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  • 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

  • ReneSola agrees $20m share buy-back in bid to rescue plummeting stock

    25 September 2015

    Chinese solar firm ReneSola has agreed to buy back $20 million of stock over the next year, as its share price slips below $1.

  • 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.

  • Recurrent Energy secures finance from Santander and US Bancorp for California project

    08 September 2015

    Recurrent Energy, a subsidiary of Canadian Solar, has agreed a debt facility with Santander Bank and a tax equity investment with US Bancorp Community Development Corp, for a 100MW solar power project in California.

  • Renewable energy giants win big in Brazilian solar auction

    03 September 2015

    SunEdison, Enel and Canadian Solar have bagged nearly two thirds of the capacity on offer in Brazil's latest solar auction.

  • Yieldco dream still alive for Canadian Solar, despite market volatility

    19 August 2015

    Canadian Solar has stuck by its plans to launch a yieldco, despite share prices of similar vehicles having nosedived in recent months.

  • Canadian Solar secures a ¥3.5bn construction loan from Rabobank

    28 July 2015

    Canadian Solar has secured a ¥3.5 billion ($28.3 million) construction loan from Rabobank Hong Kong.

  • Canadian Solar secures C$52.8m from Manulife

    22 July 2015

    Canadian Solar has secured a C$52.8 million (US$40.8 million) loan from financial services firm Manulife to help it build a new project.

  • Canadian Solar completes four-deal agreement with renewables firm

    23 June 2015

    Canadian Solar has completed its purchase agreement with BluEarth Renewables, selling a fourth project to the firm for C$65 million ($53 million).

  • Building out the yieldco

    22 June 2015

    With more yieldcos expected to come to market in coming months, how will this asset class evolve, asks Sophie Robinson-Tillett