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SEB, HSBC and Cicero to collaborate on green bond standards
24 June 2014SEB and HSBC are to work with Cicero and four other non-profit researchers to develop a set of global standards for the rapidly growing green bond market, Environmental Finance can reveal.
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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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Vornado Realty taps green bond market with $450m issue
24 June 2014Vornado Realty has issued a $450 million green bond to finance the construction of energy efficient buildings and make its existing buildings more efficient.
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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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New York State issues $213m water bond
24 June 2014New York State will next week place a $213 million municipal green bond, linked to water provision in the state.
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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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EDF agrees 27MW solar farm sale to Dominion
20 June 2014Utility EDF is to sell a 27MW solar site to US energy producer Dominion Generation.
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Stellar wind performance puts Infinis on track for £55m dividend
19 June 2014Infinis Energy, the renewables company run by private equity giant Terra Firma, said it was on target to pay out a £55 million ($93 million) dividend to investors, following "very strong financial results".
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Joule Assets prepares to deploy $90m for energy efficiency projects
19 June 2014Joule Assets is ready to issue $90 million in loans to 10 US contractors to help them implement energy efficiency projects, CEO Mike Gordon said.
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