Green bonds

Fulcrum BioEnergy, which raised more than $1 billion to turn household waste into lower-emitting fuels for planes and trucks, is in danger of going under.

Enviva's $353 million in tax-exempt bonds currently are among the liabilities at stake in the company's Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Strong and growing sales tax revenues support the bonds. Repayment isn't tied to ridership, which has declined.

Prices have fallen for Alabama private activity bonds issued for wood pellet producer Enviva amid the firm's larger struggles.

"The lack of standardization is a very real problem that impacts all facets," said Ted Chapman, managing director and investment banker at Hilltop Securities.

It's the bank's eighth issuance of its climate-certified one-year notes. Buy-in starts at $100.

The event heavily focused on the kind of and how much disclosure issuers need to offer in order to attract investor interest.

The competition is open to nonprofit financing institutions and the funding will target clean technology projects in underserved areas of the country.

Buy in starts at $100 and the one-year taxable notes carry a 5% coupon rate. The Green Banks is seeking $350,000 for a green energy upgrade program.

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