News

• Investor consortium signs $260m US wind farm deal

  10 July 2013

  Owners of a US wind project have secured $260 million of financing from a consortium of investors.

• AfDB plans $500m green bond issue by end October

  10 July 2013

  The African Development Bank (AfDB) plans to issue a $500 million green bond in September or October, Environmental Finance can reveal.

• Solar lease funds reach record high in Q2

  09 July 2013

  Third-party finance companies raised a record $1.33 billion for residential and commercial solar projects in the second quarter of this year, double the amount raised in the previous three months, a US consultancy said.

• Just one CCS project bids in round two of NER300

  08 July 2013

  Only one carbon capture and storage project has applied for funding in the second round of the EU's NER300 programme, highlighting the need for the region to adopt other support mechanisms for the technology, according to experts.

• Infrastructure fund bids for French wind firm

  08 July 2013

  A leading infrastructure fund, whose investors are mostly pension funds, has announced a friendly takeover bid for a financially troubled French wind company.

• European utility giant hires environmental products trader

  08 July 2013

  The trading arm of a leading European utility has appointed an environmental products trader, Environmental Finance has learned.

• £40m IPO plan for renewables firm

  08 July 2013

  A carbon market veteran is planning a £40 million ($61.4 million) flotation of a renewable energy venture.

• Sustainable forestry fund reaches final close, makes first investment

  05 July 2013

  A fund investing in sustainable forestry assets in south-east Asia has reached a final close and completed its first transaction.

• Solar pioneer files for insolvency

  05 July 2013

  A pioneer in solar module making will file for insolvency today after one of its lenders rejected a short-term plan to secure new financing for the company.

• EDF Energies Nouvelles founder backs €20m water IPO

  05 July 2013

  A private equity-backed water treatment company has raised €20 million in an initial public offering (IPO) and attracted the founder of EDF Energies Nouvelles as cornerstone investor.