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Bond investors ponder fifty shades of green
12 August 2014Recent green bond issues have attracted mainstream as well as committed 'socially responsible' investors. But their views on what qualifies as 'green' can differ dramatically, as Graham Cooper reports
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Hannon Armstrong eyes $2bn of investment opportunities
12 August 2014Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (HASI) said it retains a pipeline of potential investments worth more than $2 billion, after investing almost $1 billion since its IPO in April 2013.
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Vattenfall and Stadtwerke Munchen invest €1.2bn in offshore wind project
11 August 2014Swedish utility Vattenfall and Germany's Stadtwerke Munchen are to jointly invest about SEK11 billion (€1.2 billion) in a second 288MW wind farm in the North Sea.
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Water Benefit Standard set to issue first certificates
05 August 2014An initiative that aims to raise millions of dollars to finance water projects is set to issue its first certificates ahead of its official launch next month, Environmental Finance can reveal.
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C$21.5m raised for Canadian hydro project [UPDATED]
30 July 2014C$21.5 million of debt and equity has been raised for a Canadian hydro project.
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HASI lends $44.5m to SunPower's solar leasing arm
29 July 2014Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (HASI) has expanded its "partnership" with SunPower by loaning it $44.5 million to help ramp up its rooftop leasing arm.
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First large solar project in East Africa built with Norwegian funding
24 July 2014The first utility-scale solar photovoltaic power project in East Africa – funded by Norway's largest life insurance company and the country's development fund – is set to open next month.
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Financing agreed for 100MW solar project [UPDATED]
23 July 2014A 100MW solar project – set to be among the largest in North America – has secured financing.
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US cleantech entrepreneur appointed to lead GRI
23 July 2014The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has appointed Michael Meehan as its new chief executive. He replaces Ernst Ligteringen who, in March, announced he was stepping down after 11 years in the role.
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KfW backs Brazilian wind farms with $335m loan
22 July 2014German development bank KfW is to provide a $335 million loan to Brazil's state-owned bank BNDES to help finance wind farms within Brazil.