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Yieldco trend in renewables set to continue
08 July 2014As yieldcos continue to spring up in the renewable energy sector, KBI's Colm O'Connor tells Sophie Robinson-Tillett it is a sign of acceptance by mainstream investors, and explains why he is investing in their parent companies.
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Sustainability increasingly important for German investors
04 July 2014More than half of German institutional investors say they are now factoring sustainability criteria into their investment decisions, research has revealed.
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Italy's solar subsidy cuts 'cripple investor confidence', warns Photon
03 July 2014Italy's planned retroactive solar subsidy cuts have been branded "a fatal blow" to investor confidence in the sector.
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Cleantech fund invests €7m in energy efficiency firm
02 July 2014A cleantech and resource efficiency fund has invested €7 million in a firm that specialises in making equipment to improve energy efficiency in buildings.
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First Wind buys '500MW' wind project
30 June 2014US developer First Wind has bought a wind project in Texas with potential for 500MW capacity.
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Innergex teams up with pension fund to acquire Canadian hydro
25 June 2014Innergex Renewable Energy has teamed up with Desjardins Group Pension Plan to buy a hydroelectric facility in a deal valuing the site at CA$112.9 million ($104 million).
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NextEra IPO to fund acquisitions
24 June 2014Clean energy firm NextEra Energy hopes to raise up to $341 million by floating a subsidiary that owns and operates wind and solar projects in North America.
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Making hay while the sun shines
24 June 2014What does the recent spate of convertible issues tell us about the solar market, and are there more to come, asks Peter Cripps
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UK's Green Investment Bank plans £1bn offshore wind fund
24 June 2014Plans for a £1 billion fund to acquire equity stakes in operational offshore wind projects in the UK have been announced by the country's Green Investment Bank (GIB).
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KKR and ACCIONA in €417m renewables deal, companies plot yieldco
24 June 2014Private equity giant Kohlberg Kravis Roberts has spent €417 million buying a third of the renewables division of Spanish engineering firm ACCIONA.