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Building a sustainable future
05 September 2013Computer modelling systems are increasingly being used to help make buildings more energy efficient and have lower environmental impacts. Tiina Koppinen explains why they hold the key to the future of low-carbon construction.
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Foresight plans £200m solar IPO
05 September 2013Alternative asset manager Foresight is set to become the latest in a string of firms to launch a renewables IPO after announcing plans to raise £200 million ($311.8 million) by floating a solar fund.
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Pension fund ramps up renewables investments
04 September 2013A pension fund has announced its infrastructure investments will triple in the next five years, mainly to finance renewable energy.
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GIIN issues measurement guide for impact investors
04 September 2013A guide to help investors measure the social and environmental impacts of their investments, as well as their financial performance, has been launched by the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN).
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RenRe Energy Advisors sold for 'mid double-digit million dollars'
03 September 2013Munich Re is to pay a "mid double-digit million" dollar price to acquire RenRe Energy Advisors, a leading weather derivatives dealer, from Bermuda-based RenaissanceRe Holdings.
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UK pumped storage plant gets go-ahead
03 September 2013A proposed £100 million ($156 million) 50MW pumped storage power plant in north Wales has been granted planning permission.
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Social stock exchange eyes expansion beyond UK
02 September 2013The UK-based Social Stock Exchange (SSE) is planning to attract foreign companies as well as those listed in London, and aims to have 20 corporate members by the end of the year.
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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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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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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.