News

  • Canadian Solar considering Japan-only yieldco

    13 August 2014

    Canadian Solar has said next year it will decide whether to launch a yieldco, which may focus solely on its projects in Japan.

  • India's Inox Wind aims to raise $163 million

    13 August 2014

    Indian wind energy company Inox Wind has revived plans for an initial public offering (IPO) which it first filed in July last year.

  • NRG closes Alta Wind deal after fundraising success

    13 August 2014

    NRG Yield has completed its $870 million acquisition of the largest wind farm in North America.

  • SolarCity on track to double deployment in 2015

    12 August 2014

    SolarCity, a leading US solar leasing company, is on track to deploy 500MW-550MW of photovoltaic (PV) systems this year and 900MW-1GW next year, the company said in a note accompanying its second quarter results.

  • New fund planned for Japanese 'mega-solar' projects

    12 August 2014

    Mitsui & Co. Plant Systems (MPS) and Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. are teaming up to launch a ¥7.7 billion ($75.2 million) Japanese 'mega-solar' fund.

  • Hannon Armstrong eyes $2bn of investment opportunities

    12 August 2014

    Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (HASI) said it retains a pipeline of potential investments worth more than $2 billion, after investing almost $1 billion since its IPO in April 2013.

  • GIB, Marubeni refinance equity stake in UK offshore wind farm

    11 August 2014

    The UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) and Japanese trading firm Marubeni have refinanced part of their 50% stake in the 210MW Westermost Rough wind farm off the east coast of England.

  • Vattenfall and Stadtwerke Munchen invest €1.2bn in offshore wind project

    11 August 2014

    Swedish utility Vattenfall and Germany's Stadtwerke Munchen are to jointly invest about SEK11 billion (€1.2 billion) in a second 288MW wind farm in the North Sea.

  • TRIG buys three solar farms, places £20m shares

    11 August 2014

    The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG) has spent £73.7 million ($123.7 million) on the acquisition of three UK solar parks.

  • NRG Yield closes $500m green bond

    08 August 2014

    NRG Yield has closed its green bond, after selling $500 million of notes to institutional investors.