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Hudson Clean Energy raises $90m to invest in portfolio companies
16 September 2014Private equity firm Hudson Clean Energy has closed a $90 million credit facility for its flagship fund.
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MSCI launches low-carbon indexes
16 September 2014MSCI has launched a set of low-carbon indexes, which have won the backing of major investors the Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund (AP4), Fonds de Reserve pour les Retraites (FRR) and Amundi.
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EDF sells 57MW of solar to Dominion in second deal
16 September 2014EDF Renewable Energy (EDF RE) has sold two US solar projects to energy producer Dominion.
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UK and US losing appeal to renewables investors, says EY
16 September 2014The UK has continued its recent slide down consultancy EY's Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index, while China has displaced the US from the top spot.
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Fund to launch following new resource efficiency index
15 September 2014Investment firm VIS Essential Investments is to launch a resource efficiency fund later this year to accompany its new index.
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Xcel Energy seeks to boost solar resources
15 September 2014Xcel Energy, a major US gas and electricity company, is seeking requests for proposals for up to 200MW of solar power capacity, via its Texas based subsidiary Southwestern Public Service (SPS).
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PNE sells shares and bonds ahead of yieldco
15 September 2014German wind developer PNE Wind has announced plans to launch a yieldco to hold some 150MW of onshore projects.
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New alliance eyes investments in UK solar projects
15 September 2014sPower, an independent US power producer, has formed a strategic alliance with UK solar energy developer Camborne Capital to invest in the UK solar market.
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Smith School launches stranded coal assets research initiative
15 September 2014The University of Oxford's Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment has launched a research initiative into stranded coal assets after winning backing from a US-based environmental foundation.
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Housing association issues £150m green bond based on ESG performance
12 September 2014A UK housing association has this week launched the first labelled green bond from the public housing sector.