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Clean-tech investment pioneer in liquidation
02 July 2013The UK's first publicly-listed clean-tech venture capital firm has entered into voluntary liquidation. Low Carbon Accelerator (LCA) shares were withdrawn from trading on the London Stock Exchange at 7.00am this morning.
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A$529m refinancing catalyses wind farm sale
01 July 2013Australia's clean energy fund and a consortium of banks have invested A$529 million (US$486 million) to refinance Meridian Energy's 50% holding in the southern hemisphere's largest wind farm, paving the way for Meridian to sell its stake.
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Allianz buys three wind farms
27 June 2013German insurance giant Allianz has expanded its renewable energy portfolio, buying three wind farms with a combined capacity of 100MW.
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Energy efficient ships an 'attractive investment opportunity', says bank
27 June 2013Investors are increasingly seeing retrofitting ships with fuel-saving technologies as an attractive opportunity, according to a bank, which is developing a finance mechanism for the activity.
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Green Investment Bank gets £800m boost, and borrowing powers
27 June 2013The UK's trailblazing Green Investment Bank (GIB) today saw its firepower increased by £800 million ($1.2 billion), and was for the first time granted permission to borrow capital.
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Camco writes off CDM investments, readies energy storage for market
27 June 2013The collapse in Clean Development Mechanism credit prices has forced London-listed Camco Clean Energy to write-off its remaining investments in the sector, while its energy storage and biogas investments start to pay off.
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Investor confidence rising in wind sector – bank
25 June 2013Investor confidence in wind turbine manufacturers will continue to grow in the second half of 2013, a leading bank has forecast.
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US investment manager offers carbon-neutral fund
25 June 2013A US investment manager is to make one of its funds carbon-neutral by purchasing emission offset credits from projects that generate electricity from methane captured at landfill sites.
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Third-party solar firm wins over major bank in fundraising
25 June 2013A company that installs solar panels on homes in the US has won financing to fund the purchase of more than $630 million worth of projects.
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Sustainability a growing concern for investors – BoA
24 June 2013Mainstream investors will increasingly rely on sustainability metrics to inform investment decisions, Bank of America has claimed.