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  • Masdar invests $125m in Oman's first wind farm

    23 October 2014

    Masdar has entered into a joint venture to build a $125 million wind farm in Oman.

  • US insurers falling short on climate change

    23 October 2014

    The US insurance market is not adequately prepared to cope with the effects of climate change, according to a new report.

  • Joule to push into Europe as it eyes fresh fundraising

    23 October 2014

    Joule Assets plans to expand its US-based energy efficiency fund into Europe and hopes in coming months to raise another fund focussed on the continent.

  • Green Investment Bank sees interest in offshore wind fund

    22 October 2014

    The UK's Green Investment Bank said it has had interest from two potential cornerstone investors for its proposed £1 billion ($1.6 billion) offshore wind fund.

  • Dealing with the changing climate

    22 October 2014

    Weather risk management is becoming increasingly entrenched within Europe's energy sector. But shifting regulatory winds promise to change its complexion. Mark Nicholls reports

  • KKR's green programme has $1bn of financial impact

    22 October 2014

    Private equity giant KKR said its Green Portfolio Programme (GPP) has had $1.2 billion of financial impact since it began six years ago.

  • Bangladesh Bank says green bonds are key to country's green economy

    22 October 2014

    Bangladesh's central bank has said the green bond market could play a pivotal role in helping the country develop environmental projects.

  • PartnerRe to finance $100m of Mosaic's solar loans

    22 October 2014

    An affiliate of global reinsurer PartnerRe will provide up to $100 million for the home solar loan programme of Mosaic, a peer-to-peer solar finance company headquartered in Oakland, California.

  • RBS agrees £28m project financing for UK's Lightsource

    22 October 2014

    UK solar energy developer Lightsource Renewable Energy has secured £28.4 million ($45.6 million) of project financing from Royal Bank of Scotland for three installations totalling 34MW.

  • TRIG to tap equity market, joining Foresight and Bluefield

    22 October 2014

    The Renewable Infrastructure Group (TRIG) is planning to raise additional funds by issuing new shares.