News

• $400m partnership formed to make 'green' investment in Asia

  04 August 2014

  Three major players in the sustainability and energy space have formed a partnership to encourage private equity investment in Asia.

• Acciona to target 'at least $250m' in yieldco float

  01 August 2014

  Spanish engineering firm Acciona has said it will target raising at least $250 million when it floats its renewables yieldco.

• Areva shares fall 18% after renewables sales slide

  01 August 2014

  French energy company Areva saw more than €1 billion ($1.3 billion) wiped from its market value after a poor renewables performance helped push it to a €694 million first-half loss.

• Statkraft sells 49% stake in UK onshore wind portfolio to Chinese

  01 August 2014

  Norwegian power firm Statkraft has sold a 49% stake in its UK onshore wind portfolio to a firm that helps invest China's foreign exchange reserves.

• NRG yieldco ups green bond to $500m

  01 August 2014

  NRG Yield has upsized its green bond offering from to $500 million, indicating strong demand from the market.

• Solar manufacturer drops $32m convertibles issue

  01 August 2014

  A thin-film solar cell manufacturer has been forced to drop plans to issue $32 million of convertible bonds.

• Infrastructure fund buys two wind farms from PNE

  31 July 2014

  German wind farm developer PNE WIND has sold two wind farms to an investment fund for an undisclosed amount.

• SSE buys energy efficiency firm

  31 July 2014

  Utility SSE has bought an energy efficiency specialist from Bridgepoint Development Capital for £66 million ($111.7 million).

• Greencoat confirms divi, says wind farm market remains attractive

  31 July 2014

  Greencoat UK Wind confirmed it will hit its dividend target, and said the market for buying more wind farms continues to look attractive.

• Siemens suffers another wind blow

  31 July 2014

  Fresh problems related to wind power generation weighed on the profits of engineering giant Siemens' today.