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Oct 29, 2020 - Richard Metcalf

Dealmakers assess upside for US renewables under Biden

With an unpredictable election looming, developers, financiers and would-be buyers of US renewable energy projects are carefully weighing the potential impact of a Joe Biden presidency as they try to reach decisions on M&A and financing transactions.
Oct 29, 2020 - Carmen Arroyo

Solek nears construction with small-scale Chile solar project

Solar developer Solek expects to begin construction in January on a 10.52 MW (DC) solar asset in the Chilean region of Ñuble, having received regulatory approval for the project.
Oct 29, 2020 - Richard Metcalf

Ørsted picks up wind farm in Nebraska

Ørsted has acquired a 298 MW wind project in Nebraska that it intends to bring online in the fourth quarter of 2021.
Oct 29, 2020 - Carmen Arroyo

Renovatio to launch Colombia’s first private renewables auction

Grupo Renovatio, through its subsidiary Renovatio Trading Americas, is preparing the first private power auction in Colombia, with the intent to procure 20 GWh per month from renewable assets.
Oct 29, 2020 - Juliana Ennes

Brazil unveils power plan

Brazil is preparing to hold power generation and transmission line auctions between now and the end of 2022 that will require investments totaling R$88 billion ($16.6 billion), according to power regulator Aneel’s director-general Andre Pepitone.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Ørsted picks up wind farm in Nebraska

Oct 29, 2020 - Richard Metcalf

Ørsted has acquired a 298 MW wind project in Nebraska that it intends to bring online in the fourth quarter of 2021.
Skyline debuts in solar with Texas acquisition

Oct 29, 2020 - Richard Metcalf

Skyline Renewables has acquired its first US solar asset – a 250 MW project in Texas that has been financed with construction debt from a group of five lenders.

Dealmakers assess upside for US renewables under Biden

Oct 29, 2020 - Richard Metcalf

With an unpredictable election looming, developers, financiers and would-be buyers of US renewable energy projects are carefully weighing the potential impact of a Joe Biden presidency as they try to reach decisions on M&A and financing transactions.
Nevada utility launches RFP

Oct 29, 2020 - Taryana Odayar

NV Energy has issued a request for proposals to add new renewable energy projects to its portfolio.

PIMCO joins SPAC craze with Crane at helm

Oct 13, 2020 - Richard Metcalf

Bond-focused fund manager Pacific Investment Management Co (PIMCO) is the latest sponsor to back a low carbon blank check company, with former NRG Energy leader David Crane as chief executive.
Flush with cash, AES Gener delays capital raise

Oct 05, 2020 - Carmen Arroyo

AES Gener has decided to postpone a $500 million capital increase, the proceeds of which it had planned to use to fund its 1.6 GW solar and wind pipeline in Chile and Colombia, having raised the cash by other means.

Cypress Creek, CalCom alums launch solar developer

Oct 28, 2020 - Taryana Odayar

Cypress Creek Renewables alumni Evan Riley and Michael Kremer have teamed up with CalCom Energy's Dylan Dupre to launch a US solar developer called White Pine Renewables.
Ørsted recruits onshore renewables official from GE EFS

Oct 27, 2020 - Taryana Odayar

Ørsted has hired a senior staffer from GE Energy Financial Services in New York to oversee finance, business development and M&A for US onshore renewables.

Oct 23, 2020 - Richard Metcalf

The Buzz: What’s in a name?

When Engie and EDP Renováveis christened their offshore wind joint venture Ocean Winds, you could be forgiven for assuming that it had taken about 10 seconds to come up with the name. But in the branding world, nothing is that simple.
Oct 16, 2020 - Richard Metcalf

Delving into the pipeline…

Enterprising energy innovators never tire of coming up with unlikely new locations for power generation – on highways, in roof tiles, at the end of a kite string – with mixed results. Now there’s a start-up producing electrons from municipal water pipes.
Oct 09, 2020 - Richard Metcalf

Settle for nothing less: Big data gets smarter on vPPAs

In the world of project finance, power purchase agreements are usually considered from the point of view of the project owner or lender. But in the last few years, more attention has started to be paid to the other end of the contract.