News

  • Pattern to raise $350m as it eyes 1GW acquisition in Japan

    04 February 2015

    Yieldco Pattern Energy is raising $350 million in equity, which will partly help it fund future acquisitions.

  • Solarcentury sells 71MW pipeline

    03 February 2015

    UK renewables company Magnetar Solar has acquired 71MW of projects from Solarcentury.

  • Canadian Solar pays $265m for Recurrent Energy

    03 February 2015

    Canadian Solar has almost doubled its pipeline of solar energy assets by purchasing US project developer Recurrent Energy from Sharp Corporation of Japan for about $265 million.

  • Abengoa and EIG to commit $2.5bn of equity to venture

    03 February 2015

    Abengoa has revealed further details of its $9.2 billion joint venture with EIG Global Energy Partners to build new projects.

  • Oslo stock exchange publishes first green bond list

    03 February 2015

    The Oslo stock exchange has become the first exchange to publish a listing of green bond issues.

  • Terraform ups credit facility following spate of fundraising

    03 February 2015

    Terraform Power has more than doubled its credit facility, to $550 million.

  • Institutional investors eye 'real assets' to boost returns

    03 February 2015

    Institutional investors will increase their allocations to real assets, including renewable energy, infrastructure, agriculture and timber, as equities and bonds fail to deliver their target returns, according to alternative asset manager Aquila Capital.

  • GIB and Foresight launch £50m waste fund

    02 February 2015

    The UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) has pledged £50 million ($75 million) to a second waste-to-energy fund with asset manager Foresight, this time with a focus on small projects.

  • Camco hails further progress for energy storage system

    02 February 2015

    Camco Clean Energy has secured five initial orders for its REDT energy storage system, which is intended for use alongside renewable power plants.

  • Two Grosvenor funds ditch fossil fuels

    02 February 2015

    Two socially responsible investment (SRI) funds run by New Zealand state-owned Grosvenor Financial Services Group have divested from fossil fuels.