Archive

  • 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

  • People moves

    14 August 2014

    The latest people moves in the industry, including new recruits for SolarCity, Impax and Mirova

  • SolarCity on track to double deployment in 2015

    12 August 2014

    SolarCity, a leading US solar leasing company, is on track to deploy 500MW-550MW of photovoltaic (PV) systems this year and 900MW-1GW next year, the company said in a note accompanying its second quarter results.

  • A golden age of financial innovation?

    30 July 2014

    Excitement is building ahead of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's environmental summit for world leaders in New York in September.

  • SolarCity to tap ABS market for third time, with $200m issue [UPDATED]

    25 July 2014

    SolarCity has revealed plans to raise $201.5 million in its largest issue of asset backed securities to date.

  • SolarCity buys Silevo and plans GW-scale production plant

    18 June 2014

    SolarCity, the largest US leasing company for rooftop solar installations, has agreed to buy Silevo, a Silicon Valley-based maker of solar panels, for about $200 million.

  • Capital One enters renewables market with $100m SolarCity deal

    23 May 2014

    Capital One Bank has made its first renewables investment, setting up a fund with US solar leasing firm SolarCity to finance residential projects.

  • Solar private equity firm 'eyes $250m fundraising'

    22 May 2014

    A 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.

  • SolarCity announces $70.2m securitisation

    07 April 2014

    US solar leasing firm SolarCity has announced its second issue of asset backed securities in six months, in a move expected to raise $70.2 million.

  • People moves

    31 March 2014

    The industry's most important recent moves, including new roles for Martin Skancke, Charles Gooderham and Zoe Knight. Appointments have been announced for Standard Bank, Tau, SolarCity and Bridges Ventures, among others.