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  • Impax secures €106m project finance for Finnish wind project

    30 September 2014

    Impax Asset Management has agreed a €106 million ($133 million) project financing deal with Germany's KfW IPEX-Bank for a 51MW wind farm in Finland.

  • World Bank sees strong demand for structured green bonds

    30 September 2014

    The World Bank has trebled the size of its latest structured bond in response to strong demand from retail investors.

  • Trina share price falls as it offers $100m of convertibles

    30 September 2014

    Chinese solar giant Trina is to issue a second round of convertible notes, alongside a batch of American depositary shares (ADSs), prompting a fall in its share price yesterday.

  • Norway's BKK launches NOK1.1bn hydro power bond

    29 September 2014

    Norwegian power company Bergenshalvoens Kommunale Kraftselskap (BKK) has issued the country's first corporate green bond.

  • New York City set to be 'first US city' to launch green bond programme

    29 September 2014

    New York City expects launch a green bond programme, following in the footsteps of Ontario and Gothenburg.

  • MIT issues $370m green property bond

    29 September 2014

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has issued a $370 million green bond to allow it refinance energy efficient buildings.

  • SolarCity prices $500m of convertibles

    26 September 2014

    Solar rooftop installer SolarCity has priced a planned $500 million issue of convertible senior, unsecured notes.

  • NIB issues $500m green bond for Nordic projects

    25 September 2014

    The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) has issued a "benchmark" $500 million green bond.

  • Massachusetts' second green bond issue is heavily oversubscribed

    24 September 2014

    The $350 million sale of green bonds by the state of Massachusetts, announced earlier this month, attracted demand from both retail and institutional investors amounting to more than $1 billion.

  • Green Climate Fund reaches $2.3bn

    24 September 2014

    The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has now received $2.3 billion of funding from countries across the world, following yesterday's Climate Summit in New York.