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Chile eyes carbon tax
28 August 2014Chile is considering becoming the second country in Latin America to introduce a carbon tax, in a move that could provide a further boost to its rapidly growing renewables sector.
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Global renewables investment to slow for remainder of decade, warns IEA
28 August 2014Global renewables investments fell to slightly above $250 billion in 2013 and are set to continue slowing in coming years, a report has warned.
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First-half catastrophe losses fall to $21bn, says Swiss Re
27 August 2014First-half catastrophe losses, both natural and man-made, are likely to cost the re/insurance market in the region of $21 billion, according to analysis by Swiss Re.
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Aviva buys UK solar rooftop portfolio from Zouk Capital
27 August 2014Aviva Investors has bought another portfolio of UK residential solar assets from private equity firm Zouk Capital.
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Trina Solar remains bullish about UK solar market
27 August 2014Trina Solar still believes the UK is a "good target country" for investment, despite changes to solar regulation in the country which have put some investors off.
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Hareon Solar expands in China, India and Turkey
27 August 2014Hareon Solar Technology, one of the largest solar energy companies in China, has signed a series of deals to develop photovoltaic (PV) power plants in China, India and Turkey.
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Danish pension fund plans further investments in offshore wind
26 August 2014PKA, one of the largest pension fund managers in Denmark, will make further investments in offshore wind farms, said CEO Peter Damgaard Jensen.
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Arise plans return to green bond market with SEK350m issue
26 August 2014Swedish wind farm developer Arise is planning to issue an SEK350 million green bond in a deal that would see it refinance an existing bond.
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Scatec Solar plans Oslo IPO
26 August 2014Norwegian project developer and operator Scatec Solar is planning an IPO to help drive its expansion plans.
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Solar, batteries and electric vehicles to render centralised energy a dinosaur, warns report
22 August 2014The combined impact of solar, batteries and electric vehicles has the potential to start disrupting the electricity markets by the end of the decade, analysts have forecast.