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  • KKR agrees first loan to UK renewables project

    19 November 2014

    KKR has agreed to provide an £8 million ($12.5 million) loan to a community wind farm in Scotland, the first financing under its recently announced £100 million commitment to the UK renewables sector.

  • Hawaii is first US municipal to issue asset-backed green bond

    18 November 2014

    Hawaii has joined the growing number of US municipalities to tap the green bond market, launching a $150 million issue.

  • Ikea makes its biggest wind acquisition, more planned

    18 November 2014

    Ikea has made its biggest wind energy investment to date, and says it plans more over the coming year.

  • SunEdison, Terraform to pay $2.4bn for First Wind

    18 November 2014

    Solar power giant SunEdison and its 'yieldco' subsidiary Terraform Power, have agreed to pay up to $2.4 billion for US wind energy company First Wind.

  • Profile: Neil Eckert - Aggregated Micro Power

    18 November 2014

    Former Climate Exchange CEO Neil Eckert believes small-scale biomass has an important and potentially lucrative role to play in the energy transition. Peter Cripps reports on his latest venture

  • NextEnergy Solar doubles size with £95m share sale

    17 November 2014

    NextEnergy Solar Fund sold 91 million shares in an issue and placing last week, which raised £95.5 million ($150 million) and doubled its market capitalisation.

  • TRIG buys Scottish wind farm

    17 November 2014

    The Renewable Infrastructure Group (TRIG) has bought an onshore wind farm in Scotland for £32 million ($50 million).

  • Bluefield Solar succeeds in £160m equity raise

    14 November 2014

    Bluefield Solar Income Fund (BSIF) has completed its placement of more than 150 million shares, raising some £160 million ($251 million).

  • BlackRock buys wind farm from Arise

    13 November 2014

    BlackRock has bought its third wind energy project in Europe in recent weeks.

  • Renewables investment to grow 75%, but fossil-fuel subsidies must be addressed, warns IEA

    13 November 2014

    $7.8 trillion of investment into renewable energy is needed over the next 26 years "in order to have a world that is similar to the one we have today", according to the latest figures from the International Energy Agency (IEA).