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EU's clean energy policies claim more coal victims
03 September 2015Environmental regulations and changes to renewable energy incentives have been blamed for the likely closure of a major UK power station and the ejection of a leading German electricity generator from a benchmark stock index.
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Inflection Point Capital to advise Norway's sovereign wealth fund
24 August 2015Inflection Point Capital Management, a London-based sustainability advisory company, has secured a four-year consultancy contract to advise Norway's $870 billion sovereign wealth fund.
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RWE invests in energy storage company Stem
14 August 2015RWE has led a consortium of investors in the latest round of financing for intelligent energy storage company Stem.
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Investors scale back UK offshore wind farm plans
07 August 2015A consortium of private investors have scaled back significantly their plans to develop a major UK offshore wind farm.
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Coal companies to be sold by Norway's oil fund revealed
10 June 2015A list of coal companies expected to be ditched by Norway's oil fund as a result of its new divestment policy has been published.
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Carbon Tracker report warns utilities of coal death spiral
05 June 2015The Carbon Tracker Initiative (CTI) has fired another shot across the bows of the coal sector, in a report that warns the utilities reliant on the commodity are trapped in a "death spiral".
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RWE takes minority stake in solar firm Conergy
17 March 2015German energy utility RWE has acquired a minority equity stake in Hamburg-based solar power company Conergy, for an undisclosed sum.
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RWE earmarks €1bn for renewables, amid concern over fossil fuels
11 March 2015Germany energy utility RWE plans to invest €1 billion ($1.06 billion) in renewables, particularly wind power, over the next two years.
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The EIB uses credit enhancement facility in offshore wind loan
13 February 2015The European Investment Bank has agreed a £51 million ($78 million) loan for the world's second largest offshore wind project, using its Project Bond Credit Enhancement Facility.
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Scatec Solar agrees financing for first Latin American project
05 January 2015Independent power producer Scatec Solar has secured project financing to start building a $125 million plant in Honduras, marking its first move into Latin America.