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San Francisco public utility to issue certified green bond
23 March 2016The San Francisco Public Utility Commission (SFPUC) is gearing up to issue a green bond, which is set to be the first issue from a US municipal certified under a water standard.
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Bond 2016: Lightsource's Kingpin
23 March 2016It's been a bumpy couple of years for UK solar, with the government phasing out existing subsidy regimes for more 'competitive' models, making further cuts to Feed-in Tariffs (FiTs) and implementing tighter restrictions on Renewable Obligation Certificates (ROCs).
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Carbon finance 2016: World Bank Pilot Auction Facility
23 March 2016The World Bank's Pilot Auction Facility (PAF) of price guarantees for methane emission reductions was a worthy winner in the carbon finance category.
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M&A 2016: Nordex and Acciona Windpower
23 March 2016Turbine maker Nordex always used to be seen as an acquisition target. But the German firm seized the initiative when it agreed to buy Acciona's wind turbine manufacturing arm, Acciona Wind Power (AWP), in October for €785 million ($880 million), in cash and shares.
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Personality of the Year 2016: Mark Carney
23 March 20162015 could be seen as the year in which mainstream investors began to wake up to the concept of carbon risk. Mark Carney was arguably the most influential protagonist in this movement.
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Energy efficiency 2016: Renew Financial and Citi
23 March 2016Buildings account for some 40% of global energy consumption, but opportunities to invest in energy efficiency in real estate can be hard to find, and the market remains frustratingly fragmented. So, when Renew Financial issued the world's first securitisation of a portfolio of energy efficiency loans, it was hailed as the birth of a new and welcome asset class.
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Wind 2016: Veja Mate
23 March 2016Germany overtook the UK as Europe's fastest growing offshore wind market in 2015, according to the European Wind Energy Association. Veja Mate, its largest ever non-recourse debt financed project, is a testament to this market's vibrancy.
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Solar 2016: Shams Ma'an
23 March 2016The 52.5MW Shams Ma'an solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant is unique in many ways.
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Bioenergy 2016: Enviva Partners
23 March 2016Sustainable wood pellet producer Enviva Partners' flotation was trailblazing because it was the sector's first master limited partnership (MLP).
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Weather Risk Management 2016: Swiss Re Corporate Solutions and Infigen Energy wind hedge
23 March 2016Swiss Re Corporate Solutions has repeated its success in the Weather Risk Management category – this time for a wind hedge in Australia.