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Italian infrastructure investor F2i adds to its renewables portfolio
23 February 2015German utility E.On has sold its 49MW portfolio of seven solar energy plants in Italy to an Italian infrastructure fund, F2i SGR, for an undisclosed sum.
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Jordan awards tenders for 200MW of renewables projects
19 February 2015Jordan has awarded contracts to 12 solar projects and two wind farms, totalling 200MW, in its first renewable energy tender.
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Iowa issues $321m green bond to finance water projects
16 February 2015A series of bonds, totalling $321.5 million, has been issued by the Iowa Financing Authority to fund a range of water–related projects in the state.
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Independent Glennmont remains bullish on renewables
13 February 2015Glennmont Partners is one of Europe's largest clean energy investors, having raised €937 million since 2009. CEO Joost Bergsma tells Graham Cooper how the firm – and the market – has evolved.
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World's biggest sovereign wealth fund discloses divestments
12 February 2015The world's largest sovereign wealth fund, Norway's Government Pension Fund Global, has revealed more details about its divestments as part of a move to "think long-term and protect value for future generations".
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Trina in convertibles deal with two investors for Chinese solar
12 February 2015Trina Solar has formed an investment partnership with two major with Chinese firms to develop up to 1GW of projects.
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Large investors accused of weak sustainable investment policies on forestry
11 February 2015Most institutional investors have "poorly developed sustainable investment policies" regarding forest commodities, according to Forest 500, an initiative of the Global Canopy Programme (GCP), a UK-based think tank.
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Elliott Capital buys UK solar projects, shorts renewables funds
09 February 2015Elliott Capital Advisors, a leading US hedge fund, has made a direct investment of almost £100 million ($152 million) in six UK solar energy projects, while taking short positions in five London listed renewable energy funds.
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The best performing funds of 2014: Ecofi Enjeux Futurs
03 February 2015Finding firms that help address challenges caused by environmental pressures and the growing global population helped produce benchmark-beating results. Fund manager Olivier Plaisant talks to Peter Cripps
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People moves
02 February 2015A round-up of the latest new appointments and moves in the industry, including changes at Abengoa, Rabobank and Solarcentury.