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Institutional investors eye 'real assets' to boost returns
03 February 2015Institutional investors will increase their allocations to real assets, including renewable energy, infrastructure, agriculture and timber, as equities and bonds fail to deliver their target returns, according to alternative asset manager Aquila Capital.
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The best performing funds of 2014: Ecofi Enjeux Futurs
03 February 2015Finding firms that help address challenges caused by environmental pressures and the growing global population helped produce benchmark-beating results. Fund manager Olivier Plaisant talks to Peter Cripps
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EU carbon market weekly update - 2 February 2015
02 February 2015EU allowances are likely to see further minor price gains this week, says Louis Redshaw.
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GIB and Foresight launch £50m waste fund
02 February 2015The UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) has pledged £50 million ($75 million) to a second waste-to-energy fund with asset manager Foresight, this time with a focus on small projects.
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Camco hails further progress for energy storage system
02 February 2015Camco Clean Energy has secured five initial orders for its REDT energy storage system, which is intended for use alongside renewable power plants.
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People moves
02 February 2015A round-up of the latest new appointments and moves in the industry, including changes at Abengoa, Rabobank and Solarcentury.
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Two Grosvenor funds ditch fossil fuels
02 February 2015Two socially responsible investment (SRI) funds run by New Zealand state-owned Grosvenor Financial Services Group have divested from fossil fuels.
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Glennmont boosts French wind holdings to more than 100MW
02 February 2015Glennmont Partners, one of Europe's largest clean energy investors, has bought three more operating wind farms in France, taking its wind capacity in the country to more than 100MW.
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SunEdison and Terraform close $2.4bn First Wind deal, issuing green bond
30 January 2015SunEdison and Terraform Power have completed their $2.4 billion acquisition of renewable energy company First Wind
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First Wind helps 2014 renewables deals rise by $3bn
30 January 2015SunEdison's blockbuster acquisition of First Wind helped the value of renewables deals in 2014 increase by 13%, a report has revealed.