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'World's largest' offshore wind project finance deal agreed
15 May 2014A €2.8 billion ($3.8 billion) project financing agreement has been secured for an offshore wind farm, in a deal that claims to be the largest of its kind.
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€35m raised for Irish energy efficiency fund as it inks first deal
09 May 2014The Irish government has launched an energy efficiency fund after reaching a €35 million ($48 million) first close, with more than half the capital coming from the private sector.
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Talking about a revolution
29 April 2014The US is leading the way when it comes to innovation in energy efficiency finance, and could be on the cusp of a revolution more important than the shale gas boom, argues Steven Fawkes
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SDCL attracts Chinese partner for UK-China energy efficiency fund
24 April 2014Sustainable Development Capital LLC (SDCL) has signed a partnership agreement with Avic International, a large diversified Chinese industrial company, to develop energy efficiency projects in China and the UK.
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Loan fund created to spur carbon finance for clean cookstoves
08 April 2014A not-for-profit loan fund has been set up to help clean cookstove projects negotiate the carbon crediting process.
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New York Green Bank expects to make first investment this summer
07 April 2014The New York Green Bank is expected to make its first investment this summer, its new head told Environmental Finance.
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Nepal's first PoA provides 150,000 cookstoves
03 April 2014The first programmatic Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) project in Nepal has been launched this week and will provide energy efficient cookstoves to 150,000 households.
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Record breaking quarter for green bonds boosted by corporate issues
01 April 2014The green bond market broke fresh records for issuance in the first quarter of 2014, with corporate issues nearly matching those of development banks.
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Geothermal plant 'close to securing $1.17bn in loans'
28 March 2014Indonesia's largest geothermal project, Sarulla, is reportedly close to securing $1.17 billion of project finance from a syndicate of private and public lenders.
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Banco Pine secures $115m loan for renewables funding
26 March 2014Banco Pine has secured a $115 million loan from the Inter-American Development Bank and Commerzbank, which it will use to fund renewables projects in Brazil.