Archive

  • EF BRIEFS: Suzlon, Enel Green Power, Appaloosa, SunEdison, Vivint, Spanish auction

    15 January 2016

    Indian renewables firm Suzlon has secured INR23 billion ($344 million) from existing investors to help it ramp up its operations.

  • SunEdison share price plummets 25% on Q2 loss

    07 August 2015

    SunEdison's stocks plummeted 25% on Thursday after larger-than-expected losses were revealed in its quarterly earnings report and investors fretted that it would not be able to meet its ambitious growth targets.

  • TerraForm Global slashes IPO target to $675m

    31 July 2015

    SunEdison has slashed both the share price and number of shares on offer ahead of the initial public offering (IPO) of its second yieldco, TerraForm Global.

  • TerraForm Power to issue new $200m green bond

    28 July 2015

    TerraForm Power plans to issue a $200 million green bond to help finance its acquisition of assets from its parent SunEdison.

  • SunEdison's Vivint Solar acquisition under fire over sale price

    21 July 2015

    Just one day after it was announced, SunEdison's $2.2 billion acquisition of Vivint Solar has come under scrutiny over the agreed sale price.

  • SunEdison buys Vivint for $2.2bn and plans 523MW drop-down to yieldco

    20 July 2015

    SunEdison has continued its spending spree with the purchase of US-listed roof top solar developer Vivint Solar for $2.2 billion.

  • Sunrun announces IPO

    26 June 2015

    Sunrun, the second largest rooftop solar leasing company in the US, has confirmed plans to float on NASDAQ.

  • Vivint Solar moves into commercial and industrial sector with $150m fund

    04 June 2015

    US-based residential solar energy provider Vivint Solar is set to expand to commercial and industrial markets with the launch of a new $150 million fund.

  • US solar stocks soar on Obama's budget proposals

    04 February 2015

    Shares in leading US solar energy companies have jumped by 9% or more following President Obama's 2016 budget proposal on Monday to make permanent the tax credits that support US renewable energy projects.

  • 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