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  • UK's Green Investment Bank plans £1bn offshore wind fund

    24 June 2014

    Plans for a £1 billion fund to acquire equity stakes in operational offshore wind projects in the UK have been announced by the country's Green Investment Bank (GIB).

  • New York State issues $213m water bond

    24 June 2014

    New York State will next week place a $213 million municipal green bond, linked to water provision in the state.

  • KKR and ACCIONA in €417m renewables deal, companies plot yieldco

    24 June 2014

    Private equity giant Kohlberg Kravis Roberts has spent €417 million buying a third of the renewables division of Spanish engineering firm ACCIONA.

  • SunEdison buys 50MW of solar projects from BlueWave

    20 June 2014

    Solar firm SunEdison has bought 50MW of solar projects from project developer BlueWave Capital.

  • EDF agrees 27MW solar farm sale to Dominion

    20 June 2014

    Utility EDF is to sell a 27MW solar site to US energy producer Dominion Generation.

  • Stellar wind performance puts Infinis on track for £55m dividend

    19 June 2014

    Infinis Energy, the renewables company run by private equity giant Terra Firma, said it was on target to pay out a £55 million ($93 million) dividend to investors, following "very strong financial results".

  • People moves

    19 June 2014

    The latest appointments in the industry, including changes to WHEB, Siemens, Sungevity and CR Investment Management

  • Joule Assets prepares to deploy $90m for energy efficiency projects

    19 June 2014

    Joule Assets is ready to issue $90 million in loans to 10 US contractors to help them implement energy efficiency projects, CEO Mike Gordon said.

  • Utility mulls Italy's 'first green bond issue'

    19 June 2014

    An Italian utility will next week host a roadshow to test investor demand for the country's first green bond.

  • SolarCity buys Silevo and plans GW-scale production plant

    18 June 2014

    SolarCity, the largest US leasing company for rooftop solar installations, has agreed to buy Silevo, a Silicon Valley-based maker of solar panels, for about $200 million.