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Sustainability increasingly important for German investors
04 July 2014More than half of German institutional investors say they are now factoring sustainability criteria into their investment decisions, research has revealed.
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Italy's solar subsidy cuts 'cripple investor confidence', warns Photon
03 July 2014Italy's planned retroactive solar subsidy cuts have been branded "a fatal blow" to investor confidence in the sector.
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Cleantech fund invests €7m in energy efficiency firm
02 July 2014A cleantech and resource efficiency fund has invested €7 million in a firm that specialises in making equipment to improve energy efficiency in buildings.
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First Wind buys '500MW' wind project
30 June 2014US developer First Wind has bought a wind project in Texas with potential for 500MW capacity.
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Innergex teams up with pension fund to acquire Canadian hydro
25 June 2014Innergex Renewable Energy has teamed up with Desjardins Group Pension Plan to buy a hydroelectric facility in a deal valuing the site at CA$112.9 million ($104 million).
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NextEra IPO to fund acquisitions
24 June 2014Clean energy firm NextEra Energy hopes to raise up to $341 million by floating a subsidiary that owns and operates wind and solar projects in North America.
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UK's Green Investment Bank plans £1bn offshore wind fund
24 June 2014Plans for a £1 billion fund to acquire equity stakes in operational offshore wind projects in the UK have been announced by the country's Green Investment Bank (GIB).
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KKR and ACCIONA in €417m renewables deal, companies plot yieldco
24 June 2014Private equity giant Kohlberg Kravis Roberts has spent €417 million buying a third of the renewables division of Spanish engineering firm ACCIONA.
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SunEdison buys 50MW of solar projects from BlueWave
20 June 2014Solar firm SunEdison has bought 50MW of solar projects from project developer BlueWave Capital.
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SolarCity buys Silevo and plans GW-scale production plant
18 June 2014SolarCity, the largest US leasing company for rooftop solar installations, has agreed to buy Silevo, a Silicon Valley-based maker of solar panels, for about $200 million.