News

• Allianz reaches €2bn milestone for renewables investment

  10 November 2014

  Allianz's investment in renewable energy has hit €2 billion ($2.5 billion), following the acquisition of a 28MW wind farm in France.

• Newton Investment Management snaps up 23% of Bluefield offering

  10 November 2014

  Newton Investment Management is to invest more than £35 million ($56 million) in Bluefield Solar Income Fund (BSIF), giving it a 15% share of the company's issued equity.

• SunPower acquires technology firm

  10 November 2014

  Texas-based SolarBridge Technologies, which was bought by SunPower for an undisclosed sum, specialises in rooftop solar microinverters, which can be integrated into panels as they are manufactured, rather than at installation stage.

• KKR and GIB back £200m UK community renewables initiative

  10 November 2014

  Private equity firm KKR is making its first investment in the UK renewable energy sector with a £100 million ($159 million) commitment to a £200 million lending programme, backed by the UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB).

• SPI completes fourth private placement this year

  10 November 2014

  Project developer SPI Solar has completed another private placement to support its expansion – its fourth in 2014.

• Jupiter restructures environmental team

  07 November 2014

  Jupiter has shaken up the structure of its environmental and sustainable strategy team in a move designed to integrate it more with its wider fund management team.

• First Wind reaches $254m close on Texas wind project

  07 November 2014

  First Wind has reached a $254 million financial close on its second wind project in Texas.

• Abengoa Yield prices $255m green bond

  07 November 2014

  Abengoa Yield, the 'yieldco' launched by Spanish firm Abengoa in June, has priced its $255 million bond offer.

• Copenhagen funds take 25% stake in UK offshore wind project

  06 November 2014

  Danish fund management company Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has bought a 25% stake in the UK offshore wind project Beatrice from UK utility SSE. The price paid was not disclosed.

• Abengoa Yield opts to issue bonds in dollars rather than euros

  06 November 2014

  Abengoa Yield, the 'yieldco' launched by Spanish utility Abengoa in June, is to replace a planned €200 million ($250 million) issue of euro-denominated bonds with $255 million of five-year dollar-denominated notes.