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  • MidAmerican plans $700m solar bond

    14 June 2013

    Warren Buffett's MidAmerican Energy is planning to issue a $700 million bond to help finance its 579MW solar photovoltaic project in California, according to rating agencies.

  • First Solar aims to raise $500m in share sale

    12 June 2013

    First Solar plans to sell at least 8.5 million shares to the public, in an offer that could see it raise around $500 million.

  • Climate fund reaches €60m first close

    11 June 2013

    A fund seeking to raise €200 million to support sustainable land-use and ecosystem services has reached a first close, Environmental Finance can reveal.

  • Environmental services firm in €150m buy-out

    10 June 2013

    A multinational environmental solutions company has taken full ownership of a Latin American joint-venture in a €150 million deal.

  • $1.4bn joint venture to be 'Chile's largest renewables provider'

    07 June 2013

    A project developer and a private equity firm have inked a $1.4 billion deal to form a joint venture set to become Chile's largest wind and solar energy provider.

  • Allianz's renewable energy investment tops €1.5bn following Google deal

    06 June 2013

    Allianz Capital Partners has acquired a 72MW wind farm in northern Sweden that will supply power to Google's data centre in Finland.

  • German energy firm starts clean-tech venture capital unit

    06 June 2013

    One of Germany's leading energy companies has created a venture capital unit to invest in innovative clean technologies.

  • Polish authorities clear DONG wind sale

    05 June 2013

    Poland's competition authority has approved the sale of DONG's Polish onshore wind business, the Danish energy firm announced today.

  • Bank sells carbon firm

    03 June 2013

    A US investment bank has sold its carbon offset development firm, Environmental Finance has learned.

  • Australian renewables firm to issue retail bond

    03 June 2013

    An Australian company has launched a bond to fund renewable energy projects.