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September 22 2014

Abengoa Offers First Green Bond to Raise $642 Million

The high-yield green bond, maturing in 2019, will be offered in dollars and euros to institutional investors, Abengoa said today.

September 19 2014

Nicaragua Plans 770 Megawatts in Renewable Projects, EFE Says

The plan includes 300 megawatts of wind energy, 100 megawatts of geothermal, 100 megawatts of solar and 270 megawatts from two hydroelectric projects, EFE said, citing Mining and Energy Minister Emilio Rappaccioli in a Canal 4 TV interview in Nicaragua.

September 19 2014

Jamaica Signs Agreements for 78 Megawatts of Renewable Projects

The two wind farms and solar facility will cost $196 million, the island nation’s power utility said in a statement yesterday. Blue Mountain Renewables LLC’s project will be capable of generating 34 megawatts at a cost of $90 million. Petroleum Corp. of Jamaica’s plans to spend $46 million to build a third wind farm which will generate 24 megawatts.

September 19 2014

Just Energy Agrees to Sell Commercial Solar Unit for $23 Million

The company is selling Hudson Energy Solar Corp. to a “leading global energy company,” which also will assume $33 million in debt, Mississauga, Ontario-based Just Energy said today in a statement, without identifying the buyer.

September 19 2014

Solar Power Inc. to Develop 19 Megawatts of Capacity in Shandong

The company’s Xinyu Xinwei New Energy unit will build four rooftop systems -- two at 5 megawatts, two at 4.5 megawatts -- beginning this month, Roseville, California-based Solar Power said yesterday in a statement. Construction is expected to be completed this year.

September 19 2014

Scotland ‘No’ Removes Doubt for $23 Billion in Renewables

Scotland has about 43 percent of the U.K.’s wind power capacity and exports a quarter of its electricity, relying on a nationwide system obligating utilities to buy clean energy to support the industry. Leaving the union with the U.K. would have raised questions about the future of those payments.

September 18 2014

Znshine Solar to Supply Panels for 31MW Plant in Western Japan

The plant will be built, developed and funded by Znshine Group, which was founded in 1988 in Jintan, China, according to a Sept. 15 statement.

September 18 2014

Vivint Solar Seeking $371 Million in IPO as Demand Rises

Vivint Solar plans to offer 20.6 million shares at $16 to $18 each, according to a filing today with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Bank of America Corp. and Credit Suisse Group AG are leading the deal.

September 17 2014

Chile to Fund Studies for 740 Megawatts of Renewables

The country’s Renewable Energy Center, known as CER, is offering $1.3 million to 51 projects with a capacity of as much as 50 megawatts each, the government said on its website.

September 17 2014

Brazil State to Have Solar Auction as It Seeks Local Panel Plant

Minas Gerais, in southeastern Brazil, is finalizing the rules for the November auction, Guilherme Augusto Duarte de Faria, superintendent of the state’s Economic Development Secretary, said in a phone interview yesterday. The state will set a ceiling of about 260 reais ($111) a megawatt-hour for the auction, which will involve 15-year contracts for power.