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  • Abengoa and Shikun & Binui secure $1bn financing for Israeli solar plant

    20 July 2015

    Abengoa and Israeli global infrastructure group, Shikun & Binui, have secured $1 billion in non-recourse financing, for the construction of an Israeli solar-thermal plant.

  • Holding executives to account

    20 July 2015

    Recent changes to accounting standards may allow investors to look beyond 'the numbers' and more easily assess corporate stewardship and the efficient use of resources, says Nick Anderson

  • EU carbon market weekly update - 20 July 2015

    20 July 2015

    EU allowance prices were boosted by progress on a Greek bailout and plans to reform the continent's carbon market, says Louis Redshaw

  • TRIG sells £128m of shares at cut-down price

    17 July 2015

    The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG) has raised £127.75 million ($200 million) after cutting the price of its shares after the UK renewables sector was hit by the withdrawal of a tax break.

  • Analysis: The Climate Bonds Initiative's new standards

    17 July 2015

    The CBI's proposed new standards are designed to shore up investor confidence in the market. But will they prove too onerous for many issuers, asks Sophie Robinson-Tillett

  • World Bank to pay $2.40 for methane credits in 'scalable' initiative

    17 July 2015

    The World Bank has agreed to pay $2.40 for carbon credits through a new initiative to help keep methane-reduction projects alive.

  • Jinko signs $150m loan with consortium led by Credit Suisse

    17 July 2015

    Chinese solar manufacturer JinkoSolar has signed a $150 million loan with a consortium of financial institutions led by investment bank Credit Suisse.

  • Climate Bonds Initiative to revamp its standards

    17 July 2015

    The Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) is set to relaunch its green bond standards in a move it claims will boost investor confidence in the market.

  • GIB and Equitix invest £30m to finance CHP power plant

    17 July 2015

    The UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) and Equitix have invested £30 million ($47 million) to finance the construction of a combined heat and power (CHP) plant.

  • TerraForm to branch out into energy storage

    17 July 2015

    Yieldco TerraForm Power is set to buy its first energy storage assets after its parent company, SunEdison, entered into a deal to help finance their construction.