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Foresight lifts acquisition facility to £120m and reduces interest rate
17 April 2015Foresight Solar Fund, one of three London-listed funds dedicated to solar power, has increased the size and improved the terms of its debt facility, which it uses to buy new assets.
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US yieldcos behind 3.8GW of acquisitions in 2014
15 April 2015US yieldcos snapped up 3.8GW of operational renewable energy capacity in 2014 – an increase of almost 50% year-on-year – according to a report by law firm Orrick.
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Some discussions should be public
15 April 2015In the coming months, we will see increasing numbers of debates and discussions about the question of 'what is green?'.
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Unilever's green bond: a difference of opinions
15 April 2015In the year since its launch, Unilever's green bond has divided opinion and been omitted from the Barclays MSCI green bond index. Here, leading figures from the two sides of the debate outline their thinking.
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Second opinions won't ensure integrity of green bonds, says KPMG
14 April 2015Investors need to push for greater transparency in the green bond market, according to experts at KPMG, who say second opinions are not sufficient to ensure market integrity.
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Scatec Solar assets grow 60% following South African triumph
13 April 2015Independent power producer Scatec Solar will increase its portfolio by 60% after a major win in the latest round of South Africa's renewable energy auctions.
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NextEnergy Solar invests remainder of its £247m equity capital
13 April 2015NextEnergy Solar Fund has bought two more UK solar power plants for a total of £54.7 million ($79.9 million). This means it has now fully deployed the £246.6 million of equity capital raised since its IPO in April 2014, the company said.
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Renewables stocks recover in buoyant Q1
13 April 2015Renewable energy stocks bounced back in the first quarter of 2015, after being dragged down by the oil price collapse in the preceding months.
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Bunge pulls plug on Climate Change Capital, James Cameron steps down
10 April 2015US agribusiness Bunge is planning to scale down its asset management activities, which are largely held in its subsidiary Climate Change Capital (CCC).
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Unibail's second green bond six-times oversubscribed
10 April 2015Demand for the second green bond from real estate firm Unibail Rodamco outstripped supply six-fold.