All articles by Jack Unwin

1. Electricity Supply Board to buy 50% stake in EDF Scottish windfarm

   Irish electricity company Electricity Supply Board (ESB) has agreed to purchase a 50% stake in the Neart na Gaoithe offshore…
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   28 Nov
2. Mitsubishi-led consortium to buy Eneco for €4.1bn

   A consortium formed of Japanese companies Mitsubishi and Chubu Electric Power Company has agreed to acquire Dutch energy company Eneco…
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   25 Nov
3. Facebook agrees power purchase agreement with Apex Clean Energy

   Global social media giant Facebook has agreed to purchase power from Apex Clean Energy’s Altavista solar farm in the state…
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   22 Nov
4. International Finance Corporation to fund solar farms in Mexico

   The North American Development Bank (NADB) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have agreed to provide $200m in green loans…
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   20 Nov
5. Deals interview: Storage and battery technology will become big markets

   The power industry is now an integral part of M&A activity, and the addition of renewables has bolstered the market…
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   20 Nov
6. Macquarie Capital invests in its first biogas project in the UK

   Energy investment group Macquarie Capital Principal Finance has purchased a majority share in UK-based biogas company BioCow for an undisclosed…
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   19 Nov
7. GCL System Integration and Powin Energy announce joint venture

   Chinese energy company GCL System Integration (GCL SI) has announced that it will form a joint venture (JV) with US…
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   18 Nov
8. European Investment Bank to end fossil fuel financing by 2021

   The European Investment Bank (EIB) has agreed to cease funding fossil fuel energy projects by the end of 2021 as…
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   15 Nov
9. Octopus Renewables to buy nine windfarms from RES Group

   Octopus Renewables has agreed to purchase nine windfarms in the UK, France and Ireland from RES Group for a fee…
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   14 Nov
10. Deals interview: Renewables driving M&A activity in power sector

    The power industry is one that attracts strong mergers & acquisition (M&A) activity, with deals worth $31bn announced in the…
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    13 Nov