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India's eagerly-awaited 750MW solar auction 'expected soon'
03 October 2013Activity in India's solar sector is set for a boost, as the government is expected to announce the eagerly-awaited second phase of its solar auction programme, after months of delay.
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Renewables supplier to issue its first corporate bond
02 October 2013A UK renewable energy supplier is to tap the sterling bond market to help fuel its expansion drive.
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People moves, late September
01 October 2013The latest people moves in the environmental markets, including appointments at J. Safra Sarasin, Standard Life Investments, Allianz Global Investors, F&C Investments, Carbon Capture and Storage Association and more
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Development banks urged to help boost clean infrastructure investments
30 September 2013Multilateral development banks should use their financial muscle to structure investment funds to fit the needs of institutional investors that want to avoid high-carbon infrastructure assets, a conference heard.
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Guinness is good for renewables
30 September 2013Guinness Asset Management is launching its fifth £10 million ($16 million) fund to support renewable energy companies in the UK.
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Standard Life Investments boosts sustainability team
30 September 2013Standard Life Investments has appointed a new head of sustainable and responsible investment (SRI) and added two managers to the team.
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UK GIB-backed fund in £11m biomass deal
30 September 2013A fund backed by the UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) has "secured the long-term future" of a waste wood-burning biomass plant with an £11 million investment.
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Sarasin hires sustainable investment research head after staff exodus to rival
27 September 2013Swiss bank J. Safra Sarasin has made new appointments to its sustainable investment team after losing more than 40 of its employees to a rival.
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US asset manager to buy four more Conergy subsidiaries
26 September 2013Kawa Capital Management will buy a further four units in German solar pioneer Conergy, which has called in administrators, it announced today.
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Rules for new US power plants 'to boost gas and renewables investment'
23 September 2013The US Environmental Protection Agency's proposed carbon emission limits for new power plants will spur investment in clean energy, but natural gas is expected to be the big winner, according to observers.