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Jinko agrees RMB320m loan with China Development Bank
10 March 2015JinkoSolar has agreed a RMB320 million ($52 million) loan agreement with China Development Bank to help finance solar projects in the country.
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Modi's $300bn renewables ambition for India
27 February 2015Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi plans to spur a boom in renewables. Charles Yates looks at the opportunity – and some of the challenges – that lie ahead
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First Solar and SunPower plan first ever 'joint yieldco'
24 February 2015US firms First Solar and SunPower are in negotiations to launch the world's first 'joint yieldco' to operate renewable energy assets.
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World Bank sells 30-year green bond to Zurich
20 February 2015The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD or World Bank) has issued a 30-year green bond exclusively for Zurich Insurance Group.
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World Bank launches its biggest US dollar green bond
20 February 2015The World Bank, through its International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, has issued its largest US dollar-denominated green bond, raising $600 million.
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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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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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$760m raised by Mainstream for South African wind
12 February 2015Mainstream Renewable Power has closed its $760 million funding round for wind power in South Africa.
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China's emissions market 'to target six sectors'
11 February 2015China's national emissions trading system (ETS), will initially cover six industry sectors: power generation; steel, non-ferrous metals; building materials; chemicals; and aviation, according to a senior government official.
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Pattern to raise $350m as it eyes 1GW acquisition in Japan
04 February 2015Yieldco Pattern Energy is raising $350 million in equity, which will partly help it fund future acquisitions.