News

  • Barclays and MSCI launch review of green bond index rules

    21 July 2015

    Barclays and MSCI are calling on players in the green bond market to give their views on the companies' green bond index.

  • Abengoa Yield bags $290m additional credit

    20 July 2015

    Abengoa Yield has upped its existing credit facility by $290 million to buy more renewables assets.

  • SunEdison buys Vivint for $2.2bn and plans 523MW drop-down to yieldco

    20 July 2015

    SunEdison has continued its spending spree with the purchase of US-listed roof top solar developer Vivint Solar for $2.2 billion.

  • GBPs could be expanded to cover social and sustainability bonds

    20 July 2015

    The Green Bond Principles (GBPs) could be expanded to cover social and sustainability bonds under proposals published by three underwriters.

  • TerraForm Global to offer $800m green bond alongside IPO

    20 July 2015

    SunEdison's latest yieldco, TerraForm Global, will offer an $800 million green bond alongside its IPO on Nasdaq today.

  • Biomass mini-bond issued

    20 July 2015

    A company that installs biomass boilers has secured funding for its portfolio of projects in a deal funded by a £4.8 million ($7.5 million) bond issue.

  • Abengoa and Shikun & Binui secure $1bn financing for Israeli solar plant

    20 July 2015

    Abengoa and Israeli global infrastructure group, Shikun & Binui, have secured $1 billion in non-recourse financing, for the construction of an Israeli solar-thermal plant.

  • TRIG sells £128m of shares at cut-down price

    17 July 2015

    The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG) has raised £127.75 million ($200 million) after cutting the price of its shares after the UK renewables sector was hit by the withdrawal of a tax break.

  • World Bank to pay $2.40 for methane credits in 'scalable' initiative

    17 July 2015

    The World Bank has agreed to pay $2.40 for carbon credits through a new initiative to help keep methane-reduction projects alive.

  • Jinko signs $150m loan with consortium led by Credit Suisse

    17 July 2015

    Chinese solar manufacturer JinkoSolar has signed a $150 million loan with a consortium of financial institutions led by investment bank Credit Suisse.