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The best performing funds of 2014: RobecoSAM Smart Energy
29 January 20152014 was a tumultuous year many alternative energy investors, but fund manager Thiemo Lang tells Peter Cripps how a 'very active' approach helped it outperform its peers.
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Green bonds 'need to attract additional capital'
28 January 2015The green bond market is currently little more than "a marketing tool" because it has often failed to channel additional capital into environmental projects, according to an influential renewables financier.
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Itau-Unibanco raises $408m for renewables in Brazil
28 January 2015Itau-Unibanco, Brazil's largest privately owned bank, has raised BRL1.05 billion ($408 million) from a mix of public and private sector institutions to finance renewable energy and water projects.
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Balance of power in renewables shifting to developing countries, says consultant
27 January 2015A major shift in the distribution of renewable power capacity from the EU and North America to developing countries is likely over the next decade, according to consultants Frost & Sullivan.
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GIB appoints its first CFO
26 January 2015The UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) has appointed its first chief financial officer, and said it has now moved "beyond the start-up phase".
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Oxford Capital raising £100m for UK solar fund
26 January 2015Private equity house Oxford Capital Partners is aiming to raise £100 million ($150 million) in its first UK renewables-focused fund aimed at institutional investors.
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Glennmont pays £160m for Wales biomass project
26 January 2015UK-based clean energy investor Glennmont Partners has paid £160 million ($240 million) for a 40MW biomass power project in Wales.
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DIF Infrastructure begins acquisition of four Canadian Solar projects
26 January 2015European investment fund DIF Infrastructure III has bought the 10MW Glenarm solar project in Ontario from Canadian Solar, for an undisclosed sum. It has also agreed to purchase a further three 11.5 MW Canadian projects – Illumination, Beamlight and Goldlight – from the same developer.
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SunEdison nears final stage of $1.3bn fundraising, ups convertible note issue
23 January 2015SunEdison will issue a further $50 million of convertible notes, in the final part of its $1.3 billion fundraising drive to finance the acquisition of First Wind.
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EDF reaches financial close on 200MW Texas wind farm
23 January 2015EDF Renewable Energy has reached financial close on a 200MW wind farm in Texas.