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  • SolarCity creates 'first' solar bond for individuals

    15 October 2014

    SolarCity is seeking to raise up to $200 million in debt from members of the public.

  • HgCapital voices caution on development finance for renewables

    15 October 2014

    There is plenty of capital available for renewable energy projects but a shortage of finance at the construction stage could be emerging and regulatory risk remains a major problem, according to Tom Murley, head of the renewable energy team at HgCapital.

  • SunEdison doubles credit facility to $800m

    15 October 2014

    SunEdison has doubled its credit facility to $800 million, reflecting what it says is "the banking community's strong confidence" in the US rooftop solar firm.

  • Bluefield Solar eyes £150m share issue to fund acquisitions

    15 October 2014

    Bluefield Solar Income Fund plans to raise up to £150 million ($239 million), through an issue of new shares, to fund further acquisitions.

  • Primrose Solar gets £29m from M&G pension fund clients

    14 October 2014

    Primrose Solar has secured a £29 million ($46 million) private loan to build four UK solar farms.

  • Swedish municipality issues SEK750m green bond

    14 October 2014

    The municipality of Örebro in Sweden has issued a five-year SEK750 million ($104 million) bond to fund a series of environmental projects. It will pay a coupon of 1.1925%.

  • The thinking behind Amundi's low-carbon push

    14 October 2014

    Amundi's Frédéric Samama talks to Sophie Robinson-Tillett about the firm's decarbonisation pledge, its planned low-carbon fund and how investors should be responding to climate change

  • Mark Carney says climate risks could make most oil reserves 'unburnable'

    14 October 2014

    Bank of England governor Mark Carney has warned that "the vast majority of oil reserves are unburnable" if the world is to avoid catastrophic climate change.

  • Regulators urged to demand better disclosure of climate risks [UPDATED]

    14 October 2014

    Securities regulators should demand that oil, gas and coal companies stress-test the potential impact of climate-related risks on their business, says the Carbon Tracker Initiative (CTI).

  • Ecotricity and Skanska in £500m wind partnership

    14 October 2014

    Ecotricity and Skanska have formed a £500 million ($802 million) joint venture to build wind farms in the UK.