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  • TIAA-CREF takes 50% stake in EDF solar project

    20 May 2014

    US asset manager TIAA-CREF has bought a 50% stake in EDF's largest solar photovoltaic project.

  • Ingenious completes solar acquisition with loan from Barclays

    20 May 2014

    Ingenious Clean Energy has completed the £27 million ($45 million) acquisition of three solar farms, after securing a £14.5 million loan from Barclays.

  • Trading Emissions returns a further £20m to shareholders

    20 May 2014

    Shareholders in Trading Emissions, a London-listed environmental investment fund, are to receive a further payout of £20 million ($34 million), equivalent to 8 pence per share, as part of the company's winding-up process.

  • Sunrun raises $150m in equity

    16 May 2014

    Rooftop solar leasing firm Sunrun has secured $150 million in its latest round of equity fundraising.

  • Profile: Henderson Global Care Growth Fund

    15 May 2014

    Henderson's sustainability themed fund easily beat its benchmark over the past year. Peter Cripps learns about its investment philiosophy – and why it tends to pick energy efficiency over renewables.

  • 'World's largest' offshore wind project finance deal agreed

    15 May 2014

    A €2.8 billion ($3.8 billion) project financing agreement has been secured for an offshore wind farm, in a deal that claims to be the largest of its kind.

  • Neil Woodford buys stake in Leaf Clean Energy

    09 May 2014

    Neil Woodford, arguably the UK's most famous fund manager, has taken a significant share in a US-based company that invests in renewables firms.

  • Abengoa secures 25% interest in Chinese water firm

    06 May 2014

    Sustainable technology company Abengoa has gained a further foothold in China with the acquisition of a 25% stake in Beijing-based wastewater firm GreenTech.

  • Turbine companies to benefit from six-fold growth in offshore wind, says HSBC

    02 May 2014

    Offshore wind capacity will grow six-fold over the remainder of the decade, in a trend that is set to boost the value of three turbine manufacturers, according to new research by HSBC.

  • Hannon Armstrong secondary offer a hit with investors

    02 May 2014

    Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital has raised $74.75 million through a secondary public offering, as investors snapped up all the shares it made available.