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Green bond market saw $35.4bn of issues in 2014, says CBI
07 January 2015Some $35.4 billion of green bonds were issued in 2014 – more than treble the previous year's figure, but short of estimates of $40 billion.
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SolarCity launches second fund with JP Morgan
07 January 2015SolarCity has launched a $350 million investment fund in partnership with JP Morgan.
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Canadian Solar sells third project in a week, raising C$66m
06 January 2015Canadian Solar has continued its recent spate of deals, selling a plant to BluEarth Renewables for C$66 million ($57 million).
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Vardar is latest utility to enter green bond market
06 January 2015A Scandinavian utility has issued its first green bond, raising NOK300 million ($39.3 million).
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Abengoa and EIG form $9.5bn joint venture
06 January 2015Spanish energy company Abengoa has formed a joint venture with EIG Global Energy Partners to develop a $9.5 billion pipeline of projects.
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Canadian Solar sells eighth project to TransCanada
05 January 2015Canadian Solar has sold a solar project to TransCanada – a corporation specialising in natural gas distribution – for some C$60 million ($52 million).
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Scatec Solar agrees financing for first Latin American project
05 January 2015Independent power producer Scatec Solar has secured project financing to start building a $125 million plant in Honduras, marking its first move into Latin America.
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JP Morgan subsidiary backs new SunEdison, Terraform solar fund
24 December 2014US renewables company SunEdison, its yieldco subsidiary Terraform Power and JPM Capital are investing $175 million in a new fund to develop solar power projects.
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Californian pension funds are wary of coal divestment legislation
24 December 2014Two major pension funds have reacted warily to reports that Kevin de Leon, Californian senate leader, plans to introduce legislation that would require them to sell their holdings in coal companies.
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$204m green project bond issued in Peru
23 December 2014A $204 million bond has been issued to support wind projects in Peru, in one of the continent's first green bond deals.
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