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  • Joule Assets prepares to deploy $90m for energy efficiency projects

    19 June 2014

    Joule Assets is ready to issue $90 million in loans to 10 US contractors to help them implement energy efficiency projects, CEO Mike Gordon said.

  • Utility mulls Italy's 'first green bond issue'

    19 June 2014

    An Italian utility will next week host a roadshow to test investor demand for the country's first green bond.

  • SolarCity buys Silevo and plans GW-scale production plant

    18 June 2014

    SolarCity, the largest US leasing company for rooftop solar installations, has agreed to buy Silevo, a Silicon Valley-based maker of solar panels, for about $200 million.

  • EnerCap names cornerstone investor for E3F fund

    18 June 2014

    EnerCap Capital Partners has named a Polish investment firm as the cornerstone investor for its latest fund.

  • SunEdison buys AES out of Silver Ridge Power

    18 June 2014

    SunEdison has agreed to buy 50% of US solar firm Silver Ridge Power.

  • Allianz buys solar farm from BayWa

    18 June 2014

    Allianz Global Investors has bought a UK solar farm from the renewables arm of German conglomerate BayWa, and the two firms are in talks about further deals.

  • IFC issues RMB500m, London-listed green bond

    17 June 2014

    The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has issued a RMB500 million ($80 million) bond to support "climate-friendly" investments in emerging markets.

  • Swiss stock exchange creates sustainability index

    17 June 2014

    Swiss stock exchange SIX has launched a sustainability index, containing its 25 "most sustainable" stocks.

  • Emerald cleantech fund attracts three more corporate investors

    17 June 2014

    Three more multinational companies – Suncor Energy of Canada, Ecolab of the UK, and Korean conglomerate SK Group – have invested in the Emerald Cleantech Fund III, run by Zurich-based Emerald Technology Ventures.

  • Arise prepares to float SEK1.1bn green bond

    17 June 2014

    Onshore wind developer Arise has applied to list its SEK1.1 billion green bond on the NASDAQ stock exchange.