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  • World's largest tidal stream project completes £51m financing

    18 September 2014

    Financing for the first stage of the world's largest tidal stream project has been completed, after it raised £51.3 million ($83.5 million).

  • Veritas buys Emcore's solar business for $150m

    18 September 2014

    Private equity firm Veritas Capital has agreed to buy a US solar business for $150 million.

  • The paradox of yield

    18 September 2014

    Ian Temperton suggests the renewable energy industry may come to regret the current quest for yield.

  • Meyer Burger confirms details of CHF100m convertible bond

    17 September 2014

    Meyer Burger Technology has confirmed the details of the CHF100 million convertible bond announced earlier today.

  • Renewables stocks see share prices fall ahead of Scotland referendum

    17 September 2014

    Renewables stocks exposed to Scotland have seen their share prices fall slightly ahead of the country's referendum on independence.

  • Morgan Stanley offers clients more sustainable investment options

    17 September 2014

    Morgan Stanley Wealth Management has added two sustainable investing portfolios to its range of managed accounts.

  • Solar equipment firm Meyer Burger issues CHF100m convertible

    17 September 2014

    Meyer Burger Technology, a leading manufacturer of equipment used in the production of silicon wafers, solar cells and photovoltaic (PV) modules, plans to raise up to CHF100 million ($107 million) via a convertible bond.

  • Higher oil prices could still lead to stranded assets, warns report

    16 September 2014

    Oil majors run the risk that their assets will be devalued even if oil prices rise, a report has warned.

  • Mainstream commits to develop $525m Ghana wind farm

    16 September 2014

    Mainstream Renewable Power is to develop a $525 million wind farm in Ghana which is expected to generate about 10% of the country's electricity.

  • World Bank sells options to stimulate methane reductions

    16 September 2014

    The World Bank is launching a novel financing mechanism to attract private sector capital to projects that prevent or reduce emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas.