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CSP needs more help to attract private sector investment, report claims
21 March 2014India's solar drive is set to deliver the world's largest Linear Fresnel concentrated solar power (CSP) project, but policymakers will have to work harder to attract the private investment the country needs to hit its targets, according to a report.
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Exxon Mobil to report on 'stranded assets' risk
21 March 2014Energy giant Exxon Mobil has bowed to shareholder pressure to report on how it assesses the risk of its fossil fuel reserves becoming 'stranded assets' as a result of action to combat climate change.
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John Laing says it will hit £160m renewables IPO target
20 March 2014UK investment company John Laing took a step closer to floating its renewables fund on the London Stock Exchange, after it said there was sufficient demand from investors for it to hit its target of raising £160 million ($262 million).
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New Forests raises A$707m for new fund
17 March 2014Australian fund manager New Forests has closed its latest fund at A$707 million ($642 million), which will be invested in timber plantations and associated infrastructure.
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Calvert launches resource efficiency strategy
17 March 2014Sustainability specialist Calvert Investments has announced a new strategy for using resource efficiency to identify investment opportunities in large-cap firms.
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African Renewable Energy Fund raises $100m
13 March 2014The African Renewable Energy Fund (AREF), which focuses on renewable energy projects in Sub-Saharan Africa, reached a first close yesterday, as it raised $100 million to invest in small- to medium-sized independent power producers.
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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.