4 new clean energy bonds

Germany's SolarWorld is issuing a €150 million corporate bond.

Also in Germany, Windreich (wind energy) is issuing a  €75 million corporate bond.

French smart grid and energy solutions developer Schneider Electric, has issued a € 750 million corporate bond.  Schneider is not strictly speaking a clean energy company, but has a lot of related business - enough to be included in a number of green equities indexes and listings.

Finally, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has issued $150 million of "Clean Energy Bonds" to fund its lending in that area. The bonds are aimed at the Japanese retail market. ADB's first Clean Energy bonds, issued in September 2010, raised $243 million.