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Apple puts $848m into solar farm with First Solar
12 February 2015Technology giant Apple has made its first renewables investment after announcing an $848 million deal with First Solar that will power its operations in California.
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Canadian Solar completes C$60m sale to real estate firm
07 July 2014Canadian Solar has sold a fifth solar project to a subsidiary of Canadian real estate company Concord Pacific.
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EDF agrees 27MW solar farm sale to Dominion
20 June 2014Utility EDF is to sell a 27MW solar site to US energy producer Dominion Generation.
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GE enters Japanese solar market
09 June 2014GE's financial services arm has entered the Japanese solar market after investing in a 32MW project.
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Bioplastics firm wins €36m backing
05 June 2014A company developing technology to produce plastic bottles from plants has won €36 million of backing from a consortium of investors.
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NGOs claim victory as Arctic drilling platform plans scrapped
25 October 2013Plans to build two Arctic oil drilling platforms have been scrapped after environmentalists warned the project's financiers that the activities would jeopardise the future of one of the most endangered whale species.
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California adopts first US energy storage target 'to boost renewables'
18 October 2013California's utilities will be required to buy energy storage capacity totalling 1.325GW by 2020 under a "first of its kind" target set by state regulators.