Archive

  • NextEnergy Solar Fund attracts more than £100m, but delays IPO

    31 March 2014

    NextEnergy Solar Fund has received demand for shares worth more than £100 million ($167 million) in its planned flotation on the London Stock Exchange (LSE), but has postponed the listing while it finalises the participation of a cornerstone investor.

  • John Laing gets its £160m renewables IPO away

    26 March 2014

    UK infrastructure company John Laing succeeded in publicly listing a renewables fund today, although it took a larger-than-previously-expected stake in the £160 million ($262 million) offering.

  • SolarCity raises $250m for US solar

    25 March 2014

    SolarCity has secured $250 million in debt to develop further rooftop solar projects, it has announced.

  • ET Solar plans IPO

    21 March 2014

    Solar-panel manufacturer, ET Solar Group, is planning an IPO with the hope of raising $250 million, according to reports.

  • Renewables IPOs to 'struggle' as London market reaches 'saturation point'

    13 March 2014

    Some of the latest attempts to list renewables vehicles on the London market will fail to get away, or raise as much capital as hoped, as investors warn that the supply of these products begins to outstrip demand.

  • New US solar PV capacity soars 41%, further growth forecast

    05 March 2014

    Photovoltaic (PV) power capacity of 4.75GW, with a market value of $13.7 billion, was added in the US last year – 41% more than in 2012 – according to an industry report, US Solar Market Insight.

  • SunEdison agrees financing and imminent sale of first UK projects

    03 March 2014

    SunEdison's first UK solar energy projects are due to be operational later this month, the US-based photovoltaics specialist said.

  • New vehicle to help solar battle subsidy cuts

    20 February 2014

    A solar company today launched a fight-back against the retroactive subsidy cuts that cast a shadow over the industry, as it proposed the creation of a listed 'yieldco' to aggregate assets across Europe.

  • Conergy eyes UK's sophisticated solar repackaging market

    20 February 2014

    The UK has become the most advanced market in the world for raising capital for 'repackaged' solar assets, the new owner of Conergy has claimed.

  • John Laing plans latest UK renewables IPO

    10 February 2014

    John Laing, a UK infrastructure investment company, is seeking to raise at least £160 million ($262 million) for its Environmental Assets Group (JLEN) via a placing and initial public offering (IPO) of shares on the London Stock Exchange.