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  • Utility in R$1.4bn renewables investment

    12 August 2013

    One of Brazil's largest utilities is to invest R$1.4 billion (US$ 620.5 million) in a renewables firm.

  • Former UK climate minister to chair biomass company

    12 August 2013

    Chris Huhne, the former UK Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change who recently served a prison sentence, has been appointed as chairman of US firm Zilkha Biomass Energy.

  • Trading firm 'enters Japanese solar market' with $362m investment

    09 August 2013

    A Japanese trading company plans to invest ¥35 billion ($362 million) to build four solar power plants in the country, according to reports.

  • Agriculture assets at 'significant risk' of becoming devalued – report

    09 August 2013

    Climate change could cause assets in the agriculture sector to become 'stranded', a report has claimed, warning that an extreme loss of natural capital could result in $11.2 trillion being wiped off the value of agriculture assets in one year.

  • European clean energy fund reaches €200m first close

    08 August 2013

    A fund manager has raised €200 million ($268 million) in a first close for its €450 million clean energy fund.

  • Innovative financing needed to scale up clean energy – report

    08 August 2013

    New financing methods are required to scale up the clean energy sector, given the current environment of declining government support and tight bank lending, according to a report released today.

  • Chinese solar imports won't face preliminary anti-subsidy duties – EU

    08 August 2013

    Chinese solar products sold to the EU will not be subject to provisional anti-subsidy duties, signalling that a "friendly final agreement" which will benefit investors is in sight.

  • Solar firm buys rival's thin-film solar technology

    07 August 2013

    A US solar firm has bought a competitor's thin-film technology in exchange for around $80 million in stock.

  • Could a central bank rescue the EU ETS?

    07 August 2013

    With the EU ETS on its knees amid an oversupply of allowances, it is time to set up a 'Central Carbon Bank' to oversee the market, argues Julian Richardson.

  • Pension funds buy Italian solar plants

    07 August 2013

    A European investment fund, acting on behalf of pension funds and other institutional investors, has bought four solar energy plants in Italy.