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Sun Power and First Solar have priced shares in their dual-sponsor yieldco, 8point3 Energy Partners, as $21, raising $420 million from its initial public offering today.

SunPower and First Solar have pushed the button on their plans to float a joint yieldco, 8point3 Energy Partners.

Renewables giant First Solar has made a loss for the first time since 2012, due to preparations for the launch of its yieldco.

US renewables firms SunPower and First Solar have confirmed the launch of a yieldco, which the pair are now preparing to float.

US firms First Solar and SunPower are in negotiations to launch the world's first 'joint yieldco' to operate renewable energy assets.

Technology giant Apple has made its first renewables investment after announcing an $848 million deal with First Solar that will power its operations in California.

Oil prices have almost halved in recent months, creating havoc in financial markets. But what is the impact on renewables, energy efficiency, and other low-carbon themed investments, asks Peter Cripps

Conditional funding of A$75 million ($70 million) for a pioneering concentrated photovoltaic (PV) power plant has been withdrawn by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (Arena).

The outlook for solar energy globally "is increasingly bright", according to equities analysts at investment bank Citi.

First Solar has stuck by yearly earnings forecasts, despite dire results for Q2, and said it is due to decide on the launch of a yieldco in coming months.