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  • Solar sector eyes Saudi Arabia

    06 June 2013

    Renewable energy development in the Middle East is poised for dramatic growth, with Saudi Arabia particularly attractive for investment, solar industry specialists say.

  • EU-China solar trade agreement 'in sight' after Commission decision

    05 June 2013

    The European Commission's decision to impose lower-than-expected tariffs on Chinese solar imports has strengthened hopes that a trade war will be avoided, observers said.

  • Private solar trading platform launched

    05 June 2013

    An online solar photovoltaic marketplace has launched a new private trading platform for utility-scale projects.

  • Bluefield plans £150m solar PV fund float

    30 May 2013

    A UK solar PV investment fund has announced plans to raise £150 million ($228 million) in a stock market listing.

  • New sustainability index family launched

    30 May 2013

    A new family of indexes has been launched to offer investors "more sustainable versions of standard global equity benchmarks".

  • Novel structure helps PensionDanmark support onshore wind project

    29 May 2013

    An innovative funding structure has enabled Danish pension fund PensionDanmark to participate in the debt financing of the €336 million ($435 million) Jadraas wind farm, the largest onshore wind project in the Nordic region.

  • IPO plans for New Zealand's Meridian advance

    28 May 2013

    The New Zealand government has moved forward with its plans for a billion-dollar public listing of renewable energy company Meridian Energy.

  • Offshore wind farm 'to attract £1bn investment'

    24 May 2013

    Plans for a 504MW wind farm off the UK coast have been given the go-ahead, in a move with the potential to attract £1 billion ($1.5 billion) of private investment.

  • Tesla wins over investors in $1bn fundraising

    21 May 2013

    Electric car maker Tesla Motors has raised more than $1 billion, of which $600 million came from convertible bonds.

  • Alliance Trust reveals full SRI equity holdings

    20 May 2013

    Asset manager Alliance Trust has, for the first time, disclosed the entire holdings of its sustainable and responsible investment (SRI) equity funds as part of a transparency drive.