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Forestry firm to launch green bond and biomass fund
17 July 2014A sustainable forestry specialist plans to issue a £150 million ($256 million) green bond and launch a £50 million-£60 million fund to support expansions to its forestry and biomass operations.
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UK's £5bn waste-to-energy opportunity
16 July 2014A £5 billion ($8.6 billion) investment gap has been identified in the UK's waste sector over the next six years.
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WTO boost to Chinese solar stocks to prove 'temporary'
16 July 2014A surge in Chinese solar stocks following Monday's ruling by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) that US import taxes on their products broke global trade rules will soon be reversed, it was claimed today.
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Neo Solar convertible bond raises $120m
14 July 2014Neo Solar Power (NSP), Taiwan's leading maker of solar cells, has raised $120 million from a convertible bond, according to Asian press reports.
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JP Morgan and others put $400m into US wind farms
11 July 2014JP Morgan and a consortium of unnamed investors are taking a $400 million equity stake in two US wind farms.
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Senate rejects attempt to repeal Australia's carbon tax
10 July 2014Australia's senate has voted down the government's attempt to repeal the controversial Carbon Pricing Mechanism or 'carbon tax'.
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EU launches €3.7bn PPP to develop bio-based economy
09 July 2014A €3.7 billion ($5.0 billion) public-private partnership has been launched to develop a range of technologies to convert biomass into chemicals, energy and new materials.
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People moves
09 July 2014The latest personnel changes across the industry, including departures at Duke Energy, appointments at GDF Suez and new positions at Northern Trust
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Italy sees new type of green bond come to the market
09 July 2014Italy's second green bond this year will be its first from a pure-play renewables firm, and will be structured in a way the market has not seen previously.
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Germany's KfW commits to green bond issues
08 July 2014German development bank KfW is planning to issue a series of green bonds, starting with a €500 million - €1 billion ($680 million - $1.4 billion) issue later this year.