green bonds

Long-term solar project finance will need to be more reliant on flexible financing mechanisms, such as securitisation.

R.Power has issued green bonds worth (€122 million (US$130.6 million) to support the development of new solar and storage projects in Poland.

Masdar has raised US$1 billion in green bond financing to support the development of new clean energy projects.

JP Casey reports on green bonds' growing importance as a vital source of support for solar and a tool for fighting greenwashing.

Research into perovskites, as well as new storage technology, will be supported by Japan’s US$11 billion Climate Transition Bond.

Solar financiers need to be more dynamic and flexible, according to panellists at Solar Media’s Solar Finance & Investment Europe event.

UAE state-owned renewable energy developer Masdar has launched its first US$750 million 10-year green bond, with the proceeds to be invested in renewables, including solar and wind projects.

Spanish electric utility Iberdrola has issued €850 million (US$932 million) in green bonds to investors, to support the development of new renewable projects around the world.

Spanish solar developer Grenergy has issued €52.5 million (US$57.55 million) of green bonds to help the company finance a pipeline of projects, including a 1GW portfolio in Colombia.

Indian renewables company ReNew Energy Global Plc’s wholly owned subsidiary India Clean Energy Holdings has raised US$400 million through a green bond sale that will be used to support the company’s growth strategy and “refinance existing high-cost debt”.