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Securitisation to play key role in Conergy rescue plan
30 July 2013An asset manager hopes to lead the market in issuing asset-backed securities as part of its plans to rescue a pioneering solar firm that has called in administrators.
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NYSE joins Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative
26 July 2013NYSE Euronext, parent of the New York Stock Exchange, has joined the Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative, marking "a significant step forward" for the programme.
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Industrial giant doubles its Indian solar output
22 July 2013One of India's biggest power generators is to build a 28.8MW solar plant, in a move that will double its photovoltaic capacity in the country.
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Bullish outlook for energy storage, say analysts
17 July 2013Increasing power generation from wind farms and solar panels coupled, in many countries, with high electricity prices and declining feed-in tariffs, will trigger a five-fold increase in demand for energy storage systems by 2020, analysts predict.
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Investors demand review into climate change and resource depletion
16 July 2013An alliance of investors has demanded the launch of an inquiry into why the UK Treasury scrapped plans for a review of the impact of resource depletion and climate change on growth prospects.
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Spain deals '€1.35bn' blow to renewables firms
15 July 2013Spain's latest planned subsidy cuts will cost the renewables sector €1.35 billion ($1.8 billion), according to a research note.
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EIB issues record-breaking €650m green bond
12 July 2013The European Investment Bank (EIB) has issued a €650 million ($849.4 million) Climate Awareness Bond (CAB) – the largest ever green bond to be denominated in euros, and the first to use the EIB's ECoop framework.
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Just one CCS project bids in round two of NER300
08 July 2013Only one carbon capture and storage project has applied for funding in the second round of the EU's NER300 programme, highlighting the need for the region to adopt other support mechanisms for the technology, according to experts.
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Clean-tech VC grows 56% in second quarter
04 July 2013Venture capital investments in clean-tech rebounded in the second quarter of 2013, providing evidence that the sector "is turning a corner", according to the Cleantech Group.
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10 steps to sustainable investment
26 June 2013Institutional investors must address sustainability risks, such as climate change, resource scarcity and water shortages, within their investment decisions, if they are to be successful in the future, an investor-backed lobby group claimed.