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Green bond raises $232.5m for Swedish firm SCA
26 March 2014Swedish consumer goods company SCA has issued its first green bond, raising SEK1.5 billion ($232.5 million).
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US utilities join forces to develop solar projects
25 March 2014Two leading developers of renewable energy in the US – Sempra US Gas & Power and Consolidated Edison (ConEdison) Development – are to work together to develop five solar projects in California and Nevada, with a combined capacity of 360MW.
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SolarCity raises $250m for US solar
25 March 2014SolarCity has secured $250 million in debt to develop further rooftop solar projects, it has announced.
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NEC to buy energy storage firm A123 for $100m
25 March 2014NEC Corporation is to acquire A123 Energy Solutions for $100 million, in a move the Japanese conglomerate said would make it a leader in lithium-ion energy storage systems.
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Losses increase, NAV falls at Trading Emissions
25 March 2014Trading Emissions Plc (TEP), a London-listed environmental investment fund, has reported a £19.8 million ($32.7 million) loss for the first half year.
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Enel Green Power agrees €153m loan with Santander for wind
25 March 2014Italian renewables group Enel has signed a €153 million ($211.4 million) loan agreement with Banco Santander to finance further wind farms in Mexico.
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WHEB sells interest in Petainer to co-investor Next Wave Partners
25 March 2014Private equity firm WHEB has doubled its money on its 2008 stake in packaging manufacturer Petainer, it has announced.
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Solar PV manufacturers 'to increase capex by 45%' in 2014
24 March 2014Solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturers are set to boost spending to $3.8 billion in 2014, an analysis firm has predicted.
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Forestry fund inks first deal
24 March 2014A recently closed forestry fund has made its first investment.
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Largest wind project in Africa secures €623m in financing
24 March 2014The biggest clean power energy project in Africa has taken a major leap forward by signing €623 million ($859.6 million) in financing to allow it move it into the construction phase.
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- Attractive valuations demonstrate appeal of transition finance, Schroders says
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- Japan struggling to attract international investors on transition
- Time to move on from 'legacy' sustainability disclosure regimes
- Exclusive: Combined climate and nature value-at-risk tool launched
- Dunand-Chatellet named as successor to Zaouati at Mirova
- 'Important' FTSE Russell, CCB 'Dim Sum' green bond index launched