Archive

  • Neo Solar convertible bond raises $120m

    14 July 2014

    Neo Solar Power (NSP), Taiwan's leading maker of solar cells, has raised $120 million from a convertible bond, according to Asian press reports.

  • JP Morgan and others put $400m into US wind farms

    11 July 2014

    JP Morgan and a consortium of unnamed investors are taking a $400 million equity stake in two US wind farms.

  • Senate rejects attempt to repeal Australia's carbon tax

    10 July 2014

    Australia's senate has voted down the government's attempt to repeal the controversial Carbon Pricing Mechanism or 'carbon tax'.

  • EU launches €3.7bn PPP to develop bio-based economy

    09 July 2014

    A €3.7 billion ($5.0 billion) public-private partnership has been launched to develop a range of technologies to convert biomass into chemicals, energy and new materials.

  • People moves

    09 July 2014

    The latest personnel changes across the industry, including departures at Duke Energy, appointments at GDF Suez and new positions at Northern Trust

  • Italy sees new type of green bond come to the market

    09 July 2014

    Italy's second green bond this year will be its first from a pure-play renewables firm, and will be structured in a way the market has not seen previously.

  • Germany's KfW commits to green bond issues

    08 July 2014

    German development bank KfW is planning to issue a series of green bonds, starting with a €500 million - €1 billion ($680 million - $1.4 billion) issue later this year.

  • Canadian Solar completes C$60m sale to real estate firm

    07 July 2014

    Canadian Solar has sold a fifth solar project to a subsidiary of Canadian real estate company Concord Pacific.

  • SRI firms call on UK government to clarify 'fiduciary duty'

    07 July 2014

    The UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF) is calling for a change in the law to make clear that pension fund trustees can take environmental and other non-financial issues into account in their investment decisions.

  • Italy's solar subsidy cuts 'cripple investor confidence', warns Photon

    03 July 2014

    Italy's planned retroactive solar subsidy cuts have been branded "a fatal blow" to investor confidence in the sector.