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  • Canadian Solar completes four-deal agreement with renewables firm

    23 June 2015

    Canadian Solar has completed its purchase agreement with BluEarth Renewables, selling a fourth project to the firm for C$65 million ($53 million).

  • UK's GIB slated for part-privatisation

    23 June 2015

    The UK government is set to announce plans to sell a stake in the Green Investment Bank (GIB) to private investors.

  • Redefining additionality with respect to green bonds

    22 June 2015

    Definitions of additionality pre-date the current green bond market and are generally understood to reference incentives or markets that are enabling something to happen that otherwise would not.

  • Building out the yieldco

    22 June 2015

    With more yieldcos expected to come to market in coming months, how will this asset class evolve, asks Sophie Robinson-Tillett

  • Getting real about carbon capture

    22 June 2015

    Carbon capture and storage has a vital role to play in European efforts to combat climate change, says Chris Davies MEP. But the technology needs urgent political and financial support.

  • Canadian Solar secures C$71.6m construction loan

    22 June 2015

    Canadian Solar has secured a C$71.6 Million ($58 million) non-recourse, short-term construction loan from Deutsche Bank to construct two 10MW solar plants.

  • Sun Power and First Solar announce yieldco IPO price

    19 June 2015

    Sun Power and First Solar have priced shares in their dual-sponsor yieldco, 8point3 Energy Partners, as $21, raising $420 million from its initial public offering today.

  • Toyota issues $1.25bn asset-backed green bond

    19 June 2015

    Toyota has issued its second asset-backed green bond, this time for $1.25 billion.

  • Financials become biggest corporate green bond issuer

    19 June 2015

    Banks have emerged as the biggest corporate issuers of green bonds after a spate of issues this year helped the sector overtake utilities, according to a report.

  • TerraForm Power ups latest fundraising target to $690m

    19 June 2015

    TerraForm Power has increased its target for its latest share offering to $690 million.