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Is energy storage commercially viable?
28 October 2014Energy storage has long been viewed as a key solution for meeting growing demand for power. But despite years of investment its potential has yet to be fully realised. Ian Thomas discusses the challenges and investment opportunities
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Business welcomes EU 2030 emissions goal, but not renewables target
28 October 2014Industry and investors have broadly welcomed the EU's new climate and energy policy framework for 2030.
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HASI to raise $54.4m of equity
28 October 2014Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (HASI) is to return to the equity market in a bid to raise $54.4 million.
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Abengoa Yield plans €200m bond
27 October 2014The yieldco spun off by renewables and infrastructure firm Abengoa plans to issue a €200 million ($253.5 million) bond to help it buy solar and wind farms from its parent company.
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Greencoat's £125m fundraise smashes target
24 October 2014Greencoat UK Wind raised £125 million through an equity raise – smashing its £100 million target.
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New York green bank opens account with $800m of deals
23 October 2014New York's green bank has agreed to make its first loans after announcing a string of deals it said will ultimately lead to investments of more than $800 million.
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Masdar invests $125m in Oman's first wind farm
23 October 2014Masdar has entered into a joint venture to build a $125 million wind farm in Oman.
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Green Investment Bank sees interest in offshore wind fund
22 October 2014The UK's Green Investment Bank said it has had interest from two potential cornerstone investors for its proposed £1 billion ($1.6 billion) offshore wind fund.
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PartnerRe to finance $100m of Mosaic's solar loans
22 October 2014An affiliate of global reinsurer PartnerRe will provide up to $100 million for the home solar loan programme of Mosaic, a peer-to-peer solar finance company headquartered in Oakland, California.
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RBS agrees £28m project financing for UK's Lightsource
22 October 2014UK solar energy developer Lightsource Renewable Energy has secured £28.4 million ($45.6 million) of project financing from Royal Bank of Scotland for three installations totalling 34MW.