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Making responsible investment pay
07 March 2014Managers of some of the best performing environmentally themed funds talk about the stocks that boosted returns over the past year, and reveal how they are positioned for the future. Elza Holmstedt Pell reports
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Duke buys 40MW of California solar from Infigen
07 March 2014Duke Energy's renewables division has expanded its portfolio with the acquisition of 40MW of solar photovoltaic projects in California, more than doubling its presence in the state.
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RES pulls plug on biomass plant, blames UK policy uncertainty
06 March 2014Renewable energy developer RES has abandoned work on a 300MW biomass power plant in the UK, blaming the government's "erosion of support" for the technology.
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ERAFP finds 19% carbon benefit in listed equity portfolio
06 March 2014French pension fund ERAFP's portfolio of large-cap, developed-world, listed equities has a carbon-intensity almost one-fifth lower than its benchmark, analysts have found.
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$10m financing deal to boost energy storage
06 March 2014Green Charge Networks, a California-based supplier of energy storage systems, has agreed a financing programme with TIP Capital, a provider of equipment finance, to help industrial, municipal and retail customers acquire its technology.
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Statkraft in NOK7bn Norwegian wind joint venture
06 March 2014Statkraft is set to lead a new joint venture involving three other Norwegian energy companies to develop three wind projects in the country that require a total of NOK7 billion ($1.2 billion) of investment.
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New US solar PV capacity soars 41%, further growth forecast
05 March 2014Photovoltaic (PV) power capacity of 4.75GW, with a market value of $13.7 billion, was added in the US last year – 41% more than in 2012 – according to an industry report, US Solar Market Insight.
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Mainstream trials innovative weather risk product
05 March 2014Mainstream Renewable Power is piloting a new type of insurance product designed to help protect against the risk that the pre-construction phase of an offshore wind plant is delayed by bad weather.
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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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Energy shot billionaire launches clean energy, water investment company
04 March 2014The billionaire behind the '5-hour Energy' shot has launched an investment company focused on energy conservation and water treatment.