Latin America
17 March 2011
Since its launch in 2010 Nikko Asset Management (Nikko AM) has raised almost £400m from institutional investors in Europe and the Middle East, as well as Japanese investors, through its groundbreaking World Bank green bond funds.
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16 March 2011
Geothermal start-up Qualibou Energy has obtained the last $15m of funding for its planned 120MW project on the Caribbean island of St Lucia.
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14 March 2011
BP said it will acquire a majority stake in Caompanhia Nacional de Acucar e Alcoo, a Brazilian ethanol and sugar producer, for $680m as it continues to diversify its energy portfolio.
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7 March 2011
The Brazilian Development Bank is to finance nine wind farms that global manufacturer Impsa and Brazil-based developer Wind Power Energia propose to build in the country.
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4 March 2011
The Brazilian courts have overruled a decision banning construction of the Belo Monte dam hydroelectricity project on the Xingu River in the Amazon.
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4 March 2011
Brazilian renewable energy project developer Weg and MTorres Group are to create a joint venture to manufacture and install wind turbines in Brazil.
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2 March 2011
A Brazilian developer of wind and solar power projects has reportedly signed a deal with General Electric for it supply wind turbines in $840m transaction.
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16 February 2011
Brazilian state-owned oil giant Petrobras has joined the second round of the Model Fuels Consortium II (MFC II), a forum for the design of fuel models and combustion simulation tools that will enable the next generation of more efficient engines used for transportation and power generation.
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16 February 2011
Brazilian ethanol producer Cosan and oil conglomerate Royal Dutch Shell expect to launch their joint bioethanol venture Raízen by mid-year.
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15 February 2011
Algal fuel developer OriginOil is to take part in a pilot-scale project funded by the Mexican government to demonstrate industrial algae production.
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10 February 2011
World champion Formula One driver Nelson Piquet has inked an agreement with a group including clean energy company Acta to develop bio-ethanol and an enriched diesel product for the Brazilian fleet market.
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10 February 2011
NYSE-listed biodiesel producer Archer Daniels Midland plans to invest in sustainable palm production in Brazil over a five-year period.
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4 February 2011
Power giant Alstom has signed two contracts with Brookfield Renewable Power to supply key plant equipment to two hydropower facilities in Brazil.
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3 February 2011
Renewable energy project developer juwi has entered the South Africa and Chile markets where it will look to develop wind resources.
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27 January 2011
SG Biofuels has launched business operations in Brazil and appointed local entrepreneur and genomics innovator Fernando Reinach as its senior adviser for the country.
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27 January 2011
Brazil’s Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources has granted a licence for the construction of the mammoth $17bn Belo Monte hydroelectric dam on the Xingu River, following a year of staunch opposition from environmental groups.
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24 January 2011
Suzlon’s Brazilian subsidiary has won an order from Martifer Renováveis to build, operate and maintain a 218MW project in the states of Ceará and Rio Grande do Norte.
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17 January 2011
A UK-Cuba joint venture has been formed to establish a biomass power plant adjacent to a sugar mill near the capital Havana, in a strategic partnership that could reportedly see investment reach $250m.
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12 January 2011
Swiss engineering conglomerate ABB has received orders for transmission infrastructure worth $32m from Renova Energia in Brazil.
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12 January 2011
Spanish utility Iberdrola Renovables has strengthened its presence in Mexico through the purchase of a wind farm from turbine major Gamesa.
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