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  • Citi and Renew Financial issue first ever unsecured energy efficiency ABS

    17 June 2015

    Citi and Renew Financial have issued the first ever asset-backed security (ABS) transaction comprised of unsecured consumer energy efficiency loans.

  • Tesla agrees $500m credit facility

    15 June 2015

    Electric car maker Tesla Motors has signed an asset-backed revolving credit facility of up to $500 million with seven banks.

  • Goldman Sachs appoints Hugh Lawson as head of ESG

    12 June 2015

    Goldman Sachs has appointed Hugh Lawson, a managing director and partner at the investment bank, as global head of environmental, social and governance (ESG).

  • SunPower and First Solar set out terms for yieldco IPO

    11 June 2015

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

  • Goldman Sachs sets $1bn target for securitised Japanese renewables bonds

    27 May 2015

    Goldman Sachs has established a "first of its kind" facility that aims to issue $1 billion of securitised Japanese renewable energy bonds.

  • TerraForm adds $100m to credit facility

    05 May 2015

    TerraForm Power has increased its revolving credit facility by $100 million, adding JP Morgan and Santander to its list of lenders.

  • Goldman eyes major stake in Asia's 'first yieldco'

    29 April 2015

    Goldman Sachs has bought convertible notes entitling it to a 45% stake in what is believed to be Asia's first yieldco.

  • Connecticut completes $250 million green bond

    27 April 2015

    Connecticut has sold its $250 million green bond to fund water projects in the state.

  • Connecticut launches $250m green bond

    20 April 2015

    The state of Connecticut is launching its first transaction dedicated exclusively to green bonds, in a bid to raise $250 million for clean water projects.

  • Quotes of the quarter

    17 April 2015

    Environmental Finance takes a look back at some of the quotes that defined the first quarter of 2015.