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Abengoa's Sanchez Ortega quits, prompting reshuffle
19 May 2015Manuel Sanchez Ortega has resigned as CEO of Abengoa and as chair of its yieldco Abengoa Yield (ABY) for "strictly personal reasons", prompting a rapid management shake-up at both companies.
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Statkraft launches venture capital arm
19 May 2015Statkraft, the largest renewable energy company in Europe, has launched a venture capital subsidiary to support clean energy entrepreneurs.
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Climate change still not on investor radar despite rise of ESG, says Mercer
19 May 2015Climate change is still not taken seriously in investment strategies, despite a big jump in the number of pension funds considering environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, says Mercer.
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Financial details of BAML's $600m green bond revealed
18 May 2015Bank of America has provided the financial details of its second green bond.
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Yingli flags up risk of default after further losses
18 May 2015Yingli Green Energy has said its "substantial indebtedness" could cause it to default, as it records another year of losses.
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EU carbon market weekly update - 18 May 2015
18 May 2015Market sentiment in the EU carbon market is generally positive, but an auction of Polish allowances this week and possible changes in exchange rates, could create some downward pressure on EU allowance prices, says Louis Redshaw.
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Canadian Solar secures C$53.5m non-recourse construction loan
18 May 2015Canadian Solar has agreed a non-recourse loan of up to C$53.5 million ($44.4 million) to finance the construction of its 10MW 'Illumination' solar power project in Scugog, Ontario.
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UK's green bank commits additional £236m to offshore wind
18 May 2015The UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) has paid £236 million ($370 million) for a 19% equity stake in an offshore wind joint venture with German power company E.On.
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Foresight Solar plans fresh fundraise as it eyes 100MW pipeline
18 May 2015Foresight Solar Fund is planning another fundraising round next month as it revealed it has secured an exclusive agreement to buy 100MW of assets.
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The challenges of ESG Investing - Regulation
This paper examines the status of global efforts to pass ESG legislation and implement codes of practice and self-regulation.