News

• Risen raises RMB2.5bn for global solar expansion

  07 April 2015

  Chinese solar developer and manufacturer, Risen Energy, has raised RMB2.5 billion ($403 million) to invest in projects globally.

• Pattern Energy raises forecast following acquisitions

  07 April 2015

  US yieldco Pattern Energy has raised its predicted growth target for cash available for distribution (CAFD) by up to three percentage points after acquiring stakes in three wind assets.

• Duke to build 500MW of solar in Florida

  07 April 2015

  Utility giant Duke Energy is to build up to 500MW of utility-scale solar in Florida as part of a drive to diversify its source of electricity generation.

• Northland raises $326m debt for Canadian wind

  02 April 2015

  Northland Power has reached financial close on a wind project, raising C$326 million ($258 million).

• TerraForm makes third portfolio acquisition

  02 April 2015

  TerraForm Power has made a further push into the wind sector after buying 521MW of operational assets in North America.

• Standard Bank's $250m lending platform for African renewables

  02 April 2015

  Standard Bank is to borrow $250 million, which it will lend on to fund renewables projects in sub-Saharan Africa.

• Apex Clean Energy announces $397m loan and sale of major wind project

  01 April 2015

  US renewable energy firm Apex Clean Energy has secured a $397 million loan to finance the construction of its 299MW Kay Wind project in Oklahoma. Simultaneously, Apex announced that it had agreed to sell the facility, on completion, to Southern Power for an undisclosed sum.

• Voting opens for the Annual Voluntary Carbon Market Rankings

  01 April 2015

  For the sixth year, Environmental Finance is conducting its annual rankings of the voluntary carbon markets. The survey, which opens today, is asking for views on the leading project developers, traders, wholesalers, advisors, verifiers and other service providers in the space.

• Results: Environmental Finance's 8th Annual Deals of the Year Awards

  01 April 2015

  Environmental Finance has revealed the winners of its 8th Annual Deals of the Year Awards.

• Enel Green Power inks renewables deals with GE and KfW

  01 April 2015

  Enel Green Power (EGP) has sold a stake in its North American assets to General Electric (GE), as the US giant continues to build its clean energy portfolio.