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  • Investors demand review into climate change and resource depletion

    16 July 2013

    An alliance of investors has demanded the launch of an inquiry into why the UK Treasury scrapped plans for a review of the impact of resource depletion and climate change on growth prospects.

  • Spain deals '€1.35bn' blow to renewables firms

    15 July 2013

    Spain's latest planned subsidy cuts will cost the renewables sector €1.35 billion ($1.8 billion), according to a research note.

  • UK commits £1bn to low-carbon vehicle research

    15 July 2013

    The government and the automotive industry in the UK have each agreed to invest £500 million ($755 million) over the next 10 years to develop and commercialise technologies for low-carbon vehicles.

  • ABB bets on solar

    11 July 2013

    ABB's recent $1 billion swoop on solar inverter maker Power-One came after several of its rivals exited the volatile sector. ABB's Maxine Ghavi tells Elza Holmstedt Pell why the engineering giant is bucking the trend by expanding its solar business

  • EIB should be lender of last resort for offshore wind, claims banker

    11 July 2013

    Commercial banks are increasingly willing to finance offshore wind farms, meaning the European Investment Bank (EIB) should step back and take a less prominent role in lending to projects, a leading banker in the sector has claimed.

  • Investor consortium signs $260m US wind farm deal

    10 July 2013

    Owners of a US wind project have secured $260 million of financing from a consortium of investors.

  • Solar lease funds reach record high in Q2

    09 July 2013

    Third-party finance companies raised a record $1.33 billion for residential and commercial solar projects in the second quarter of this year, double the amount raised in the previous three months, a US consultancy said.

  • £40m IPO plan for renewables firm

    08 July 2013

    A carbon market veteran is planning a £40 million ($61.4 million) flotation of a renewable energy venture.

  • Sustainable forestry fund reaches final close, makes first investment

    05 July 2013

    A fund investing in sustainable forestry assets in south-east Asia has reached a final close and completed its first transaction.

  • EDF Energies Nouvelles founder backs €20m water IPO

    05 July 2013

    A private equity-backed water treatment company has raised €20 million in an initial public offering (IPO) and attracted the founder of EDF Energies Nouvelles as cornerstone investor.