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Global renewable energy investment up 33% second quarter of 2014
2014-07-18 15:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: Global investment in renewable energy increased 33% in the second quarter of 2014, thanks largely to the record-breaking $3.8 billion (2.2bn) secured by an offshore wind farm in the North Sea, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance. Investment totalled $63.6 billion (37.2bn) over the quarter, also up 9% from the same period in 2013. The biggest deal in the history of the offshore wind sector certainly helped. The 600 megawatt (MW) Gemini wind farm, which will be built in Dutch waters 85km...
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