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  • Canadian property venture issues C$225m green bond for Vancouver project [UPDATED]

    27 July 2015

    A joint venture between Canadian telecommunications firm Telus and property developer Westbank has issued C$225 million of green bonds to finance a major development in downtown Vancouver.

  • German wind projects dominate KfW's loans in H1

    27 July 2015

    Wind projects accounted for 89% of the €1.87 billion ($2.08 billion) of renewable energy loans approved by German development bank KfW in the first six months of this year, with 7% being allocated to solar projects.

  • KfW makes debut in sterling green bond market

    24 July 2015

    KfW has issued its first sterling-denominated green bond. The £500 million ($775 million) issue had been expected and continues the development bank's efforts to boost liquidity in the green bond market.

  • Foresight Solar Fund expands acquisition facility to £150m

    24 July 2015

    Foresight Solar Fund, a UK yieldco, has reached agreement with Royal Bank of Scotland and Santander to increase its acquisition facility to £150 million ($232 million) from £120 million.

  • Ygrene completes $150m PACE securitisation

    23 July 2015

    A ground-breaking $150 million securitisation of assets developed under the Property Assessed Clean Energy (Pace) financing initiative has been issued.

  • Biofuels firm REG expands credit line to $60m

    23 July 2015

    Renewable Energy Group (REG), a leading US producer of biofuels and biochemicals, has increased its line of credit agreement with Wells Fargo Capital Finance to $60 million from $40 million.

  • Moody's lowers outlook on Infinis

    22 July 2015

    Guy Hands' landfill gas and onshore wind developer Infinis was placed on review for a credit rating downgrade after the UK government called time on a tax break for the renewables sector.

  • Canadian Solar secures C$52.8m from Manulife

    22 July 2015

    Canadian Solar has secured a C$52.8 million (US$40.8 million) loan from financial services firm Manulife to help it build a new project.

  • Europe's Marguerite fund refinances €107m solar PV loan

    22 July 2015

    Europe's 'Marguerite' infrastructure fund has refinanced a €107 million ($117 million) term loan facility which supported the construction of a 36MW solar photovoltaic (PV) project in France.

  • NextEnergy closes £22.7 debt with NIBC Bank

    21 July 2015

    UK-listed yieldco NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) has closed a £22.7 million ($35 million) debt facility with NIBC Bank NV to refinance two of its projects.