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  • Trina solar gives more details on $247m fundraising plans

    09 June 2014

    Chinese solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturer Trina has provided more details of its fundraising plans, revealing that it hopes to raise a total of $246.8 million.

  • 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.

  • HSBC Pension Trust CEO says sustainable investment "must move up the agenda"

    06 June 2014

    The CEO of HSBC Bank Pension Trust has called for pension funds put their weight behind sustainable investment.

  • Gemini 'proves banks' appetite to lend to offshore wind'

    06 June 2014

    The financial close of the Gemini offshore wind project will help pave the way for further deals, and has confirmed that banks have an appetite for funding the sector, a leading advisor has claimed.

  • Thai Biogas gets loan for two projects

    06 June 2014

    The Thai Biogas Energy Company has agreed a THB402 million ($12.3 million) loan from the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China for the development of two projects.

  • China prepares to roll out seventh carbon trading scheme

    06 June 2014

    The seventh of China's carbon trading pilot schemes will begin next week, in the city of Chongqing.

  • OCI inks loan for latest solar project

    06 June 2014

    OCI Solar Power has secured a $40 million loan from the North America Development Bank (NADB) to finance its latest project.

  • Camco in energy storage agreement

    05 June 2014

    Camco Clean Energy's energy storage subsidiary REDT has entered into a manufacturing agreement with Jabil Circuit, a leading manufacturing solutions company.

  • Johannesburg taps green bond market

    05 June 2014

    The City of Johannesburg has become the second municipality this week to issue a green bond, after it raised R1.46 billion ($136 million).

  • Bioplastics firm wins €36m backing

    05 June 2014

    A company developing technology to produce plastic bottles from plants has won €36 million of backing from a consortium of investors.