News

  • Vardar is latest utility to enter green bond market

    06 January 2015

    A Scandinavian utility has issued its first green bond, raising NOK300 million ($39.3 million).

  • Abengoa and EIG form $9.5bn joint venture

    06 January 2015

    Spanish energy company Abengoa has formed a joint venture with EIG Global Energy Partners to develop a $9.5 billion pipeline of projects.

  • Canadian Solar sells eighth project to TransCanada

    05 January 2015

    Canadian Solar has sold a solar project to TransCanada – a corporation specialising in natural gas distribution – for some C$60 million ($52 million).

  • Scatec Solar agrees financing for first Latin American project

    05 January 2015

    Independent power producer Scatec Solar has secured project financing to start building a $125 million plant in Honduras, marking its first move into Latin America.

  • JP Morgan subsidiary backs new SunEdison, Terraform solar fund

    24 December 2014

    US renewables company SunEdison, its yieldco subsidiary Terraform Power and JPM Capital are investing $175 million in a new fund to develop solar power projects.

  • Californian pension funds are wary of coal divestment legislation

    24 December 2014

    Two major pension funds have reacted warily to reports that Kevin de Leon, Californian senate leader, plans to introduce legislation that would require them to sell their holdings in coal companies.

  • $204m green project bond issued in Peru

    23 December 2014

    A $204 million bond has been issued to support wind projects in Peru, in one of the continent's first green bond deals.

  • Hannon Armstrong extends credit facility to $1.35bn, boosts dividend

    23 December 2014

    Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure (HASI) has added $450 million to its borrowing capacity.

  • Terraform pays $250m for 77.6MW more solar capacity and raises dividend

    23 December 2014

    US renewable energy company Terraform Power has bought 39 solar power plants, totalling 77.6MW, from Capital Dynamics US Solar Energy Fund for $250 million.

  • Alstom shareholders approve $13.5bn takeover by GE

    22 December 2014

    Shareholders of French industrial giant Alstom have approved the sale of the firm's energy businesses to General Electric (GE) of the US for $13.5 billion.