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Block Island becomes US's first offshore wind project to reach financial close
03 March 2015An offshore wind venture in the US has become the first in the country to reach financial close, raising more than $290 million.
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EU carbon market weekly update - 2 March 2015
02 March 2015A vote in favour of reforming Europe's carbon market failed to boost prices, says Louis Redshaw
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Santander stops funding APRIL after Greenpeace deforestation campaign
02 March 2015Santander has bowed to pressure to withdraw finance from the paper company Asia Pacific Resources International (April) after Greenpeace launched a campaign criticising it for logging Indonesian forests.
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EIB issues its first Turkish currency green bond since 2010
02 March 2015The European Investment Bank (EIB) has issued a green bond in Turkish lira.
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UK's first refuse-derived gasification plant wins project finance
02 March 2015A "landmark" deal has secured the first ever project financing for a UK gasification plant that derives its feedstock from refuse.
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Modi's $300bn renewables ambition for India
27 February 2015Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi plans to spur a boom in renewables. Charles Yates looks at the opportunity – and some of the challenges – that lie ahead
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Abengoa in unusual deal for $279m yieldco convertible notes
27 February 2015In an unusual transaction, Abengoa will issue $279 million of two-year convertible notes which will convert into shares in the company's yieldco, rather than the firm itself.
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Bluefield says power prices hurt its NAV
27 February 2015Bluefield Solar Income Fund confirmed it is on target to pay a 7p (10.8 cents) dividend this year despite falling power prices eroding its net asset value (NAV) per share.
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EU energy, climate change plans get mixed reception
26 February 2015Industry and NGOs have given a mixed reception to the European Commission's new proposals to improve energy security and reduce carbon emissions within the EU.
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Solar fried in CfD auction
26 February 2015Solar energy construction in the UK is set to be decimated after the technology failed to compete with wind power in a £325 million ($503 million) auction under the government's new subsidy system.