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NRG Yield announces $500m stock offering to fund Alta acquisition
23 July 2014NRG Yield, the company spun off last year by NRG Energy, is planning a public offering of 10.5 million Class A shares to help fund its purchase of the 947MW Alta Wind facility in California.
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'Landmark' initiative to boost private finance for conservation
29 April 2014JP Morgan Chase has thrown its weight behind a new 'landmark' initiative to unlock private finance for conservation.
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Energy and carbon market veterans join renewables advisory firm
22 April 2014Two more former bankers and carbon market specialists have joined Megawatt-X, a London-based start-up aiming to facilitate secondary market transactions in renewable energy assets.
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12 more banks sign up to Green Bond Principles
14 April 2014Twelve banks have added their support to the recently formed Green Bond Principles (GBPs), taking the number of signatories to 25.
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Nine out of 10 banks fail ESG stress tests
10 April 2014The vast majority of international banks failed to meet social and environmental 'stress tests', an analysis firm has revealed.
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Conservation finance 'has $300bn a year market potential', says report
30 January 2014The development of a market to finance conservation projects could attract between $200 billion and $300 billion of private capital per year, a new report has claimed.
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EIB issues first green bond in Swiss Francs
10 January 2014The European Investment Bank (EIB) has issued its first green bond of 2014, with its first Climate Awareness Bond (CAB) denominated in Swiss Francs.
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SolarCity's $54m bond gets BBB+ preliminary rating from S&P
14 November 2013SolarCity's planned $54 million bond issue has been given a low investment-grade preliminary rating by Standard & Poor's.
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SolarCity sells shares and notes to raise more than $200m
30 August 2013Solar financing company SolarCity has announced plans to raise $223.5 million by selling shares and convertible notes.
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Clean-tech VC grows 56% in second quarter
04 July 2013Venture capital investments in clean-tech rebounded in the second quarter of 2013, providing evidence that the sector "is turning a corner", according to the Cleantech Group.