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Renewables M&A deals up a third in 2013, further activity expected in 2014
28 February 2014The value of mergers and acquisitions in renewable energy rose nearly a third in 2013, driven by utilities looking to offload the assets to raise capital, a consultancy firm has found.
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German fuel cell company attracts new VC investors
27 February 2014Sunfire, a German developer of high-temperature fuel cells, has secured a "high seven-figure" sum in second-round financing, which attracted two new investors – Total Energy Ventures and Electranova Capital.
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Wind farm investments help drive healthy returns for PensionDanmark
27 February 2014PensionDanmark's pioneering investments in wind farms provided a return of 9.1% last year, underpinning a "very satisfactory" performance for the firm and offsetting the poor results from its bond portfolio.
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'Game-changing' corporate reporting rules clear key hurdle
27 February 2014EU proposals to force large companies to report environmental metrics were hailed by a leading investor as "a game-changer for corporate transparency", after they took a step closer to becoming law.
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Lighting and energy storage companies in line for takeovers, says VC investor
27 February 2014Most mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the cleantech sector in coming years are likely to focus on makers of low-energy lighting and energy storage technologies, investors have been told.
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CDM must stop verifier exodus, warns new Executive Board member
26 February 2014The Clean Development Mechanism will struggle to recover if verifiers continue to leave the market, a new member of its oversight board has warned.
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GE buys Irish wind farms, commits another $10bn to clean energy
26 February 2014GE Energy Financial Services has bought two Irish windfarms, with a total capacity of 51MW, from Element Power, a project developer owned by private equity firm Hudson Clean Energy Partners.
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GIB and Societe Generale form £50m energy efficiency alliance
25 February 2014The UK's Green Investment Bank has formed a £50 million ($83.2 million) alliance with Societe Generale to finance energy efficiency measures.
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RGGI proceeds provide $700m for low-carbon energy projects
25 February 2014The nine US states participating in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) have invested more than $700 million of proceeds from the programme to curb energy use and reduce carbon emissions.
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Speed up EU ETS reforms or risk lost decade: Climate Change Capital
25 February 2014The EU's Emissions Trading System risks suffering a "lost decade" unless policymakers bring forward plans to combat the oversupply of allowances dogging the market, Climate Change Capital has warned.
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