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  • BlackRock raising UK renewables fund, eyes offshore wind

    15 July 2014

    BlackRock is raising "hundreds of millions of pounds" for a UK renewables strategy, which could see the asset manager invest for the first time in offshore wind.

  • DC Water increases size of 100-year green bond, plans more

    15 July 2014

    The District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC Water) has increased the size of its landmark 100-year green bond to $350 million from a planned $300 million, in response to strong investor demand.

  • Gamesa secures $64.5m wind deal with Uruguay

    14 July 2014

    Gamesa will provide $64.5 million of wind turbines to Uruguay, financed by a loan from the Export-Import Bank of the US.

  • UN PRI pushes to promote long-term investment

    14 July 2014

    The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) initiative has launched a consultation exercise to promote long-term thinking by investors.

  • Energy duo says Thailand is 'next France' with $200m wind investment

    14 July 2014

    Two renewables firms have teamed up to develop wind projects in Thailand, saying the country's market compares to France at the start of its renewables boom.

  • Neo Solar convertible bond raises $120m

    14 July 2014

    Neo Solar Power (NSP), Taiwan's leading maker of solar cells, has raised $120 million from a convertible bond, according to Asian press reports.

  • Zurich doubles green bond commitment to $2bn

    14 July 2014

    Zurich Insurance Group has doubled – to $2 billion – its commitment to buy green bonds, in a move that will see it expand its mandate to include issues denominated in European currencies.

  • Alterra eyes C$110m loan for hydro and wind projects

    11 July 2014

    Alterra Power of Canada said it expects to agree a loan of up to C$110 million ($103 million) in the next three months to support further equity investments in a hydroelectric project in Canada and a wind energy project in the US.

  • JP Morgan and others put $400m into US wind farms

    11 July 2014

    JP Morgan and a consortium of unnamed investors are taking a $400 million equity stake in two US wind farms.

  • Seeing the green bonds for the trees

    11 July 2014

    With the green bond market experiencing rapid growth, a new type of 'REDD+ bond' that supports sustainable forestry and agriculture has been proposed. Rupert Edwards and Gloria Gonzalez explain