Archive

  • NRW Bank to roadshow €500m green bond

    12 October 2015

    NRW Bank is set to launch its third green bond, with a €500 million ($569 million) issue it is planning to roadshow next week.

  • EDF raises $1.25bn in second green bond

    08 October 2015

    French energy utility EDF has issued its second green bond, this time for $1.25 billion.

  • 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.

  • Recurrent Energy bags $337m solar financing from consortium of banks

    10 September 2015

    Canadian Solar's US subsidiary has secured a $337 million debt package for a solar project, in its second deal this week.

  • 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.

  • GBPs could be expanded to cover social and sustainability bonds

    20 July 2015

    The Green Bond Principles (GBPs) could be expanded to cover social and sustainability bonds under proposals published by three underwriters.

  • Under scrutiny: green bond impact reporting

    01 July 2015

    Issuers' reports on the environmental impact of their green bonds range from a few paragraphs on hard-to-find webpages to 80-page documents. But, given the costs and assumptions involved, some question whether more is necessarily better. Graham Cooper reports

  • Credit Agricole develops green bond framework with second opinion

    11 May 2015

    Credit Agricole CIB has created a green bond framework for its own privately placed issues, which has gained approval from Sustainalytics.

  • Northland raises C$281m in equity sale

    06 March 2015

    Renewable energy company Northland Power has successfully raised C$281 million ($225 million) from the markets to finance offshore wind projects.

  • Northland Power eyes C$270m equity raise for wind

    25 February 2015

    Renewable energy firm Northland Power plans to raise C$270 million ($217 million) in equity sales to complete its financing for the Nordsee One offshore wind farm.