News

  • PNE sells shares and bonds ahead of yieldco

    15 September 2014

    German wind developer PNE Wind has announced plans to launch a yieldco to hold some 150MW of onshore projects.

  • New alliance eyes investments in UK solar projects

    15 September 2014

    sPower, an independent US power producer, has formed a strategic alliance with UK solar energy developer Camborne Capital to invest in the UK solar market.

  • Smith School launches stranded coal assets research initiative

    15 September 2014

    The University of Oxford's Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment has launched a research initiative into stranded coal assets after winning backing from a US-based environmental foundation.

  • Housing association issues £150m green bond based on ESG performance

    12 September 2014

    A UK housing association has this week launched the first labelled green bond from the public housing sector.

  • Suzlon 'confirms plans to float Senvion in London'

    12 September 2014

    Embattled wind turbine manufacturer Suzlon has confirmed plans to float its German subsidiary on the London market in a bid to raise $600 million.

  • IFC to issue first retail green bond

    12 September 2014

    The World Bank's IFC plans to close a green bond on Monday, in a new type of issue designed for retail clients.

  • Agence Française de Développement issues inaugural benchmark green bond

    12 September 2014

    The 10-year offering – the development agency's first green bond – is reported to have a coupon of 1.375%. AFD has a AA rating from Standard & Poor's.

  • Scatec Solar hopes to raise NOK1.2bn in IPO

    11 September 2014

    Norwegian project developer and operator Scatec Solar plans to raise up to NOK1.2 billion ($191.2 million) in its Oslo float.

  • Laidlaw in '€1bn' offshore wind deal

    11 September 2014

    Investment manager Laidlaw Capital Group has bought an offshore wind farm project in the North Sea from German developer BARD Group in a deal believed to be worth at least €1 billion ($1.3 billion).

  • UK wind-technology company to float on AIM

    11 September 2014

    Windar Photonics, a wind turbine technology firm based in London, is to float on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) by the end of the year.