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19 June 2013
Semiconductor materials manufacturer Soitec is to launch an equity and equity-linked offering, starting with a rights issue, to refinance a convertible bond maturing in 2014.
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19 June 2013
Solar specialist Kyocera will supply 30MW of solar power generating systems to the National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations, known as Zen Noh, for about 80 separate projects.
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19 June 2013
Ascent Solar Technologies, a Nasdaq-listed photovoltaic module manufacturer, has raised a $6m private placement from a high net worth private investor in Asia.
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19 June 2013
SolarWorld, one of Germany’s most high-profile embattled solar business, may receive up to €35m from Qatar as part of restructuring efforts.
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19 June 2013
Suntech Power, which is currently involved in bankruptcy proceedings, said authorities in Switzerland have extended a moratorium on creditor claims on its European unit.
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19 June 2013
Residential PV specialist SolarCity will look to raise $175m through the sale of its Convertible Senior Notes due 2018 in a registered public offering.
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19 June 2013
European solar business REC has entered the Middle Eastern market through the opening of an office in Dubai.
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19 June 2013
Energy-focused global private equity firm Denham Capital has launched Endeavor Energy with a seed commitment of $100m to focus on projects across Africa.
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18 June 2013
Next Energy Technologies, a California-based organic photovoltaic innovator, has received additional commitments to a $5m equity round launched last December.
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18 June 2013
Canadian clean power producer Innergex Renewable Energy has extended its $425m revolving term credit facility with a new five-year term ending in 2018.
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18 June 2013
Germany’s third largest utility EnBW Energie Baden-Wuerttemberg has revealed a major €7bn renewable energy investment plan, which will see it dispose of €2.7bn of assets to fund growth in the green sector.
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18 June 2013
SolarWorld’s shares rose sharply today after a number of reports suggested Qatar Solar Technologies would acquire a 30 per cent stake as part of a restructuring.
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18 June 2013
European private equity firm, Cinven has agreed to acquire ceramics manufacturer CeramTec from Rockwood Holdings for a total consideration of €1.49bn.
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17 June 2013
Salka Energy has been launched as a renewable energy development company by a senior ex-Gamesa executive and backed by Gulf-based ultra-high net worth investment group Wofi Capital.
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17 June 2013
Siemens confirmed to NewNet that it will now shut down its Israeli solar thermal unit, four years after purchasing it, as part of a group-wide exit from the solar sector.
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17 June 2013
Masdar PV and Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin have strengthened their R&D partnership with a new focus on next generation thin-film silicon technology.
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17 June 2013
Environmental gas supplier Air Liquide has struck a deal to acquire Voltaix, a US-based manufacturer of semiconductor devices and solar cells.
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17 June 2013
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency has launched a A$400m($384m) fund in an effort to generate 150MW of clean power.
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17 June 2013
Industrial group Siemens is reportedly planning to close solar division after failing to find a buyer for it.
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14 June 2013
Solarstrom’s shareholders have shown confidence in the board’s decision to split condition capital enabling it to issue convertible bonds with the resolution passed.
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