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  • UK tidal firm targets £50 million fundraise for project

    19 August 2014

    A technology company that develops marine turbines in the UK is planning a £50 million ($83.4 million) fundraise next year, to pay for its first full-scale project.

  • Starwood secures financing for 165MW Texas wind farm

    19 August 2014

    Starwood Energy Group, a private US investment firm specialising in energy infrastructure, has reached agreements with a group of banks to finance its second wind farm, a 165MW project in Texas.

  • Biomass project backed by John Laing and GIB issues £48m bond

    18 August 2014

    John Laing has backed its first combined heat and power (CHP) biomass plant, teaming up with the UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) to invest £26 million ($43.5 million) in a project which is also issuing a £48 million bond.

  • Chinese solar firm Shunfeng wins $3.25bn credit line

    18 August 2014

    Shunfeng Photovoltaic International has agreed a credit facility of up to RMB20 billion ($3.25 billion) with China Minsheng Banking Corporation.

  • Welspun Group pledges further $2.5bn to Indian solar

    18 August 2014

    The Welspun Group intends to invest some R150 billion ($2.5 billion) in solar energy in coming years, according to reports.

  • Greenlight Capital almost doubles stake in SunEdison

    15 August 2014

    US hedge fund Greenlight Capital almost doubled its holding in solar energy giant SunEdison in the three months ended 30 June, according to SEC filings on 14 August.

  • Solar firm in stock offering following strong results

    15 August 2014

    Solar company Enphase Energy Inc. is selling more than $33 million of shares in a public offering.

  • Carbon Tracker identifies potential stranded assets in oil majors

    15 August 2014

    Projected capital expenditure by Total and ExxonMobil is more heavily dependent on high oil prices than that of other oil majors, according to the Carbon Tracker Initiative (CTI), a financial think tank.

  • People moves

    14 August 2014

    The latest people moves in the industry, including new recruits for SolarCity, Impax and Mirova

  • Why investing in renewable energy companies is high risk

    14 August 2014

    Investors should beware renewables companies that base their business models on government decisions, says Annerose Tashiro