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  • SunPower prices $400m convertibles offer

    09 June 2014

    SunPower has announced the pricing of its $400 million convertibles issue, and said it hopes to close the transaction on 11 June.

  • SunPower in $400m convertibles issue

    05 June 2014

    SunPower has become the latest in a raft of solar companies to offer convertible bonds to the market, after it announced plans for a $400 million issue.

  • German fuel cell company attracts new VC investors

    27 February 2014

    Sunfire, a German developer of high-temperature fuel cells, has secured a "high seven-figure" sum in second-round financing, which attracted two new investors – Total Energy Ventures and Electranova Capital.

  • 'Responsibility reporting is now mainstream, but still not linked to performance'

    09 December 2013

    The majority of big companies produce Corporate Responsibility (CR) reports but only 5% are linked to financial performance, leaving them open to accusations that they are merely 'greenwash', an event to mark the launch of a new study heard.

  • Amyris and Total strike joint venture to scale up biofuels

    06 December 2013

    France's biggest oil producer, Total, has formed a joint venture with Amyris that aims to help commercialise the biofuel-maker's technologies on a global scale.

  • Middle Eastern promise

    01 August 2013

    The Middle East is poised to become a hotspot of renewables activity over the next few decades. Graham Cooper outlines which countries and sectors hold the most promise for investors.

  • Non-toxic investments

    19 June 2013

    Investors need to raise more questions about the financial risks arising from hazardous chemicals produced and used by a range of companies, says Sonja Haider