Archive

  • Oekom launches ratings service for green bonds

    09 February 2015

    German sustainability analysis company Oekom Research has launched a ratings service to help investors understand the environmental and social attributes of green bonds.

  • Nextracker raises $25m of debt and equity

    09 February 2015

    Solar technology firm Nextracker has secured $25 million of financing to support its expansion plans.

  • UK subsidy changes offer better lending opportunities, says Macquarie

    09 February 2015

    The end of the Renewable Obligation Certificates (ROCs) in the UK will bring attractive refinancing opportunities for infrastructure lenders, according to experts at Macquarie.

  • Developer Rijn gets $104m loan for Chilean solar

    05 February 2015

    The Chilean arm of Dutch renewables firm Rijn has secured $104 million of project finance to fund the construction of a solar plant.

  • KBN development bank issues 10-year $500m green bond

    05 February 2015

    Norwegian development bank Kommunalbanken Norway (KBN) has issued a $500 million green bond.

  • Outstanding risk capital in cat bond market soars to new high

    04 February 2015

    Total risk capital in the catastrophe (cat) bond market reached a record high of $22.9 billion at the end of December, according to reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter.

  • Terraform ups credit facility following spate of fundraising

    03 February 2015

    Terraform Power has more than doubled its credit facility, to $550 million.

  • Institutional investors eye 'real assets' to boost returns

    03 February 2015

    Institutional investors will increase their allocations to real assets, including renewable energy, infrastructure, agriculture and timber, as equities and bonds fail to deliver their target returns, according to alternative asset manager Aquila Capital.

  • Glennmont boosts French wind holdings to more than 100MW

    02 February 2015

    Glennmont Partners, one of Europe's largest clean energy investors, has bought three more operating wind farms in France, taking its wind capacity in the country to more than 100MW.

  • SunEdison and Terraform close $2.4bn First Wind deal, issuing green bond

    30 January 2015

    SunEdison and Terraform Power have completed their $2.4 billion acquisition of renewable energy company First Wind