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  • Australia's climate, renewables policy uncertainty hits investment

    11 November 2014

    Investment in renewable energy in Australia has fallen by 70% this year compared with 2013, according to the Climate Council research organisation.

  • Sky Solar cuts IPO target by two-thirds

    11 November 2014

    Renewable energy developer, Sky Solar, has slashed its initial public offering (IPO) target by two-thirds, to $48 million.

  • Newton Investment Management snaps up 23% of Bluefield offering

    10 November 2014

    Newton Investment Management is to invest more than £35 million ($56 million) in Bluefield Solar Income Fund (BSIF), giving it a 15% share of the company's issued equity.

  • SunPower acquires technology firm

    10 November 2014

    Texas-based SolarBridge Technologies, which was bought by SunPower for an undisclosed sum, specialises in rooftop solar microinverters, which can be integrated into panels as they are manufactured, rather than at installation stage.

  • KKR and GIB back £200m UK community renewables initiative

    10 November 2014

    Private equity firm KKR is making its first investment in the UK renewable energy sector with a £100 million ($159 million) commitment to a £200 million lending programme, backed by the UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB).

  • SPI completes fourth private placement this year

    10 November 2014

    Project developer SPI Solar has completed another private placement to support its expansion – its fourth in 2014.

  • First Wind reaches $254m close on Texas wind project

    07 November 2014

    First Wind has reached a $254 million financial close on its second wind project in Texas.

  • Abengoa Yield prices $255m green bond

    07 November 2014

    Abengoa Yield, the 'yieldco' launched by Spanish firm Abengoa in June, has priced its $255 million bond offer.

  • Copenhagen funds take 25% stake in UK offshore wind project

    06 November 2014

    Danish fund management company Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has bought a 25% stake in the UK offshore wind project Beatrice from UK utility SSE. The price paid was not disclosed.

  • Abengoa Yield opts to issue bonds in dollars rather than euros

    06 November 2014

    Abengoa Yield, the 'yieldco' launched by Spanish utility Abengoa in June, is to replace a planned €200 million ($250 million) issue of euro-denominated bonds with $255 million of five-year dollar-denominated notes.