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  • SunEdison plans second yieldco

    29 September 2014

    SunEdison is planning its second yieldco, this time focussing on assets in Asia and Africa.

  • Scatec drastically lowers price of shares in IPO

    29 September 2014

    Norwegian project developer and operator Scatec Solar has drastically lowered the price at which it hopes to sell its shares in its flotation.

  • SolarCity prices $500m of convertibles

    26 September 2014

    Solar rooftop installer SolarCity has priced a planned $500 million issue of convertible senior, unsecured notes.

  • CalSTRS pledges additional $2.3 billion of cleantech investment

    25 September 2014

    Pension fund CalSTRS has pledged to more than double its investments in clean energy and technology to $3.7 billion over the next five years.

  • APG to double renewables investments to €2bn

    25 September 2014

    Dutch pension firm APG Asset Management plans to double its investments in sustainable energy to €2 billion ($2.6 billion) over the next three years.

  • Foresight plans £100m equity raise, with more to follow

    25 September 2014

    Foresight Solar Fund has revealed plans to raise £100 million ($163.8 million) by offering new shares and to return to the market for a similar amount over the following year.

  • Investors worth $1.3trn make climate infrastructure pledge

    25 September 2014

    An alliance of pension funds and other institutional investors representing $1.3 trillion of assets has committed to try to increase their investments in 'climate-resilient infrastructure'.

  • Insurers say their climate-friendly investments will reach $84bn next year

    24 September 2014

    Insurance companies will double their climate-friendly investments to $84 billion by the end of next year, according to two leading industry associations.

  • Massachusetts' second green bond issue is heavily oversubscribed

    24 September 2014

    The $350 million sale of green bonds by the state of Massachusetts, announced earlier this month, attracted demand from both retail and institutional investors amounting to more than $1 billion.

  • Masdar invests £525m in UK offshore wind project

    24 September 2014

    Green energy fund Masdar is to invest £525 million ($861 million) in UK offshore wind farm, Dudgeon.