Archive

  • TerraForm makes third portfolio acquisition

    02 April 2015

    TerraForm Power has made a further push into the wind sector after buying 521MW of operational assets in North America.

  • Results: Environmental Finance's 8th Annual Deals of the Year Awards

    01 April 2015

    Environmental Finance has revealed the winners of its 8th Annual Deals of the Year Awards.

  • Chicago schools launch green bond, but would it flunk transparency test?

    18 March 2015

    The City of Chicago's education department plans to issue a $20 million 'green bond' to help fund capital improvement projects that improve energy efficiency in existing buildings.

  • SunPower and First Solar prepare for yieldco IPO

    11 March 2015

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

  • Waste Management prices $1.8bn of notes

    20 February 2015

    A waste management firm that generates 550MW of energy from gas has priced $1.8 billion of senior notes.

  • Apple puts $848m into solar farm with First Solar

    12 February 2015

    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.

  • Terraform ups credit facility following spate of fundraising

    03 February 2015

    Terraform Power has more than doubled its credit facility, to $550 million.

  • SunEdison and Terraform close $2.4bn First Wind deal, issuing green bond

    30 January 2015

    SunEdison and Terraform Power have completed their $2.4 billion acquisition of renewable energy company First Wind

  • What does the slump in oil prices mean for the low-carbon sector?

    23 December 2014

    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

  • COP Blog: Don't turn the GCF into the Greedy Corporate Fund

    10 December 2014

    Last week, the UN Climate Summit in Lima, Peru, kicked off amid controversy with news that Japan had counted loans for coal projects in Indonesia as international climate finance.