Archive

  • UK yieldcos outperform North American counterparts on risk-adjusted return, study suggests

    11 May 2018

    UK yieldcos have outstripped their North American counterparts and performed better on a risk-adjusted basis than conventional energy investments, academic research has shown.

  • New shoots, old roots; the return of the yieldco

    23 November 2016

    After a disastrous year in 2015, US yieldcos have seen their share prices rebound. Has the model turned a corner, asks Hamza Ali

  • Australian asset manager launches A$100m private yieldco

    26 July 2016

    An Australian asset manager is planning to launch a A$100 million ($75.28 million) unlisted yieldco, that will own Australian solar projects.

  • People moves

    15 January 2016

    A round up of the latest people moves, including changes at NRG, SolarCity,RET Capital and Alliance Trust

  • Abengoa Yield seeks new sponsor as it changes its name to Atlantica Yield

    08 January 2016

    Abengoa Yield has launched a search for a new sponsor and changed its name to Atlantica Yield as it seeks more "autonomy" from its troubled parent Abengoa.

  • EF BRIEFS: Trucost, NY Green Bank, Yes Bank, Abengoa Yield, SunEdison, RWE, Samsung

    11 December 2015

    German utility RWE has got the go-ahead to spin off a renewable energy subsidiary, which will be floated late next year.

  • Abengoa Yield in search for new investors after Abengoa files for protection

    02 December 2015

    Abengoa Yield's newly reappointed CEO Santiago Seage is in New York holding talks with potential buyers of the 47% stake in the yieldco held by its embattled parent company Abengoa SA.

  • Abengoa Yield buys more assets and refinances construction debt

    05 October 2015

    Abengoa Yield has bought two more solar plants from its parent company, the heavily indebted Spanish energy company Abengoa.

  • Feeding the beast: are US yieldcos sustainable?

    30 September 2015

    Yieldcos have been growing rapidly in recent years, but what are their long-term prospects, asks Hamza Ali

  • Abengoa considers complete sale of yieldco

    28 September 2015

    Heavily indebted energy company Abengoa is considering the possible sale of its 49% stake in its yieldco Abengoa Yield.