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  • SunEdison buys stake in Renova for $250m

    06 July 2015

    SunEdison has bought a 15.87% stake in the Brazilian renewable power developer Renova from Brazilian utility Light for $250 million.

  • Foresight hits 400MW in UK solar

    06 July 2015

    Foresight Group has bumped its UK solar portfolio up to more than 400MW with its latest acquisition.

  • TerraForm Global to float in July

    03 July 2015

    Developing markets yieldco TerraForm Global has confirmed that it plans to get its IPO away this month.

  • More than $5bn committed to Divest Invest

    03 July 2015

    More than $5 billion has been committed to a campaign to divest from fossil fuel companies and invest the freed up capital in the low-carbon economy.

  • $2.2bn infra fund targeting renewables reaches financial close

    03 July 2015

    One of the biggest infrastructure funds in Europe has reached financial close, securing DKK14.7 billion ($2.2 billion) from 19 investors in Denmark, Norway, Sweden and the UK.

  • Infographic: The growth of carbon pricing

    03 July 2015

    Carbon pricing instruments around the world now have a combined value of almost $50 billion, according to new data from the World Bank.

  • SunEdison reaches financial close on US wind project and agrees JV with Gamesa

    02 July 2015

    SunEdison has reached financial close on a 185MW wind project in the US, while also agreeing to form a joint venture with turbine manufacturer Gamesa.

  • Sunrun follows SolarCity into solar ABS market

    02 July 2015

    Sunrun is set to issue a $111 million solar asset-backed security (ABS), making it the second rooftop solar provider, behind SolarCity, to tap the market.

  • Pattern secures C$393m for Canadian wind

    02 July 2015

    Pattern Development has closed C$393 million ($312 million) of financing for a wind project in Canada.

  • Allianz reaches €2.5bn renewables milestone with Austrian wind farms

    02 July 2015

    Allianz has entered the Austrian wind market with the purchase of four wind farms, bringing the insurance firm's investment in renewables to over €2.5 billion ($2.7 billion).