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Japanese trading house takes €100m stake in renewables developer
05 August 2013One of Japan's largest trading companies has agreed to buy a 25% stake in a solar and wind project developer for €100 million ($133 million).
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UK GIB in 'landmark' Northern Ireland deal
30 July 2013The UK's Green Investment Bank has helped to fund an £81 million ($124.5 million) combined heat and power plant that will burn wood reclaimed from landfill.
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Chinese company buys struggling thin-film maker for 'minimal amount'
25 July 2013A Chinese clean energy company has acquired its third thin-film solar panel maker "for pennies on the dollar", according to an analyst.
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First UK solar fund IPO marks 'pivotal moment' for sector
12 July 2013A UK solar photovoltaic (PV) investment fund has raised £130 million ($196.5 million) through a successful stock market flotation, in a move that marks a "pivotal moment in the growth of large-scale UK solar".
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Investor consortium signs $260m US wind farm deal
10 July 2013Owners of a US wind project have secured $260 million of financing from a consortium of investors.
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Infrastructure fund bids for French wind firm
08 July 2013A leading infrastructure fund, whose investors are mostly pension funds, has announced a friendly takeover bid for a financially troubled French wind company.
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EDF Energies Nouvelles founder backs €20m water IPO
05 July 2013A private equity-backed water treatment company has raised €20 million in an initial public offering (IPO) and attracted the founder of EDF Energies Nouvelles as cornerstone investor.
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Terra Firma presses on with renewables sale plan, despite pulling German IPO
04 July 2013Private equity group Terra Firma is pursuing plans for a possible sale of renewable energy company Infinis, despite pulling its planned flotation of German property firm Deutsche Annington.
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'First' biofuels facility to capture CO2 from coal-fired plant
03 July 2013A company that uses algae to make biofuels is to build what it claims will be the world's first facility to capture carbon dioxide from a coal-fired power station for use as a feedstock.
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Japanese firm completes €1.9bn purchase of European asset manager
02 July 2013A leading European asset manager with a strong reputation for sustainable investing has been bought by a Japanese financial services group.