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  • Australia's largest solar project reaches financial close

    31 July 2013

    A solar project, set to be the largest in the southern hemisphere, has reached financial close after securing extra funding from the Australian government.

  • Chinese company buys struggling thin-film maker for 'minimal amount'

    25 July 2013

    A Chinese clean energy company has acquired its third thin-film solar panel maker "for pennies on the dollar", according to an analyst.

  • Renewables fund hits £300m float target

    24 July 2013

    A renewables fund has successfully raised £300 million ($460.8 million) in an oversubscribed stockmarket listing.

  • Solarcentury forms southern African joint venture

    19 July 2013

    Solarcentury has formed a southern African joint venture to take advantage of the renewables boom expected in the region.

  • First UK solar fund IPO marks 'pivotal moment' for sector

    12 July 2013

    A UK solar photovoltaic (PV) investment fund has raised £130 million ($196.5 million) through a successful stock market flotation, in a move that marks a "pivotal moment in the growth of large-scale UK solar".

  • Making clean-tech pay

    10 July 2013

    Times are tough for clean-tech investors, but Chrysalix can claim to be outshining many of its rivals. The venture capital firm's head Wal van Lierop talks to Felicity Carus

  • £40m IPO plan for renewables firm

    08 July 2013

    A carbon market veteran is planning a £40 million ($61.4 million) flotation of a renewable energy venture.

  • Clean-tech VC grows 56% in second quarter

    04 July 2013

    Venture capital investments in clean-tech rebounded in the second quarter of 2013, providing evidence that the sector "is turning a corner", according to the Cleantech Group.

  • Renewables fund plans £300m London listing

    28 June 2013

    A renewables fund has outlined plans to list on the London Stock Exchange in a further sign that stockmarkets are becoming an increasingly attractive source of capital to developers.

  • Have solar stocks finally turned a corner?

    25 June 2013

    Many solar stocks have enjoyed a stellar start to 2013, with some having tripled in value. Could a brighter future for the long-suffering sector finally be in sight, asks Peter Cripps