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  • $760m raised by Mainstream for South African wind

    12 February 2015

    Mainstream Renewable Power has closed its $760 million funding round for wind power in South Africa.

  • Apple puts $848m into solar farm with First Solar

    12 February 2015

    Technology giant Apple has made its first renewables investment after announcing an $848 million deal with First Solar that will power its operations in California.

  • GIB to publish Green Investment Handbook

    11 February 2015

    The UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) is to launch a guidebook to help companies and investors measure the 'greenness' of their investments.

  • NextEnergy Solar Fund returns to market

    10 February 2015

    NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) has announced plans to issue a third tranche of shares as part of its fundraising programme.

  • Duke makes equity investment in commercial solar firm

    10 February 2015

    Duke Energy has bought a majority stake in a US solar installer seeking to become "the one-stop shop" for commercial solar in the country.

  • Renewables inflows plummet at KGAL

    09 February 2015

    Retroactive changes to subsidies in southern Europe have been blamed for an 80% fall in inflows to renewables funds in 2014 at German investment manager KGAL Group.

  • Nextracker raises $25m of debt and equity

    09 February 2015

    Solar technology firm Nextracker has secured $25 million of financing to support its expansion plans.

  • Elliott Capital buys UK solar projects, shorts renewables funds

    09 February 2015

    Elliott Capital Advisors, a leading US hedge fund, has made a direct investment of almost £100 million ($152 million) in six UK solar energy projects, while taking short positions in five London listed renewable energy funds.

  • UK subsidy changes offer better lending opportunities, says Macquarie

    09 February 2015

    The end of the Renewable Obligation Certificates (ROCs) in the UK will bring attractive refinancing opportunities for infrastructure lenders, according to experts at Macquarie.

  • BIS sells cornerstone stake in Greencoat

    06 February 2015

    The UK government has offloaded its 50 million-share holding in UK-listed renewables firm Greencoat UK Wind.