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Trading firm 'enters Japanese solar market' with $362m investment
09 August 2013A Japanese trading company plans to invest ¥35 billion ($362 million) to build four solar power plants in the country, according to reports.
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European clean energy fund reaches €200m first close
08 August 2013A fund manager has raised €200 million ($268 million) in a first close for its €450 million clean energy fund.
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Innovative financing needed to scale up clean energy – report
08 August 2013New financing methods are required to scale up the clean energy sector, given the current environment of declining government support and tight bank lending, according to a report released today.
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Japanese trading house takes €100m stake in renewables developer
05 August 2013One of Japan's largest trading companies has agreed to buy a 25% stake in a solar and wind project developer for €100 million ($133 million).
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Terra Firma 'makes progress with £1.5bn' Infinis sale
05 August 2013Private equity giant Terra Firma has reportedly made progress in its attempt to find a buyer for its clean energy company Infinis, in a move expected to generate about £1.5 billion ($2.3 billion).
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UK firm taken to court for carbon credit investment scheme
02 August 2013A UK firm promoting carbon credit investments has been taken to court over investment schemes believed to be illegal by the UK Financial Conduct Authority.
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Australia's clean energy fund links with forestry investor
01 August 2013Australia's clean energy fund has signed an agreement with an asset manager focused on sustainable forestry to finance bioenergy and biofuel projects.
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Middle Eastern promise
01 August 2013The Middle East is poised to become a hotspot of renewables activity over the next few decades. Graham Cooper outlines which countries and sectors hold the most promise for investors.
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Thirteen years on
30 July 2013Environmental Finance magazine was launched in September 1999. As he steps down 13 years later, founding editor Mark Nicholls reflects on the journey
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Securitisation to play key role in Conergy rescue plan
30 July 2013An asset manager hopes to lead the market in issuing asset-backed securities as part of its plans to rescue a pioneering solar firm that has called in administrators.