Trade Association (STA) as a "crippling blow" to the progress of the sector.