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  • Japanese trading firm buys 90% stake in US wind project

    08 January 2014

    One of Japan's largest trading houses has acquired a 90% stake in a wind farm developed by EDF Renewable Energy.

  • Tidal power firm is latest to plan public listing

    07 January 2014

    A tidal power project developer and turbine maker is the latest renewables company to eye a stock market flotation.

  • $800bn 'oil fund' manager sets up climate change and water reporting framework

    03 January 2014

    The manager of Norway's NOK5 trillion ($800 billion) 'oil fund' has created frameworks to analyse and compare the quality of corporate reporting on climate change and water risks.

  • FCC sells majority stake in renewables arm

    02 January 2014

    Spanish construction firm FCC has sold a majority stake in its renewables division for €8 million ($11 million).

  • UBS fund takes 50% stake in EDF's Texan wind farm

    11 December 2013

    UBS International Infrastructure Fund is to buy a 50% equity stake in a 161MW Texas wind farm from EDF Renewable Energy for an undisclosed sum.

  • Swedish pension fund invests SEK2bn to reduce fossil fuel exposure

    10 December 2013

    One of Sweden's largest pension funds has invested SEK2 billion ($307 million) in a fund to lower its exposure to fossil fuels, and will ramp up its investment in low-carbon equity strategies to SEK6 billion by the end of the year.

  • EIB makes €50m equity investment in renewables fund

    09 December 2013

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) has committed €50 million ($69 million) to a fund that invests in European renewable energy.

  • PensionDanmark takes £153m stake in six UK wind farms

    03 December 2013

    PensionDanmark has acquired a 49% stake in a group of UK wind farms owned and run by Falck Renewables, forming a partnership that could lead to further investments.

  • Financial close reached for £760m UK waste-to-energy plant

    28 November 2013

    A UK resource management company and its investment partners have signed a £760 million ($1.2 billion) contract with a waste authority for a waste-to-energy project.

  • Conergy in '€100m' UK solar farm deal

    22 November 2013

    Two UK developers have sold five solar farms and have given the buyers the option to purchase an additional four projects, in a deal that could be worth more than €100 million ($134.4 million).