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Pension fund invests €120m in Dutch offshore wind farm
02 December 2013A pension fund has invested €120 million ($163 million) in a Dutch offshore wind farm that is nearing financial close.
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Sustainable Development Capital named preferred bidder for energy efficiency fund
02 December 2013Sustainable Development Capital LLP (SDCL) has been selected by the Irish government as the 'preferred applicant' to create a €70 million ($95 million) Irish Energy Efficiency Fund.
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Offshore wind grid group issues £305m bond with EIB credit enhancement
28 November 2013A company that operates a power connection between an offshore wind farm and the grid has become the first renewables-related bond to receive credit enhancement through a European Investment Bank (EIB) programme.
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Impax hikes divi 20% as funds outperform
28 November 2013Impax Asset Management is to hike its dividend payments by 20% after its resource efficiency-themed investments outperformed the wider markets.
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Financial close reached for £760m UK waste-to-energy plant
28 November 2013A UK resource management company and its investment partners have signed a £760 million ($1.2 billion) contract with a waste authority for a waste-to-energy project.
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Analysts warn of Keystone risk to investors
26 November 2013TransCanada's $5.3 billion Keystone XL pipeline, which has been proposed to carry oil from Canada's oil sands to the US Gulf Coast, is a risky proposition for investors, new research suggests.
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Environmental investment opportunities in emerging markets
26 November 2013There are compelling opportunities for the private sector to make profitable investments in the most energy inefficient area of the world, argues Dimitris Tsitsiragos
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BlackRock, CalSTRS snap up BoA's $500m green bond
22 November 2013BlackRock, California State Teachers' Retirement System and TIAA-CREF were among the investors in Bank of America's first-ever green bond.
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UK market reforms to 'create problems' for renewables finance
21 November 2013Renewables projects will face further challenges securing finance amid sweeping reforms to the UK government's flagship incentive programme, according to developers and lawyers advising industry on the changes.
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EDF issues record-breaking €1.4bn green bond
21 November 2013Energy giant EDF has issued the biggest-ever green bond, raising €1.4 billion ($1.9 billion) to fund renewable energy projects in a transaction that was twice oversubscribed.