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SunPower prices $400m convertibles offer
09 June 2014SunPower has announced the pricing of its $400 million convertibles issue, and said it hopes to close the transaction on 11 June.
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SunPower in $400m convertibles issue
05 June 2014SunPower 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.
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German fuel cell company attracts new VC investors
27 February 2014Sunfire, 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.
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'Responsibility reporting is now mainstream, but still not linked to performance'
09 December 2013The 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.
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Amyris and Total strike joint venture to scale up biofuels
06 December 2013France'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.
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Middle Eastern promise
01 August 2013The 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.
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Non-toxic investments
19 June 2013Investors need to raise more questions about the financial risks arising from hazardous chemicals produced and used by a range of companies, says Sonja Haider