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Amazon Delivers ‘Win-Win’ Solar Rooftop Drive
Amazon has opened up a new front in its renewable energy push, announcing plans to install rooftop solar arrays on 50 distribution and sorting centres worldwide by 2020. The ecommerce giant confirmed yesterday it will kick off the new investment…
Board of Directors Reviews Cost Optimization Options for 2017
The Gazprom Board of Directors took note of the information about Gazprom Group’s cost optimization (reduction) options for 2017. It was underscored that throughout the current year the Company would sustain its comprehensive approach to cost growth control, including by…
Banks Bags £210m for UK Treble
Banks Renewables has secured £210m in finance to support the construction of three UK wind farms totalling 151MW. The UK outfit worked with lenders Macquarie Infrastructure Debt Investment Solutions, Santander, ING, National Australia Bank and Rabobank to seal the funding.…
Schools Lead Calls for Government to Stop Solar Tax Hike
A group of children from Eleanor Palmer Primary School in Camden will this morning descend on the Treasury to deliver a petition urging chancellor Philip Hammond to halt the planned business rate tax hike that is expected to hit thousands…
Unilever Chooses Unisun for Renewable Energy Projects Across Asia
China-based renewables firm Unisun Energy Group and consumer goods provider Unilever North Asia are partnering on a 13.4MW distributed generation solar PV project in China’s Anhui Province. Based around the Renaissance Hotel in Hefei City, solar will be installed on…
EDPR Plans Portugal Wind Sale
EDP Renewables Europe is to sell a 49% stake in a portfolio of wind farms in Portugal totalling 422MW to ACE Portugal Sàrl for €242m. ACE Portugal Sàrl is owned by ACE Investment Fund II, which is a subsidiary of…
EIB Group Financing Reached EUR 1.1bn in Romania in 2016
The European Investment Bank (EIB) provided new loans worth EUR 1.04bn and the European Investment Fund (EIF – which together with EIB forms the EIB Group) executed operations in Romania totalling EUR 61m in 2016. The EU bank financed priority…