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  • Apex Clean Energy announces $397m loan and sale of major wind project

    01 April 2015

    US renewable energy firm Apex Clean Energy has secured a $397 million loan to finance the construction of its 299MW Kay Wind project in Oklahoma. Simultaneously, Apex announced that it had agreed to sell the facility, on completion, to Southern Power for an undisclosed sum.

  • BlackRock, AP4 and State Street among buyers of ADB's first green bond

    13 March 2015

    The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has sold its inaugural, $500 million green bond to 44 investors.

  • ADB issues first labelled green bond

    12 March 2015

    The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has launched its first green bond to support climate change projects in the region.

  • World Bank responds to investor demand with second Green Growth Bond

    11 March 2015

    The World Bank has launched its second index-linked green bond for retail investors, following the success of its inaugural issue in January.

  • Offshore wind is increasingly attractive to institutional investors, says EY

    10 March 2015

    Offshore wind energy projects are becoming increasingly attractive to institutional investors and could be cost-competitive with more established forms of energy by 2023, according to consultancy EY.

  • Block Island becomes US's first offshore wind project to reach financial close

    03 March 2015

    An offshore wind venture in the US has become the first in the country to reach financial close, raising more than $290 million.

  • Abengoa in unusual deal for $279m yieldco convertible notes

    27 February 2015

    In an unusual transaction, Abengoa will issue $279 million of two-year convertible notes which will convert into shares in the company's yieldco, rather than the firm itself.

  • World Bank sells 30-year green bond to Zurich

    20 February 2015

    The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD or World Bank) has issued a 30-year green bond exclusively for Zurich Insurance Group.

  • World Bank launches its biggest US dollar green bond

    20 February 2015

    The World Bank, through its International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, has issued its largest US dollar-denominated green bond, raising $600 million.

  • First-time issuers and IFIs to boost 2015 green bond market, says Morgan Stanley

    12 February 2015

    The green bond market will continue to be boosted this year by first-time issuers, including financial institutions, according to a green bonds specialist at Morgan Stanley.