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  • JinkoSolar could float downstream business in Q4 after selling 45% stake

    30 July 2014

    JinkoSolar has sold a 45% stake in its downstream business, saying the transaction could allow it to float the division later this year.

  • NRG Yield sells all 12 million shares on offer

    30 July 2014

    NRG's yieldco has sold all of the shares it was offering including an additional tranche it made available to underwriters.

  • SPI Solar raises $25m in equity sale

    30 July 2014

    Project developer SPI Solar is set to raise $25 million through a private sale of its shares to fund its expansion plans.

  • GE makes 126MW Indian wind investment

    28 July 2014

    GE's energy investment arm has taken an equity stake in a 126MW portfolio of Indian wind projects.

  • 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.

  • First large solar project in East Africa built with Norwegian funding

    24 July 2014

    The first utility-scale solar photovoltaic power project in East Africa – funded by Norway's largest life insurance company and the country's development fund – is set to open next month.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Solar pioneer in €10m 'solar cells of the future' investment

    21 July 2014

    A solar pioneer today announced a €10 million investment to start manufacturing a new type of highly efficient solar cell, and said he is seeking further equity investments in the project.