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  • EF BRIEFS: Hannon Armstrong, Enercorn

    04 November 2016

    US clean energy investment firm Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (HASI) is looking to raise approximately $70 million from the sale of 3.5 million shares.

  • EF BRIEFS: REG; Bluefield Solar; GRI

    07 October 2016

    US biofuel company Renewable Energy Group (REG) has reached agreement with Wells Fargo and Fifth Third Bank to expand its line of credit to $150 million from $60 million.

  • EF BRIEFS: Duke Energy, Statkraft, NEP

    09 September 2016

    Norway's sovereign wealth fund has divested its holdings in US utility Duke Energy, pointing to the company's risk of "severe environmental damage".

  • US munis tap green bond market for water projects

    31 August 2016

    Indiana Financing Authority (IFA) is set to issue its second green bond of 2016, in the latest in a series of issues from US municipalities for sustainable water projects.

  • EF BRIEFS: Trina Solar, Aurora

    02 August 2016

    Trina Solar, a leading maker of solar photovoltaic modules, has entered into a 'definitive agreement' with a consortium of investors to take the company private.

  • EF BRIEFS: Partners Group;Greencoat; Massachusetts green bond

    28 July 2016

    Partners Group, a Zurich-listed company that makes investments in global private markets on behalf of institutional investors, has agreed to commit more than $200 million to a Taiwanese solar power venture.

  • $80m green bond prices for hydropower

    21 July 2016

    An energy firm has priced an $80.05 million green bond, the proceeds of which will be used to complete the financing of a hydroelectricity project.

  • Aurora plans $415.4m green-labelled water bond

    14 July 2016

    The city of Aurora in Colorado plans to issue its first green bond, raising $415.36 million.

  • After Paris, banks need to up their game on climate change

    11 July 2016

    Banks are only just beginning to grasp the opportunities presented by the transition to a low-carbon economy, argues Lauren Compere

  • US municipalities launch $800m of green bonds for water projects

    01 June 2016

    Three US municipalities have announced issues of green bonds totalling almost $800 million to finance projects to deliver clean drinking water or treat wastewater.