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  • RobecoSAM, S&P Dow Jones launch ESG-tilted sovereign bond index

    08 April 2015

    Asset management firm RobecoSAM has teamed up with S&P Dow Jones Indices to develop a sovereign bond index that reflects countries' environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance.

  • EU carbon market weekly update - 8 April 2015

    08 April 2015

    EU emissions data fell less than expected, helping push EUA prices above €7

  • Risen raises RMB2.5bn for global solar expansion

    07 April 2015

    Chinese solar developer and manufacturer, Risen Energy, has raised RMB2.5 billion ($403 million) to invest in projects globally.

  • Pattern Energy raises forecast following acquisitions

    07 April 2015

    US yieldco Pattern Energy has raised its predicted growth target for cash available for distribution (CAFD) by up to three percentage points after acquiring stakes in three wind assets.

  • Duke to build 500MW of solar in Florida

    07 April 2015

    Utility giant Duke Energy is to build up to 500MW of utility-scale solar in Florida as part of a drive to diversify its source of electricity generation.

  • Financing a modern energy infrastructure for Europe

    06 April 2015

    Tomas Gärdfors says EU member states will have to align their regulations and cooperate more if adequate investment is to flow to achieve the bloc's energy infrastructure ambitions.

  • Northland raises $326m debt for Canadian wind

    02 April 2015

    Northland Power has reached financial close on a wind project, raising C$326 million ($258 million).

  • TerraForm makes third portfolio acquisition

    02 April 2015

    TerraForm Power has made a further push into the wind sector after buying 521MW of operational assets in North America.

  • Standard Bank's $250m lending platform for African renewables

    02 April 2015

    Standard Bank is to borrow $250 million, which it will lend on to fund renewables projects in sub-Saharan Africa.

  • Apex Clean Energy announces $397m loan and sale of major wind project

    01 April 2015

    US renewable energy firm Apex Clean Energy has secured a $397 million loan to finance the construction of its 299MW Kay Wind project in Oklahoma. Simultaneously, Apex announced that it had agreed to sell the facility, on completion, to Southern Power for an undisclosed sum.