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GreenStream completes first China energy efficiency project
19 March 2014Asset manager GreenStream has completed its first energy efficiency project in China, hailing the development a milestone for its ambitious expansion plans in the country.
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African Renewable Energy Fund raises $100m
13 March 2014The African Renewable Energy Fund (AREF), which focuses on renewable energy projects in Sub-Saharan Africa, reached a first close yesterday, as it raised $100 million to invest in small- to medium-sized independent power producers.
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Renewable Energy Trust raises $125m for solar
13 March 2014US financing platform, Renewable Energy Trust (RET) Capital, has raised $125 million to buy utility scale, commercial and industrial solar power generating assets.
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New advisory firm 'to boost secondary market in renewables'
12 March 2014A new company – MegaWatt-X – has been launched to facilitate a secondary market in renewable energy assets.
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People moves
05 March 2014The latest people moves in the environmental markets, including new positions for Ritu Kumar and Yvo de Boer. Stories involve companies such as Actis, KPMG, RBS, F&C, UNEP FI, PRI, Terra Firma, Verco, Sunrun and others.
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Cement sector 'needs more than EU ETS to curb emissions'
03 March 2014The EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) is "essential" but a higher carbon price and complementary policies are required "to unlock much of the emissions reduction potential in the cement sector," says a new report.
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De Boer to head green growth body
03 March 2014Former UN climate chief Yvo de Boer is to take the helm of the Global Green Growth Institute, an international organisation set up by the Korean government in 2010.
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SunEdison agrees financing and imminent sale of first UK projects
03 March 2014SunEdison's first UK solar energy projects are due to be operational later this month, the US-based photovoltaics specialist said.
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Renewables M&A deals up a third in 2013, further activity expected in 2014
28 February 2014The value of mergers and acquisitions in renewable energy rose nearly a third in 2013, driven by utilities looking to offload the assets to raise capital, a consultancy firm has found.
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German fuel cell company attracts new VC investors
27 February 2014Sunfire, a German developer of high-temperature fuel cells, has secured a "high seven-figure" sum in second-round financing, which attracted two new investors – Total Energy Ventures and Electranova Capital.