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SunPower acquires technology firm
10 November 2014Texas-based SolarBridge Technologies, which was bought by SunPower for an undisclosed sum, specialises in rooftop solar microinverters, which can be integrated into panels as they are manufactured, rather than at installation stage.
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KKR and GIB back £200m UK community renewables initiative
10 November 2014Private equity firm KKR is making its first investment in the UK renewable energy sector with a £100 million ($159 million) commitment to a £200 million lending programme, backed by the UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB).
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SPI completes fourth private placement this year
10 November 2014Project developer SPI Solar has completed another private placement to support its expansion – its fourth in 2014.
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Jupiter restructures environmental team
07 November 2014Jupiter has shaken up the structure of its environmental and sustainable strategy team in a move designed to integrate it more with its wider fund management team.
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First Wind reaches $254m close on Texas wind project
07 November 2014First Wind has reached a $254 million financial close on its second wind project in Texas.
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Abengoa Yield prices $255m green bond
07 November 2014Abengoa Yield, the 'yieldco' launched by Spanish firm Abengoa in June, has priced its $255 million bond offer.
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The rise of the green bond index
06 November 2014Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Barclays/MSCI and Standard & Poor's have started green bond indexes. What impact will they have on the fledgling market, ask Sophie Robinson-Tillett and Peter Cripps
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Copenhagen funds take 25% stake in UK offshore wind project
06 November 2014Danish fund management company Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has bought a 25% stake in the UK offshore wind project Beatrice from UK utility SSE. The price paid was not disclosed.
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Abengoa Yield opts to issue bonds in dollars rather than euros
06 November 2014Abengoa Yield, the 'yieldco' launched by Spanish utility Abengoa in June, is to replace a planned €200 million ($250 million) issue of euro-denominated bonds with $255 million of five-year dollar-denominated notes.
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Norway's NTE issues NOK750m green bond to refinance hydro plants [UPDATED]
06 November 2014Power generating company Nord-Trøndelag Elektrisitetsverk (NTE) has issued Norway's second corporate green bond – a NOK750 million ($110 million) issue that was oversubscribed in two hours.