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  • SunEdison and Dominion sign $650m solar JV in Utah

    13 August 2015

    SunEdison has partnered with US utility Dominion to finance a $650 million 420MW solar project in Utah.

  • RET Capital makes its debut in wind with $239m financing deal

    15 July 2015

    Renewable Energy Trust (RET) Capital has branched out into the wind sector after closing a $238.6 million financing package for an operating site in California.

  • Clean Power Plan could lead to stranded assets, inter-state trading

    01 June 2015

    The proposed US Clean Power Plan could leave some coal-fired power plants 'stranded' and lead to inter-state trading of emission reductions in the western states, experts said.

  • Santander stops funding APRIL after Greenpeace deforestation campaign

    02 March 2015

    Santander has bowed to pressure to withdraw finance from the paper company Asia Pacific Resources International (April) after Greenpeace launched a campaign criticising it for logging Indonesian forests.

  • Apple puts $848m into solar farm with First Solar

    12 February 2015

    Technology giant Apple has made its first renewables investment after announcing an $848 million deal with First Solar that will power its operations in California.

  • Canadian Solar completes C$60m sale to real estate firm

    07 July 2014

    Canadian Solar has sold a fifth solar project to a subsidiary of Canadian real estate company Concord Pacific.

  • EDF agrees 27MW solar farm sale to Dominion

    20 June 2014

    Utility EDF is to sell a 27MW solar site to US energy producer Dominion Generation.

  • GE enters Japanese solar market

    09 June 2014

    GE's financial services arm has entered the Japanese solar market after investing in a 32MW project.

  • Bioplastics firm wins €36m backing

    05 June 2014

    A company developing technology to produce plastic bottles from plants has won €36 million of backing from a consortium of investors.

  • NGOs claim victory as Arctic drilling platform plans scrapped

    25 October 2013

    Plans 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.