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  • EF BRIEFS: Duke Energy, Statkraft, NEP

    09 September 2016

    Norway's sovereign wealth fund has divested its holdings in US utility Duke Energy, pointing to the company's risk of "severe environmental damage".

  • Consortium nets £1.3bn for UK offshore wind project in 'swift' fundraising round

    13 May 2016

    Masdar, Statoil and Statkraft have bagged £1.3 billion ($1.9 billion) in project financing for a major offshore wind venture, saying the deal proves investor confidence in the sector.

  • Initiative formed to boost emerging market green bond issues

    11 April 2016

    A development agency and a bank have formed a "strategic alliance" to promote "exemplary" green bond issues in emerging markets.

  • Statkraft unveils plans for Europe's largest onshore wind project

    23 February 2016

    Norwegian utility Statkraft plans to build a €1.1 billion ($1.2 billion) onshore wind project, which would be Europe's largest. The project, on the Fosen peninsular in central Norway, will comprise six wind farms with a combined capacity of 1GW.

  • Energy storage - a technology whose time has come?

    18 February 2016

    Large-scale use of batteries to store electricity could be critical for the future growth of renewable energy. Recent developments mean the sector is almost ready for institutional investors, says Graham Cooper

  • RWE puts £800m of UK wind on hold in the face of policy confusion

    20 January 2016

    RWE has put 12 onshore wind projects representing £800 million ($1.1 billion) of investment "on hold" as a result of uncertainty about UK renewables policy.

  • Statkraft halts investments in new offshore wind

    16 December 2015

    Statkraft has announced that it will halt all new investments in offshore wind farms, including the world's largest wind farm, off the coast of the UK.

  • SolarCity in convertibles deal with Musk, CEO and former investor

    20 November 2015

    SolarCity will sell $113 million of convertible notes to chairman Elon Musk, CEO Lyndon Rive and US firm Silver Lake Kraftwerk.

  • Investors scale back UK offshore wind farm plans

    07 August 2015

    A consortium of private investors have scaled back significantly their plans to develop a major UK offshore wind farm.

  • People round-up

    05 August 2015

    A round-up of the latest new appointments and moves in the industry, including changes at SEP,Greentech Capital, The African Development Bank, the Solar Energy Industry Association, Statkraft and Good Energy