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GIB and Foresight launch £50m waste fund
02 February 2015The UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) has pledged £50 million ($75 million) to a second waste-to-energy fund with asset manager Foresight, this time with a focus on small projects.
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Camco hails further progress for energy storage system
02 February 2015Camco Clean Energy has secured five initial orders for its REDT energy storage system, which is intended for use alongside renewable power plants.
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People moves
02 February 2015A round-up of the latest new appointments and moves in the industry, including changes at Abengoa, Rabobank and Solarcentury.
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Two Grosvenor funds ditch fossil fuels
02 February 2015Two socially responsible investment (SRI) funds run by New Zealand state-owned Grosvenor Financial Services Group have divested from fossil fuels.
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Glennmont boosts French wind holdings to more than 100MW
02 February 2015Glennmont Partners, one of Europe's largest clean energy investors, has bought three more operating wind farms in France, taking its wind capacity in the country to more than 100MW.
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SunEdison and Terraform close $2.4bn First Wind deal, issuing green bond
30 January 2015SunEdison and Terraform Power have completed their $2.4 billion acquisition of renewable energy company First Wind
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First Wind helps 2014 renewables deals rise by $3bn
30 January 2015SunEdison's blockbuster acquisition of First Wind helped the value of renewables deals in 2014 increase by 13%, a report has revealed.
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Shell bows to investor pressure over carbon disclosure
29 January 2015Royal Dutch Shell has caved in to demands from shareholders that it increases reporting on its carbon management.
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Moringa agro-forestry fund makes first investment
29 January 2015Agro-forestry fund Moringa has made its first investment, forming a long-term partnership with "one of the largest coffee farms in Central America" to promote sustainable agriculture.
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Institutions 'shying away from construction risk', warns Hg's Murley
29 January 2015Institutional investors are increasingly snapping up stakes in operational renewables assets, but their lack of willingness to take construction risk is a "cause for concern", according to an industry veteran.