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Renewable Funding secures $20m for US expansion
25 April 2014Renewable Funding, a US clean energy finance company, has secured $20 million in equity funding to expand its US activities.
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SunEdison secures C$115 m for Canadian solar plants
23 April 2014SunEdison has reached a C$115 million ($104 million) financing agreement with Deutsche Bank for the construction of two new solar power plants in Canada.
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Time for an environmental reality check
10 April 2014Carbon emissions are continuing to rise at an alarming rate, leading to predictions that the global temperature will rise more than 2°C – the limit set by the IPCC. David Casale explains the need for a reality check, and greater consensus, if real progress is to be made.
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Loan fund created to spur carbon finance for clean cookstoves
08 April 2014A not-for-profit loan fund has been set up to help clean cookstove projects negotiate the carbon crediting process.
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Goldman Sachs backs SunEdison 'yieldco' with $250m facility
03 April 2014Californian solar power company SunEdison has secured a $250 million financing facility from Goldman Sachs to help it launch a 'yieldco'.
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Wider pool of investors likely for solar assets, says McKinsey
02 April 2014As the number of solar energy installations continues to increase, new financing options are emerging that will attract a broader range of investors to the sector, according to consultants McKinsey & Co.
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Largest wind project in Africa secures €623m in financing
24 March 2014The biggest clean power energy project in Africa has taken a major leap forward by signing €623 million ($859.6 million) in financing to allow it move it into the construction phase.
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Pattern raises C$820 million debt for wind farm
21 March 2014California-based energy company Pattern Energy is reported to have raised C$820 million ($728 million) of debt to finance a wind farm.
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Renewable Energy Trust raises $125m for solar
13 March 2014US financing platform, Renewable Energy Trust (RET) Capital, has raised $125 million to buy utility scale, commercial and industrial solar power generating assets.
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$10m financing deal to boost energy storage
06 March 2014Green Charge Networks, a California-based supplier of energy storage systems, has agreed a financing programme with TIP Capital, a provider of equipment finance, to help industrial, municipal and retail customers acquire its technology.