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  • Canadian Solar set to 'move ahead' with global yieldco

    05 March 2015

    Canadian Solar has said it will "now move ahead" with its plans for a yieldco.

  • Solairedirect prepares for Paris float

    05 March 2015

    Solar firm Solairedirect has registered to list on the French stock exchange.

  • Hannon Armstrong eyes further growth following bumper quarter

    05 March 2015

    Renewables and energy efficiency investor Hannon Armstrong cheered shareholders as it projected strong earnings growth for the next two years following a bumper quarter for transactions.

  • Vestas taps green bond market with €500m issue

    04 March 2015

    Vestas has placed a €500 million ($553 million) green bond with European investors.

  • What is the future of high-yield green bonds?

    04 March 2015

    There has been only a handful of high-yield green bonds to date, but this segment of the market has potential to grow. Impact reporting and the relaxation of restrictions on issuers are two ways in which high-yield paper may differ from investment grade issues, argue Aaron Franklin and Francesco Lione.

  • Barclays in UK solar deal that offers 'encouraging signs' for future refinancings

    04 March 2015

    Barclays has provided £76 million ($117 million) in solar project refinancing, in a deal that could 'pave the way' for further big refinancings in the UK renewables market.

  • University of Virginia launches $92m green bond

    04 March 2015

    The University of Virginia is set to become the latest university to tap the green bond market after it announced plans to issue a $92.4 million 'refunding' green bond.

  • World's first green bond from oil company comes out of Thailand

    04 March 2015

    The first green bond from an oil company has been issued.

  • Stranded assets warning for insurers

    03 March 2015

    Insurers need to keep a close eye on fossil fuel assets that might be affected by climate change legislation, Paul Fisher, deputy head of the UK's Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), has warned.

  • Yes Bank raises twice as much as hoped through high-yielding green bond

    03 March 2015

    Yes Bank has raised INR10 billion ($161.2 million) through issuing India's first green bond, raising doubling its original target.