News

  • 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.

  • Climate Bonds Initiative to revamp its standards

    17 July 2015

    The Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) is set to relaunch its green bond standards in a move it claims will boost investor confidence in the market.

  • GIB and Equitix invest £30m to finance CHP power plant

    17 July 2015

    The UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) and Equitix have invested £30 million ($47 million) to finance the construction of a combined heat and power (CHP) plant.

  • TerraForm to branch out into energy storage

    17 July 2015

    Yieldco TerraForm Power is set to buy its first energy storage assets after its parent company, SunEdison, entered into a deal to help finance their construction.

  • Terra-Gen Power sells 653MW portfolio to Energy Capital Partners

    16 July 2015

    Terra-Gen Power has signed a deal to sell over 600MW of its operational renewables assets in the US to private equity firm Energy Capital Partners (ECP).

  • China's Goldwind prices $300m green bond

    16 July 2015

    Chinese renewables giant Goldwind has priced a $300 million green bond, marking the country's much-anticipated entry into the market.