News

  • Biomass project backed by John Laing and GIB issues £48m bond

    18 August 2014

    John Laing has backed its first combined heat and power (CHP) biomass plant, teaming up with the UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) to invest £26 million ($43.5 million) in a project which is also issuing a £48 million bond.

  • Chinese solar firm Shunfeng wins $3.25bn credit line

    18 August 2014

    Shunfeng Photovoltaic International has agreed a credit facility of up to RMB20 billion ($3.25 billion) with China Minsheng Banking Corporation.

  • Welspun Group pledges further $2.5bn to Indian solar

    18 August 2014

    The Welspun Group intends to invest some R150 billion ($2.5 billion) in solar energy in coming years, according to reports.

  • Greenlight Capital almost doubles stake in SunEdison

    15 August 2014

    US hedge fund Greenlight Capital almost doubled its holding in solar energy giant SunEdison in the three months ended 30 June, according to SEC filings on 14 August.

  • Solar firm in stock offering following strong results

    15 August 2014

    Solar company Enphase Energy Inc. is selling more than $33 million of shares in a public offering.

  • Carbon Tracker identifies potential stranded assets in oil majors

    15 August 2014

    Projected capital expenditure by Total and ExxonMobil is more heavily dependent on high oil prices than that of other oil majors, according to the Carbon Tracker Initiative (CTI), a financial think tank.

  • CBD Energy targets "significant growth" with Thai acquisition

    14 August 2014

    Australian clean energy firm CBD Energy (CBDE) has acquired an equity interest in solar developer Environmental Engineering Group Thailand (EEG), which it says will give it access to a major pipeline of projects.

  • Alterra Power completes C$110m loan agreement

    14 August 2014

    Alterra Power has agreed a loan facility of C$110 million ($103 million) with affiliates of AMP Capital Advisors.

  • First green bond issued for Peru

    14 August 2014

    Peru has seen its first green bond come to the market, issued by the International Finance Corporation (IFC).

  • New financing structures support bullish outlook for solar power – Citi

    13 August 2014

    The outlook for solar energy globally "is increasingly bright", according to equities analysts at investment bank Citi.