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  • NextEra IPO to fund acquisitions

    24 June 2014

    Clean energy firm NextEra Energy hopes to raise up to $341 million by floating a subsidiary that owns and operates wind and solar projects in North America.

  • Trina solar gives more details on $247m fundraising plans

    09 June 2014

    Chinese solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturer Trina has provided more details of its fundraising plans, revealing that it hopes to raise a total of $246.8 million.

  • SunEdison yieldco plans to raise $50m in IPO

    30 May 2014

    Solar firm SunEdison said it hopes to raise $50 million through floating its yieldco, which it has named Terraform Power.

  • Spanish utility Iberdrola taps green bond market

    09 April 2014

    Utility Iberdrola has issued a €750 million ($1 billion) green bond – the first from a Spanish corporate.

  • Opower shares soar 21% after IPO

    07 April 2014

    A company whose software encourages consumers to make energy savings saw its share prices rise by 21% in its first day of trading, following an initial public offering (IPO) that raised almost $116 million.

  • Goldman Sachs backs SunEdison 'yieldco' with $250m facility

    03 April 2014

    Californian solar power company SunEdison has secured a $250 million financing facility from Goldman Sachs to help it launch a 'yieldco'.

  • Unibail-Rodamco's €750m green bond 'could be first of many'

    21 February 2014

    Commercial real estate company Unibail-Rodamco hopes to repeatedly tap the green bond market after its inaugural €750 million issue was more than three-times oversubscribed.

  • Goldman Sachs seals deal with world's largest offshore wind operator

    31 January 2014

    Goldman Sachs and two pension funds have bought about a quarter of Danish state energy company Dong Energy, in a move expected to boost its investments in offshore wind.

  • World Bank issues first floating-rate green bond

    16 January 2014

    The World Bank's International Bank for Reconstruction and Development has issued a $550 million climate bond with an 18-month floating rate.

  • Banks back new transparency guidelines for green bond market

    13 January 2014

    A coalition of 13 major investment banks has backed a set of voluntary principles intended to encourage transparency and integrity in the fast-growing green bonds market.