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  • Amundi, EDF reveal plans for €1.5bn private equity venture

    05 November 2014

    French asset manager Amundi has joined forces with energy utility EDF to raise up to €1.5 billion ($1.9 billion) for private equity investments in low-carbon energy and energy efficiency projects.

  • Dealing with the changing climate

    22 October 2014

    Weather risk management is becoming increasingly entrenched within Europe's energy sector. But shifting regulatory winds promise to change its complexion. Mark Nicholls reports

  • HASI makes $144m wind investment

    21 October 2014

    Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (HASI) has invested $144 million in a portfolio of 10 operating US wind projects owned by JP Morgan.

  • Massachusetts' second green bond issue is heavily oversubscribed

    24 September 2014

    The $350 million sale of green bonds by the state of Massachusetts, announced earlier this month, attracted demand from both retail and institutional investors amounting to more than $1 billion.

  • EDF sells 57MW of solar to Dominion in second deal

    16 September 2014

    EDF Renewable Energy (EDF RE) has sold two US solar projects to energy producer Dominion.

  • Areva shares fall 18% after renewables sales slide

    01 August 2014

    French energy company Areva saw more than €1 billion ($1.3 billion) wiped from its market value after a poor renewables performance helped push it to a €694 million first-half loss.

  • EDF and Microsoft invest in 175MW wind farm [UPDATED]

    15 July 2014

    EDF Renewable Energy has taken a 96% stake in a wind project in the US, for an undisclosed sum.

  • EDF agrees 27MW solar farm sale to Dominion

    20 June 2014

    Utility EDF is to sell a 27MW solar site to US energy producer Dominion Generation.

  • Corporate green bond issuance to hit $20bn in 2014, predicts S&P

    21 May 2014

    The value of corporate green bond issues is set to grow to $20 billion in 2014, a new report from Standard & Poor's has predicted.

  • TIAA-CREF takes 50% stake in EDF solar project

    20 May 2014

    US asset manager TIAA-CREF has bought a 50% stake in EDF's largest solar photovoltaic project.