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  • Clean-tech fund makes first exit

    03 September 2013

    A clean technology fund with €230 million ($303 million) of commitments has made its first exit.

  • SolarCity sells shares and notes to raise more than $200m

    30 August 2013

    Solar financing company SolarCity has announced plans to raise $223.5 million by selling shares and convertible notes.

  • 'Unique' agro-forestry fund reaches €50m first close

    19 August 2013

    A pioneering agro-forestry fund has reached first close after raising more than €50 million ($66.6 million).

  • Danish pension fund invests in 'one of the last' UK power-only biomass projects

    14 August 2013

    A Danish joint venture has acquired a UK-based biomass plant from its developer, which warned the project could be one of the last power-only biomass stations to be built in the country because of a recent policy change.

  • SolarCity buys direct marketing company for $120m, raises installation forecast

    14 August 2013

    SolarCity has acquired a direct marketing company focused on the residential solar market for $120 million, in a deal it said will generate new customers and increase its installation levels.

  • Utility in R$1.4bn renewables investment

    12 August 2013

    One of Brazil's largest utilities is to invest R$1.4 billion (US$ 620.5 million) in a renewables firm.

  • Solar firm buys rival's thin-film solar technology

    07 August 2013

    A US solar firm has bought a competitor's thin-film technology in exchange for around $80 million in stock.

  • Pension funds buy Italian solar plants

    07 August 2013

    A European investment fund, acting on behalf of pension funds and other institutional investors, has bought four solar energy plants in Italy.

  • Solar fund inks first deal since float

    07 August 2013

    A UK solar photovoltaic investment fund that last month raised £130 million ($196.5 million) in a London listing has bought its first project.

  • Chinese wind giant issues $300m bond

    06 August 2013

    One of China's largest wind power developers has issued a $300 million bond.