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  • Northland Power buys majority stake in German offshore wind

    05 September 2014

    Northland Power has bought an 85% stake in three offshore wind projects off the coast of Germany.

  • UK CfD changes to 'boost renewables subsidy allocation'

    02 September 2014

    The UK renewables sector received a slight boost after the government altered the details of how it will calculate its Contracts for Difference subsidy regime, in a move that is expected to allow it to support more projects.

  • Scottish Equity Partners launches £135m clean energy fund

    02 September 2014

    Scottish Equity Partners (SEP), a UK venture capital company, has raised £135 million ($223 million) for a new fund to invest in clean energy infrastructure.

  • Arise raises SEK350m in second green bond

    01 September 2014

    Swedish wind farm developer Arise has issued an SEK350 million ($50.5 million) green bond, refinancing an existing bond.

  • EU energy and environmental reforms could see carbon price soar

    01 September 2014

    The price of allowances in the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) could rise almost four-fold to €23 ($30) per tonne of carbon dioxide (CO2) by 2030 if proposed energy and environmental reforms are implemented, according to Thomson Reuters.

  • Glennmont's second fund reaches €500m second close

    01 September 2014

    A clean energy fund has reached a €500 million ($656.6 million) final close, exceeding its target by €50 million.

  • Investing in commercial solar rooftops in the US

    29 August 2014

    After raising $130 million to refinance its first fund, True Green Capital's Panos Ninios explains why he is so bullish about commercial rooftop solar in the US. Peter Cripps reports

  • Improving the yieldco

    28 August 2014

    Yieldcos have the potential to be a game-changer for renewables by helping to reduce the cost of low-carbon electricity by 20%, argues Morgan Herve-Mignucci

  • Global renewables investment to slow for remainder of decade, warns IEA

    28 August 2014

    Global renewables investments fell to slightly above $250 billion in 2013 and are set to continue slowing in coming years, a report has warned.

  • Aviva buys UK solar rooftop portfolio from Zouk Capital

    27 August 2014

    Aviva Investors has bought another portfolio of UK residential solar assets from private equity firm Zouk Capital.