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  • Higher oil prices could still lead to stranded assets, warns report

    16 September 2014

    Oil majors run the risk that their assets will be devalued even if oil prices rise, a report has warned.

  • Mainstream commits to develop $525m Ghana wind farm

    16 September 2014

    Mainstream Renewable Power is to develop a $525 million wind farm in Ghana which is expected to generate about 10% of the country's electricity.

  • World Bank sells options to stimulate methane reductions

    16 September 2014

    The World Bank is launching a novel financing mechanism to attract private sector capital to projects that prevent or reduce emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas.

  • Hudson Clean Energy raises $90m to invest in portfolio companies

    16 September 2014

    Private equity firm Hudson Clean Energy has closed a $90 million credit facility for its flagship fund.

  • MSCI launches low-carbon indexes

    16 September 2014

    MSCI has launched a set of low-carbon indexes, which have won the backing of major investors the Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund (AP4), Fonds de Reserve pour les Retraites (FRR) and Amundi.

  • EDF sells 57MW of solar to Dominion in second deal

    16 September 2014

    EDF Renewable Energy (EDF RE) has sold two US solar projects to energy producer Dominion.

  • UK and US losing appeal to renewables investors, says EY

    16 September 2014

    The UK has continued its recent slide down consultancy EY's Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index, while China has displaced the US from the top spot.

  • Fund to launch following new resource efficiency index

    15 September 2014

    Investment firm VIS Essential Investments is to launch a resource efficiency fund later this year to accompany its new index.

  • Xcel Energy seeks to boost solar resources

    15 September 2014

    Xcel Energy, a major US gas and electricity company, is seeking requests for proposals for up to 200MW of solar power capacity, via its Texas based subsidiary Southwestern Public Service (SPS).

  • PNE sells shares and bonds ahead of yieldco

    15 September 2014

    German wind developer PNE Wind has announced plans to launch a yieldco to hold some 150MW of onshore projects.