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Enel almost doubles new renewables capacity in 2012
02 September 2013Italian utility Enel boosted its renewables generation capacity by more than 1GW in 2012, almost twice as much as was added the previous year.
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SolarCity sells shares and notes to raise more than $200m
30 August 2013Solar financing company SolarCity has announced plans to raise $223.5 million by selling shares and convertible notes.
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Storebrand to evaluate utility holdings for 'stranded assets'
29 August 2013Asset manager Storebrand will analyse the sustainability of its utility holdings next month, Environmental Finance can reveal, following an analysis of the energy sector earlier this year which led to 19 exclusions.
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South-east Asia clean energy fund raises $130m
29 August 2013A clean energy fund has raised $130 million to invest in small-scale renewable energy and resource efficiency in South-east Asia.
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New system for reporting social benefits of carbon projects
28 August 2013A project developer and a company that buys some of its offsets have devised a new way of measuring the social benefits created by their partnership.
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UK, Japan 'increasingly attractive' to renewables investors
28 August 2013The UK and Japan have climbed in Ernst & Young's attractiveness index for renewable energy investment, while Australia and India slipped down the rankings in the past quarter.
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NY State lawmakers propose $5bn environmental bond act
27 August 2013Two New York policy-makers have proposed an environmental bond act to allow the state to borrow $5 billion.
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Former Goldman Sachs analyst to launch research firm
27 August 2013The former head of Goldman Sachs' GS Sustain equity research team is launching a boutique agency focusing on long-term investment opportunities, Environmental Finance can reveal.
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Terra Firma makes progress with $3bn renewables fund – FT
27 August 2013Private equity giant Terra Firma has begun fundraising for its $3 billion renewable energy fund, which has reportedly been planned since last year, according to the Financial Times.
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Investors struggle to compare non-financial reporting, survey finds
23 August 2013Investors are struggling to compare the "inadequate" non-financial information released by European companies, a survey has found.
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