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Mainstream and Actis form $1.9bn Africa renewables 'platform'
18 February 2015Project developer Mainstream Renewable Power and emerging market private equity firm Actis have teamed up to form a $1.9 billion pan-African renewable energy platform.
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GIB in £100m community-scale funding drive
17 February 2015The UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) has launched a £100 million ($154 million) initiative which it claims will be the largest single source of equity funding for community-scale renewables in the country.
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Equitix takes 80% stake in UK offshore wind transmission system
17 February 2015UK infrastructure investor Equitix has paid construction company Balfour Beatty £40 million ($62 million) for an 80% stake in the transmission system for the Thanet offshore windfarm.
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India says Yes to green bonds
16 February 2015One of India's largest private banks has launched what it claims to be the country's first green bond.
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DNB issues first green bond from Nordic commercial bank
16 February 2015DNB, one of Norway's leading commercial banks, has issued the first green bond by a commercial bank in the Nordic region.
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Biomass firm taps loan note issue
16 February 2015A biomass company has tapped a loan note issue as part of fundraising programme that is expected to see it regularly return to market.
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Bluefield Solar makes three acquisitions
16 February 2015Bluefield Solar Income Fund has bought three solar plants in the UK for £54 million ($83 million).
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Independent Glennmont remains bullish on renewables
13 February 2015Glennmont Partners is one of Europe's largest clean energy investors, having raised €937 million since 2009. CEO Joost Bergsma tells Graham Cooper how the firm – and the market – has evolved.
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The EIB uses credit enhancement facility in offshore wind loan
13 February 2015The European Investment Bank has agreed a £51 million ($78 million) loan for the world's second largest offshore wind project, using its Project Bond Credit Enhancement Facility.
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Trina in convertibles deal with two investors for Chinese solar
12 February 2015Trina Solar has formed an investment partnership with two major with Chinese firms to develop up to 1GW of projects.