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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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New advisory firm 'to boost secondary market in renewables'
12 March 2014A new company – MegaWatt-X – has been launched to facilitate a secondary market in renewable energy assets.
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Tesla has 'nosebleed' valuation as technology 'bubble' forms
10 March 2014Electric vehicle firm Tesla has a "nosebleed valuation", according to a leading US investor who warned of an asset price bubble among technology companies.
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GIB and Equitix in £24.5m biomass deal with turkey farming giant
10 March 2014The UK's pioneering Green Investment Bank and fund manager Equitix are to invest £24.5 million to finance the installation of biomass boilers at UK turkey farming giant Bernard Matthews.
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Making responsible investment pay
07 March 2014Managers of some of the best performing environmentally themed funds talk about the stocks that boosted returns over the past year, and reveal how they are positioned for the future. Elza Holmstedt Pell reports
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Statkraft in NOK7bn Norwegian wind joint venture
06 March 2014Statkraft is set to lead a new joint venture involving three other Norwegian energy companies to develop three wind projects in the country that require a total of NOK7 billion ($1.2 billion) of investment.
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Energy shot billionaire launches clean energy, water investment company
04 March 2014The billionaire behind the '5-hour Energy' shot has launched an investment company focused on energy conservation and water treatment.
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UK GIB requests mandate to lend to small-scale renewables
03 March 2014The UK's £3.8 billion ($6.4 billion) Green Investment Bank has requested that its mandate be extended to allow it to lend to small-scale renewables, after the Co-operative Bank cut its support for the sector.
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Creator of 'world's most powerful wind turbine' raises funding
28 February 2014A company that claims to have invented the world's most powerful wind turbine has completed its latest funding round, valuing the firm at €40 million ($54.7 million).
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Renewables M&A deals up a third in 2013, further activity expected in 2014
28 February 2014The value of mergers and acquisitions in renewable energy rose nearly a third in 2013, driven by utilities looking to offload the assets to raise capital, a consultancy firm has found.