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Weather risk demand to rise as institutional investors buy renewables assets
20 September 2013Weather risk products will increasingly be used to help European utilities selling their stakes in renewables assets to more risk-averse institutional investors, a conference heard.
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Allianz closes €150m renewables fund, and appoints new manager
19 September 2013Allianz Global Investors (GI) has reached a final close for a renewables fund, with €150 million ($203 million) of commitments from institutional investors, and recruited a new manager to bolster its clean energy team.
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New sustainability index outperforms general stock market
18 September 2013An equity index based on companies committed to the 10 sustainability principles of the UN Global Compact significantly outperformed the general stock market over the past year.
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Debt providers eye merchant waste-to-energy plants, says banker
18 September 2013Debt providers will increasingly consider investing in uncontracted waste-to-energy plants in the UK, as the number of Private Finance Initiative (PFI) projects being signed off is falling, according to an investor.
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Novel finance structure could help institutional investors back renewables
18 September 2013An innovative financing structure that enabled a Danish pension fund to help finance a wind farm has the potential to encourage further institutional investor backing of renewables projects, according to a research paper.
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US generator eyes cost savings from more renewables
17 September 2013A major US utility expects to save "a substantial amount" for its customers by sharply increasing the amount of wind power capacity in its generation mix.
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Africa poised for dramatic growth in renewables
16 September 2013Across Africa, conditions are increasingly favourable for a sharp rise in renewable energy generation, market analysts say.
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Europe's biggest tidal current project gets green light
16 September 2013Europe's largest tidal current energy project has been given the go-ahead by the Scottish government.
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BlackBerry among FTSE4Good additions as the index breaks link with EIRIS
16 September 2013BlackBerry, Clorox and MGM Resorts International are among 30 companies added to FTSE's responsible investment index in its semi-annual review, while no firms were deleted.
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Shale gas is threat to water sector, not opportunity, warns analyst
13 September 2013The shale gas boom poses more risks than benefits to companies operating in the water sector, according to a sustainability analyst.