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  • Greencoat 'resilient to oil rout'

    24 February 2015

    Greencoat UK Wind said its "steady" results for 2014 have highlighted its resilience to falling oil prices.

  • Latest renewables yieldco falls flat in first week of trading

    23 February 2015

    A solar and wind yieldco spun out of Spanish infrastructure and energy firm Actividades de Construcción y Servicios Group (ACS) has seen a disappointing start to its life as a listed company.

  • Macquarie steps up renewables financing with £21.5m solar deal

    23 February 2015

    Macquarie has agreed to finance a 29MW solar project in the UK.

  • Italian infrastructure investor F2i adds to its renewables portfolio

    23 February 2015

    German utility E.On has sold its 49MW portfolio of seven solar energy plants in Italy to an Italian infrastructure fund, F2i SGR, for an undisclosed sum.

  • BlackRock in partnership with EDF for three US wind farms

    23 February 2015

    BlackRock has formed an "infrastructure partnership" with EDF Renewables to acquire equity in a series of wind assets.

  • NextEnergy raises £61.4m from latest round of fundraising

    23 February 2015

    NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) has raised an additional £61.4 million ($94.3 million) by issuing 59.75 million new shares at a price of 102.77p.

  • BlackRock buys another wind farm from REG

    20 February 2015

    BlackRock has bought a wind farm in the UK for an enterprise value £24.4 million ($37.5 million).

  • Jordan awards tenders for 200MW of renewables projects

    19 February 2015

    Jordan has awarded contracts to 12 solar projects and two wind farms, totalling 200MW, in its first renewable energy tender.

  • Foresight to raise up to £145m

    19 February 2015

    Foresight Solar Fund plans to return to the equity market early next month, in a move that could see it raise up to £145 million ($223 million).

  • The EC's plan to unify capital markets can help address climate change

    19 February 2015

    The European Commission's plan to unify capital markets announced this week can benefit renewables and energy efficiency firms, argues Martin Schoenberg