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  • Investors seek €160m of debt for Portuguese wind farms

    25 July 2014

    A group of investors is looking to raise €160 million ($215 million) of debt as part of plans to build a €220 million cluster of wind farms in Portugal.

  • ADB issues $50m 'risk sharing loan' to Indonesia geothermal project

    25 July 2014

    The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has reinforced its commitment to kickstart Indonesia's geothermal sector by providing a $50 million 'risk sharing loan' to help a 240MW project get off the ground.

  • NRG Yield announces $500m stock offering to fund Alta acquisition

    23 July 2014

    NRG Yield, the company spun off last year by NRG Energy, is planning a public offering of 10.5 million Class A shares to help fund its purchase of the 947MW Alta Wind facility in California.

  • S&P warns coal miners of stranded assets risk

    23 July 2014

    Coal mining companies "may experience stranded assets as a result of carbon constraints," ratings agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) warns in a new report.

  • Financing agreed for 100MW solar project [UPDATED]

    23 July 2014

    A 100MW solar project – set to be among the largest in North America – has secured financing.

  • Thin-film solar company issues $32m convertible bond

    22 July 2014

    A thin-film solar cell manufacturer has become the latest company in the solar sector to tap the convertibles market.

  • KfW backs Brazilian wind farms with $335m loan

    22 July 2014

    German development bank KfW is to provide a $335 million loan to Brazil's state-owned bank BNDES to help finance wind farms within Brazil.

  • Sainsbury's secures £200m 'green loan' to fund low-carbon projects

    21 July 2014

    UK supermarket chain Sainsbury's has agreed a £200 million ($342 million) loan from Rabobank to support its programme of carbon reduction and sustainability projects.

  • Forestry firm to launch green bond and biomass fund

    17 July 2014

    A sustainable forestry specialist plans to issue a £150 million ($256 million) green bond and launch a £50 million-£60 million fund to support expansions to its forestry and biomass operations.

  • Climate-themed bond universe market grows to $500bn

    17 July 2014

    The vast potential of the green bond market has been underlined in a report that identifies a $500 billion universe of bonds as 'climate-themed'.