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  • Windiga to develop biggest solar farm in Sub-Saharan Africa

    26 June 2014

    Windiga Energy is to develop the largest solar photovoltaic (PV) power station in Sub-Saharan Africa, after securing backing from private and public investors.

  • Innergex teams up with pension fund to acquire Canadian hydro

    25 June 2014

    Innergex 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).

  • Sarasin restructures to reinforce its sustainability strategy

    25 June 2014

    Swiss private bank J Safra Sarasin said it is restructuring "to fully embed the bank's sustainability ambitions in its core business strategy."

  • ReEnergise secures UK energy efficiency investment

    25 June 2014

    ReEnergise Finance is to receive £2 million to support its energy efficiency projects, from investors including the UK Green Investment Bank (GIB).

  • UK's Green Investment Bank plans £1bn offshore wind fund

    24 June 2014

    Plans 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).

  • Stellar wind performance puts Infinis on track for £55m dividend

    19 June 2014

    Infinis Energy, the renewables company run by private equity giant Terra Firma, said it was on target to pay out a £55 million ($93 million) dividend to investors, following "very strong financial results".

  • EnerCap names cornerstone investor for E3F fund

    18 June 2014

    EnerCap Capital Partners has named a Polish investment firm as the cornerstone investor for its latest fund.

  • Emerald cleantech fund attracts three more corporate investors

    17 June 2014

    Three more multinational companies – Suncor Energy of Canada, Ecolab of the UK, and Korean conglomerate SK Group – have invested in the Emerald Cleantech Fund III, run by Zurich-based Emerald Technology Ventures.

  • Firelight buys stakes in four Canadian wind projects

    16 June 2014

    Firelight Infrastructure Partners has borrowed CA$57 million ($52 million) to acquire stakes in four onshore wind projects in Canada.

  • Investors 'should turn to Eastern Europe for profitable renewables'

    16 June 2014

    Eastern Europe holds massive untapped potential for renewables investment, according to the director of a soon-to-launch private equity fund.