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  • Green bond comment: August's milestones and the promise of a golden autumn

    26 August 2015

    August was not a big month in terms of green bond issuance but the market continued to take important steps along the road to maturity, while participants are becoming increasingly excited about the prospect of a golden autumn, says Peter Cripps.

  • Solar ABS: Securitising sunshine

    19 August 2015

    After recent issues from SolarCity and Sunrun, how much potential is there for solar asset-backed securitisations, asks Peter Cripps

  • SolarCity's ABS gets 'A' rating as it moves from S&P to Kroll

    14 August 2015

    The senior tranche of SolarCity's latest asset-backed security (ABS) (link 1) has received an A rating – higher than any of the company's previous issues.

  • SunEdison and Dominion sign $650m solar JV in Utah

    13 August 2015

    SunEdison has partnered with US utility Dominion to finance a $650 million 420MW solar project in Utah.

  • Investing in a sustainable world

    11 August 2015

    Matthew Kiernan argues that investors need to adopt a radical new approach in the face of global megatrends.

  • Abengoa share price plummets as it plans €1.15bn fundraising

    03 August 2015

    Abengoa shares nosedived today after the firm hit investors with the news that it is seeking to raise €1.15 billion ($1.26 billion) by selling shares and assets.

  • Rhode Island prices $61m green bond

    30 July 2015

    Rhode Island Clean Water Finance Agency has priced its $56 million green bond announced earlier this month.

  • Abengoa sells solar projects to its yieldco for €277m

    27 July 2015

    Infrastructure developer Abengoa has sold two Spanish solar thermal projects, in a deal worth €277 million ($307 million), to its US-listed yieldco, Abengoa Yield.

  • TerraForm Global to offer $800m green bond alongside IPO

    20 July 2015

    SunEdison's latest yieldco, TerraForm Global, will offer an $800 million green bond alongside its IPO on Nasdaq today.

  • Terra-Gen Power sells 653MW portfolio to Energy Capital Partners

    16 July 2015

    Terra-Gen Power has signed a deal to sell over 600MW of its operational renewables assets in the US to private equity firm Energy Capital Partners (ECP).