Archive

• TerraForm Global green bond has record breaking coupon

  03 August 2015

  SunEdison's second yieldco, TerraForm Global, said its green bond will have a coupon of 9.75%, meaning it is believed to be the highest yielding issue that the market has seen so far.

• REG acquires bulk of rival biofuel company

  03 August 2015

  Two US advanced biofuel firms will "combine" in a deal financed through a combination of cash and equity.

• Impax private equity fund exits wind farm

  03 August 2015

  Sustainable investment specialist Impax Asset Management has sold a wind farm in France.

• Impax measures and reports its environmental impact

  03 August 2015

  Impax Asset Management has measured the environmental impact of its flagship investment trust, claiming that it is the first listed equity strategy to disclose a positive net carbon footprint.

• TerraForm Global slashes IPO target to $675m

  31 July 2015

  SunEdison has slashed both the share price and number of shares on offer ahead of the initial public offering (IPO) of its second yieldco, TerraForm Global.

• Tool to help investors assess deforestation risks to portfolios

  31 July 2015

  Banks and investors are being urged to assess the risks to their portfolios from deforestation, using a new tool created by the UN.

• Vattenfall pulls out of UK wind farm after policy change

  31 July 2015

  Swedish energy firm Vattenfall has pulled out of a UK wind project, citing "increased risk" triggered by changes to planning rules in the country.

• US university plans green bond to fund LEED building

  31 July 2015

  A US university is to issue a green bond to finance the construction of a new medical building.

• Bluefield postpones European yieldco IPO

  31 July 2015

  Bluefield Partners has postponed indefinitely the initial public offering (IPO) of its €200 million ($219 million) Europe-focused solar fund, blaming "unfavourable market conditions".

• Centrica to exit wind sector and focus on distributed energy and efficiency

  30 July 2015

  UK utility Centrica is to exit the wind sector in favour of distributed energy and energy efficiency.