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NextEnergy raises £61.4m from latest round of fundraising
23 February 2015NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) has raised an additional £61.4 million ($94.3 million) by issuing 59.75 million new shares at a price of 102.77p.
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World Bank sells 30-year green bond to Zurich
20 February 2015The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD or World Bank) has issued a 30-year green bond exclusively for Zurich Insurance Group.
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BlackRock buys another wind farm from REG
20 February 2015BlackRock has bought a wind farm in the UK for an enterprise value £24.4 million ($37.5 million).
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Deutsche Bank launches €1bn green bond portfolio
20 February 2015Deutsche Bank has pledged to buy €1 billion ($1.1 billion) of green bonds, in a further sign of confidence in the market's prospects.
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World Bank launches its biggest US dollar green bond
20 February 2015The World Bank, through its International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, has issued its largest US dollar-denominated green bond, raising $600 million.
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Waste Management prices $1.8bn of notes
20 February 2015A waste management firm that generates 550MW of energy from gas has priced $1.8 billion of senior notes.
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Jordan awards tenders for 200MW of renewables projects
19 February 2015Jordan has awarded contracts to 12 solar projects and two wind farms, totalling 200MW, in its first renewable energy tender.
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Foresight to raise up to £145m
19 February 2015Foresight Solar Fund plans to return to the equity market early next month, in a move that could see it raise up to £145 million ($223 million).
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The EC's plan to unify capital markets can help address climate change
19 February 2015The European Commission's plan to unify capital markets announced this week can benefit renewables and energy efficiency firms, argues Martin Schoenberg
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Citi's $100bn environmental pledge
18 February 2015Citi has made a $100 billion commitment to over the next decade help finance and "facilitate" activities that provide solutions to environmental problems such as climate change.