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  • Barclays in UK solar deal that offers 'encouraging signs' for future refinancings

    04 March 2015

    Barclays has provided £76 million ($117 million) in solar project refinancing, in a deal that could 'pave the way' for further big refinancings in the UK renewables market.

  • Deutsche Bank launches €1bn green bond portfolio

    20 February 2015

    Deutsche Bank has pledged to buy €1 billion ($1.1 billion) of green bonds, in a further sign of confidence in the market's prospects.

  • Waste Management prices $1.8bn of notes

    20 February 2015

    A waste management firm that generates 550MW of energy from gas has priced $1.8 billion of senior notes.

  • $760m raised by Mainstream for South African wind

    12 February 2015

    Mainstream Renewable Power has closed its $760 million funding round for wind power in South Africa.

  • Large investors accused of weak sustainable investment policies on forestry

    11 February 2015

    Most institutional investors have "poorly developed sustainable investment policies" regarding forest commodities, according to Forest 500, an initiative of the Global Canopy Programme (GCP), a UK-based think tank.

  • BIS sells cornerstone stake in Greencoat

    06 February 2015

    The UK government has offloaded its 50 million-share holding in UK-listed renewables firm Greencoat UK Wind.

  • Terraform ups credit facility following spate of fundraising

    03 February 2015

    Terraform Power has more than doubled its credit facility, to $550 million.

  • SunEdison and Terraform close $2.4bn First Wind deal, issuing green bond

    30 January 2015

    SunEdison and Terraform Power have completed their $2.4 billion acquisition of renewable energy company First Wind

  • SunEdison raises $590m for First Wind acquisition

    20 January 2015

    SunEdison has raised $590 million to fund the acquisition of US wind energy company First Wind.

  • Global clean energy investment surged in 2014, says BNEF

    09 January 2015

    Clean energy investment made an unexpected strong comeback in 2014, growing 16% year on year, according to research – backed by strong growth in offshore wind in Europe and the global solar market.