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Chinese solar firm Amur Sirius to invest $1bn in Russia
29 October 2014Chinese company Amur Sirius, a subsidiary of Harbin Power Equipment, is to invest 45 billion roubles ($1 billion) in solar projects in Russia, according to the Russian business daily Vedomosti.
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Atlantis raises £5m from share placing for tidal power projects
29 October 2014Tidal power company Atlantis Resources has raised an additional £5 million ($8 million) in equity capital by placing 12.5 million shares at a price of £0.40 each.
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UK's Green Investment Bank urged to 'go global', and issue green bonds
29 October 2014The UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) should extend its reach internationally, according to leading financiers.
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Wells Fargo launches $10m fund for clean-tech start-ups
29 October 2014Wells Fargo has launched a $10 million grant to back clean-tech start-ups , in a programme it claims is the first of its kind in the banking industry.
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Bank of England asks insurers how they are dealing with climate change
29 October 2014The Bank of England has written to some of the UK's biggest insurers asking them how they are adapting their businesses to take climate change into consideration.
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Investors should move on stranded asset risk 'sooner rather than later', warns bank
28 October 2014Investors with a focus on sustainability should begin to take action to mitigate the threat of 'stranded fossil fuel assets' sooner rather than later, a bank research note has advised.
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Infracapital closes new infrastructure fund at £1bn
28 October 2014Infracapital, an investment arm of M&G Investments, has closed its latest fund – Infracapital Partners II – having raised £1 billion ($1.6 billion).
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Is energy storage commercially viable?
28 October 2014Energy storage has long been viewed as a key solution for meeting growing demand for power. But despite years of investment its potential has yet to be fully realised. Ian Thomas discusses the challenges and investment opportunities
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Business welcomes EU 2030 emissions goal, but not renewables target
28 October 2014Industry and investors have broadly welcomed the EU's new climate and energy policy framework for 2030.
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HASI to raise $54.4m of equity
28 October 2014Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (HASI) is to return to the equity market in a bid to raise $54.4 million.