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• Chemicals giant agrees 'positive incentive' credit facility

  22 January 2019

  Solvay, one of Europe's largest chemicals companies, has agreed to link the terms of a €2 billion ($2.3 billion) revolving credit facility to achievements in reducing its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

• Three groups dominate Japanese fossil fuel finance, report says

  11 September 2018

  Three financial institutions have been the driving motor powering Japan's fossil fuel industry, according to a study by Dutch research company Profundo.

• Olam secures Asia's first sustainability-linked club loan facility

  26 March 2018

  Agri business Olam has signed a three-year sustainability-linked revolving credit facility, aggregating $500 million of loans.

• Credit Agricole, BNP and Natixis fund world's largest solar project

  25 May 2017

  The world's largest solar photovoltaic (PV) project, at 1.2GW when operational, has received $900 million in funding including loans from Credit Agricole, BNP Paribas and Natixis as part of a banking syndicate.

• EF BRIEFS: Sumitomo, GIB, Senvion

  29 July 2016

  Japan's Sumitomo Corporation has agreed to indirectly buy, through Macquarie Capital, a 12.5% stake in an offshore wind farm, for an undisclosed fee.

• Bank consortium provides £730m debt for UK 'smart meter' roll-out

  03 December 2015

  The European Investment Bank (EIB) and six commercial banks are providing some £730 million ($1.1 billion) in debt finance towards a £1 billion programme to install more than 7 million 'smart meters' in the UK.

• RET Capital makes its debut in wind with $239m financing deal

  15 July 2015

  Renewable Energy Trust (RET) Capital has branched out into the wind sector after closing a $238.6 million financing package for an operating site in California.

• GIB, Marubeni refinance equity stake in UK offshore wind farm

  11 August 2014

  The UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) and Japanese trading firm Marubeni have refinanced part of their 50% stake in the 210MW Westermost Rough wind farm off the east coast of England.

• 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.

• 'World's largest' offshore wind project finance deal agreed

  15 May 2014

  A €2.8 billion ($3.8 billion) project financing agreement has been secured for an offshore wind farm, in a deal that claims to be the largest of its kind.