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  • Latest renewables yieldco falls flat in first week of trading

    23 February 2015

    A solar and wind yieldco spun out of Spanish infrastructure and energy firm Actividades de Construcción y Servicios Group (ACS) has seen a disappointing start to its life as a listed company.

  • Green bond market "to grow by $100bn this year", after smashing records in 2014

    14 January 2015

    The green bond market more than tripled in 2014, according to figures from the Climate Bonds Iniative (CBI), which has maintained its prediction that it will see a further $100 billion of issues this year.

  • Credit Agricole dethrones SEB as leading green bond underwriter in Q3

    21 October 2014

    Credit Agricole CIB displaced Scandinavian bank SEB as the leading underwriter of green bonds in the three months to the end of September, according to the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI), a financial NGO.

  • Profile of Hannon Armstrong: A sustainable yield

    06 October 2014

    With its equity raisings, REIT structure and asset-backed securitisations, Hannon Armstrong is at the cutting edge of financing the transition to a low-carbon economy in the US. Its CEO Jeffrey Eckel tells Peter Cripps why mainstream investors are increasingly embracing its formula of sustainability and strong yields

  • Can yieldcos deliver?

    23 September 2014

    Investor appetite for renewable energy yieldcos shows no sign of being sated, as the latest launches have seen strong demand. Sophie Robinson-Tillett asks how much potential these vehicles have, and whether they're really worth their current valuations

  • Improving the yieldco

    28 August 2014

    Yieldcos have the potential to be a game-changer for renewables by helping to reduce the cost of low-carbon electricity by 20%, argues Morgan Herve-Mignucci

  • NRG closes Alta Wind deal after fundraising success

    13 August 2014

    NRG Yield has completed its $870 million acquisition of the largest wind farm in North America.

  • NRG Yield closes $500m green bond

    08 August 2014

    NRG Yield has closed its green bond, after selling $500 million of notes to institutional investors.

  • NRG yieldco ups green bond to $500m

    01 August 2014

    NRG Yield has upsized its green bond offering from to $500 million, indicating strong demand from the market.

  • NRG Yield sells all 12 million shares on offer

    30 July 2014

    NRG's yieldco has sold all of the shares it was offering including an additional tranche it made available to underwriters.