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Solar financing model may solve scarcity of tax equity
29 September 2011The world's largest distributed solar generation project is built on a financing model that the private sector can utilise for future transactions – and which will become necessary as tax equity markets tighten, according to those involved in the deal.
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BoAML's billion-dollar push into renewables, energy efficiency
29 September 2011Solar generation projects are a good investment bet, says Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BoAML), and one it plans to take full advantage of.
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Legal & General adds green terms to commercial leases
29 September 2011Tenants signing leases with commercial property giant Legal & General in the UK will now have to agree to green terms with their landlord.
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Renewables deals rush to close before US cash grant runs out
28 September 2011Renewable energy financiers are bracing for a flurry of deals beginning in late 2011 into the first half of 2012 due to the scheduled expiration of the US cash grant programme.
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Extend loan guarantee deadline, says solar developer
28 September 2011Congress should extend the deadline for the US Department of Energy to evaluate and approve loan guarantees for renewable energy projects, according to a solar developer whose guarantee has fallen through.
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Google ploughs more cash into residential solar
27 September 2011Google will spend $75 million to finance residential solar installations, raising its total investment in the clean energy sector to more than $850 million.
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People moves
27 September 2011The latest appointments
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Ontario election threatens renewables support
27 September 2011The best chance of preserving Ontario's feed-in tariff (FiT) programme in its current form is if the governing Liberal Party maintains control after next week's provincial elections, according to a report by the environmental NGO the Pembina Institute.
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Money flows to Ecuador's 'pay us not to drill' trust
27 September 2011A trust set up to pay Ecuador not to drill for oil in Yasuní National Park is halfway towards its first fundraising target, thanks to contributions from the Italian government and an executive at the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC).
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LG to invest $6.8bn in green strategy
27 September 2011South Korean conglomerate LG has said it will invest 8 trillion won ($6.8 billion) by 2015 in a 'Green New Business' strategy.
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