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  • Greencoat takes majority stake in four more wind farms

    20 August 2014

    Greencoat UK Wind has bought a majority stake in four UK wind farms from subsidiaries of the New York-listed power company AES, for a total consideration of £90.6 million ($150 million).

  • Australia's flagship PV project loses A$110m funding support

    19 August 2014

    Conditional funding of A$75 million ($70 million) for a pioneering concentrated photovoltaic (PV) power plant has been withdrawn by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (Arena).

  • UK tidal firm targets £50 million fundraise for project

    19 August 2014

    A technology company that develops marine turbines in the UK is planning a £50 million ($83.4 million) fundraise next year, to pay for its first full-scale project.

  • Starwood secures financing for 165MW Texas wind farm

    19 August 2014

    Starwood Energy Group, a private US investment firm specialising in energy infrastructure, has reached agreements with a group of banks to finance its second wind farm, a 165MW project in Texas.

  • Biomass project backed by John Laing and GIB issues £48m bond

    18 August 2014

    John Laing has backed its first combined heat and power (CHP) biomass plant, teaming up with the UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) to invest £26 million ($43.5 million) in a project which is also issuing a £48 million bond.

  • Chinese solar firm Shunfeng wins $3.25bn credit line

    18 August 2014

    Shunfeng Photovoltaic International has agreed a credit facility of up to RMB20 billion ($3.25 billion) with China Minsheng Banking Corporation.

  • Alterra Power completes C$110m loan agreement

    14 August 2014

    Alterra Power has agreed a loan facility of C$110 million ($103 million) with affiliates of AMP Capital Advisors.

  • First green bond issued for Peru

    14 August 2014

    Peru has seen its first green bond come to the market, issued by the International Finance Corporation (IFC).

  • Bond investors ponder fifty shades of green

    12 August 2014

    Recent green bond issues have attracted mainstream as well as committed 'socially responsible' investors. But their views on what qualifies as 'green' can differ dramatically, as Graham Cooper reports

  • Hannon Armstrong eyes $2bn of investment opportunities

    12 August 2014

    Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (HASI) said it retains a pipeline of potential investments worth more than $2 billion, after investing almost $1 billion since its IPO in April 2013.