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Foresight buys biggest solar park, with private wire agreement
03 February 2017Yieldco Foresight Solar Fund has bought a 72MW solar park that has an agreement in place to sell power to a paper mill.
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People Moves: Exxon, ISO, Corporate Report Dialogue, Leaders Arena
03 February 2017ExxonMobil has appointed climate expert Susan Avery to its board.
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EIB, Ireland's sovereign wealth fund and Dasos invest in Irish forests
03 February 2017The European Investment Bank (EIB), Ireland's sovereign wealth fund and Dasos, a specialist forestry investment fund, have signed a multimillion euro deal to invest in Irish forests.
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Renovate secures $100m from Credit Suisse for energy efficiency expansion
03 February 2017Renovate America has received a $100 million loan from Credit Suisse to expand its unsecured energy efficiency and home improvement loan programme across the US.
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Energy companies 'underestimate' low-carbon potential
03 February 2017Energy companies are underestimating the growth of solar photovoltaic (PV) and electronic vehicles in their market outlooks, according to a report.
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CDC mandates banks to roadshow green bond
03 February 2017France's Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (CDC) has mandated six banks to roadshow its inaugural green bond.
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KfW's 2016 green bonds to save 2.2Mt of GHG emissions
03 February 2017German development bank KfW will save the equivalent of 2.2 million tonnes of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions per year through projects finance by the four green bonds it issued in 2016, the bank said in a report.
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Allianz and MUFG in US wind farm tax equity deal
03 February 2017Allianz Capital Partners (ACP) – the alternative investment manager of German insurer Allianz – and Japanese financial conglomerate Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) have co-invested in a 225MW wind project in Oklahoma.
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Amarenco signs €1bn renewables deal with Prudential
03 February 2017Irish renewable energy developer Amarenco has entered into a €1 billion ($1.07 billion) joint venture with Infracapital, the infrastructure arm of insurance giant Prudential.
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Investors need to wake up to climate risks, warns Cicero
02 February 2017The most immediate risks faced by companies as a result of climate change have been laid bare in a report that warns investors to urgently turn their attention to the issue.