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  • Stellar wind performance puts Infinis on track for £55m dividend

    19 June 2014

    Infinis Energy, the renewables company run by private equity giant Terra Firma, said it was on target to pay out a £55 million ($93 million) dividend to investors, following "very strong financial results".

  • EnerCap names cornerstone investor for E3F fund

    18 June 2014

    EnerCap Capital Partners has named a Polish investment firm as the cornerstone investor for its latest fund.

  • Firelight buys stakes in four Canadian wind projects

    16 June 2014

    Firelight Infrastructure Partners has borrowed CA$57 million ($52 million) to acquire stakes in four onshore wind projects in Canada.

  • Chinese company issues carbon-linked bond to fund renewables projects

    16 June 2014

    CGN Wind Energy has issued a RMB 1 billion ($160 million) five-year bond to help finance five renewable energy projects and the coupon will be linked to the price of carbon credits created by the projects, Chinese sources say.

  • SGS pulls out of carbon certification in 'drastic development' for CDM

    13 June 2014

    Certification firm SGS is to stop offering Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) services, in a move that the Project Developer Forum (PDF) described as a major blow to the market.

  • Building efficiency stocks set for strong growth, says HSBC

    12 June 2014

    Building-related energy efficiency companies have earnings growth potential of 26% over the next year, according to research by HSBC.

  • Global wind capacity set to double by 2020

    12 June 2014

    Global wind power capacity will more than double to 678.5GW by 2020, a report has predicted.

  • Hanergy partners with Sojitz on solar development

    11 June 2014

    Hanergy Solar Group has teamed up with Japanese conglomerate Sojitz to develop "a multitude" of solar projects.

  • Sungevity goes Dutch with E.ON

    10 June 2014

    US-based solar leasing firm Sungevity has kickstarted its European expansion plans by striking up a partnership with utility giant E.ON.

  • GE enters Japanese solar market

    09 June 2014

    GE's financial services arm has entered the Japanese solar market after investing in a 32MW project.