February 2010: Table of contents

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3	Editor’s note
3	Features In-depth reviews, new perspectives and insights into cleantech and renewable energy
4		Renewable energy project finance gets a second wind Long-term financing for renewable energy projects was all but halted by the credit crunch, but stimulus measures and state-backed investors are helping the market move again.
7		China targets 2010 as year for clean energy growth While 2009 saw the Chinese clean energy industry thrive amidst an uncertain economic climate, this year it looks set to dominate, provided it can overcome one or two obstacles.
10		Israel venture capital aims to match growth of clean technologies Necessity drives innovation and technology development in Israel, with a burgeoning venture capital scene striving to match the country’s considerable advancements.
12		Bioenergy sector fuelled by growth in global government support A favourable policy framework is all but essential to stimulate the global bioenergy and renewable fuel industry and create a suitable climate for investment.
14	Thought Leader Thoughts, opinions and insights from the industry’s foremost experts and leading figures
14		Fintan Whelan, Mainstream Renewable Power Growth of renewable energy reliant on institutional investors The development of renewable energy is reliant on significant global investment, on a scale yet to be achieved.
18	Investor Profiles Investment strategies and industry views from clean energy investors across the globe
18		Nick Ross, Acuity Capital Regulation and infrastructure drives UK waste energy investment The UK’s dated infrastructure offers an ideal opportunity for investors, with policy driving alternatives to landfill.
20		Mark Woodall, Climate Change Capital Sustainable returns the key for environmental investors The low carbon sector offers investors the prospect of returns that are sustainable in more ways than one.
22		Rudolf Ohnesorge, Siemens Venture Capital Corporate venture capital shifts focus to growth stage With a growing focus on cleantech, this industry giant’s venture capital arm is increasingly targeting growth companies in this area.
24		Gary Rieschel, Qiming Venture Partners China offers scale for investors in clean energy technology The sheer opportunities of scale for Chinese environmental technologies make it a compelling investment prospect.
26		Andrew Romans, The Founders Club New funding model for emerging environmental technology companies An innovative venture capital vehicle aims to attract a new breed of co-operative investor.
28	Renewable Energy News Essential news and intelligence on industry developments, investments and company activity. For the latest in solar, wind, bioenergy, geothermal, energy efficiency, hydro, fuel cells, waste, water and recycling.
26	Solar news »
38	Wind news »
48	Bioenergy news »
56	Energy efficiency news »
66	Water news »
68	Geothermal news »
70	Fund news »
72	Policy news »
76	Listed company results »
84	People news » The latest appointments, promotions and new initiatives for leading clean energy industry investors, executives and entrepreneurs
88	Deal Tracker A global round-up of all the deals publically announced in the last A global round-up of all the renewable energy and clean technology deals publically announced in the last month including investments, acquisitions and major contracts

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Companies in this issue

3M New Ventures • 4Energy Invest • A123 Systems • AAT Abwasser • Abengoa Bionenergy • Academy Corporation •
Achates Power • Acro Energy Technologies • Actaris Metering Systems • Acuity Brands • AES Corporation • Airbus • Ambata Capital Partners • American SuperConductor Corporation • Amonix • Ampere Equity Fund •
AMSC Windtec • Andrade Gutierrez • Apax Partners • A-Power Energy Generation Systems • Applied Materials,
Arad Technologies • ARC China Holdings • ARCH Venture Partners • Areva • AT&S • Atlantic Wind & Solar • Aurinvest • AV Concept Holdings • Axens • Babcock & Wilcox Volund • Bain Capital India Investments • Bank Invest • BBVA • Bekaert • Bertin • Better Place • Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences • BioEnergy Technologies • BioJet Corporation • Biomass Electricity • Biopack Environmental Solutions • Biopetrol Industries • Bluefield • BNP Private Equity • Bodega Algae • Boston Power • Bridgelux • British Gas •
Broadwind Energy • Brose Trust • Brush Engineered • Buasommai Electricity Generating Company • Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC Venture Capital) • Caja Madrid • Calpine Corporation • Canaccord Financial • Catamount Ventures • Catapult Venture Managers • CECOM • Cedar Point Capital • Cemtrex • Central American Bank for Economic Integration • Centrica • CEPEL • Changzhou Hongtu Venture Capital • Changzhou Wujin Hongtu Venture Capital • China Southern Power Grid Company • Claremont Creek Ventures • Clean Pacific Ventures • Clean Power Finance • ClearFuels Technology • Clipper Windpower • CODA Automotive • Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais (Cemig) • Convexa Capital • Cordiant Capital • CTC Technical Fabrics • Cycleenergy Beteiligungs • Cymbet Corporation • DCM • Deutsche Bank • Deutsche Bank Masdar Clean Tech Fund • Dexia • DMT • DONG Energy • Dongfang Turbine • Dow Chemical Company • Dry Creek Ventures • Duke Energy • DuPont • E.ON • E.ON Climate & Renewables (EC&R) • E.ON Masdar Integrated Carbon (EMIC) • EcoFactor • EcoSynthetix • EDB Investments (EDBI) • EDF Energies Nouvelles • Edison Mission Group (EMG) • Enecsys • Enel Green Power • Enel North America • EnerDel • Energias Renovables de Mesoamerica (ERM) • Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) • Energy Inc. • Eolica Bulgaria • Essentium Group • European Bank for Reconstruction & Development • Eversol Corporation • Export Development Canada • Finorpa • First Solar • Fisker Automotive • FloDesign Wind • Fort Chicago Energy Partners • Fuel Tech • Gary Kremen • GCL-Poly Energy Holdings • GE Energy • GE Transportation • Gintech Energy • Glencore • Global Ethanol • Globeleq Generations • Goldman Sachs • Good Energies • Gotaverken Miljo (GMAB) • Great Basin Transmission • Great Plains • GreenShift Corporation • Growth Works • Grupo Aldesa • GT Solar International • HaloSource • Harris & Harris Group • Harvest Power • Hawaiian Electric • Headwaters • HECIC New Energy • Helmet Capital • High Tide • Himadri Chemicals & Industries • HSBC • Hydrogenics Corporation • Hyundai Corporation • Hyundai Engineering • Hyundai Heavy Industries • I2BF Management • Iberdrola Renewables • IE Madeira • Ignite Group • Impax Asset Management • Innovalight • Intel Capital • Intellitect Water Holdings • InterWest Partners • ITC Limited • Itron Smart Grid Solutions • Jiangsu GCL Silicon Material Technology Company • Jiangsu Zhongneng Polysilicon Technology Development Company • JinkSolar Holding • Juwi Solar • K2 Energy Solutions • KBC Bank • Khosla Ventures • Kinder Morgan Energy Partners • Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers • Koblitz • Konca Solar • Korea Electric Power Corporation •
Korea Southern Power • La Caixa • Lazard Asset Management • LDK Solar • Lewis Group • Lloyds TSB Development Capital (LDC) • LRM • LS Power • Lucid Design Group • Ludgate Environmental Fund • Lyceum Capital • Madrone Capital Partners • Mainstream Renewable Power • Masdar • McKinnon & Clarke • MEMC Electronic Materials • Mesoamerica • Mid-Kansas Electric Company • Minnesota Power • Modesto Irrigation District (MID) • Morgan Solar • Morgan Stanley Investment Management • Motech Industries • Mubadala Development Company Masdar • Munich Venture Partners • Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai • Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschappij voor Ontwikkelingslanden • Nettbus • Network Technology • New Brunswick Power Distribution • New Enterprise Associates (NEA) • New River Management • NIBC European Infrastructure Fund • Nordic Windpower • Northbrook New York • Novus Energy Partners • NRG Energy • NV Energy • ONS • OPDE • Oxford Catalysts Group • Pacific Venture Capital • Palmer Labs of Durham • Panasonic • Pangaea Ventures • Passiv Systems • Perseus • Petrobas Biocombustivel • PG&E Corporation • Polaris Energy Nicaragua (PENSA) • Portugese Infrastructure Funds NEF • Power Assure • Prime Partners Asia Merchant Capital of Singapore • Protonex Technology Corporation • PTT • Pulsar Energy Capital • Qatar Airways • Qatar Petrolium • Qatar Science & Technology Park • RAM Power • RBC Bearings • RE Power Systems • Renewable Energy Group • Renewable Energy Holdings • Rentech • Reykjavik Geothermal • Ringdale • Riverstone Holdings • Rockport Capital Partners • Rosetti Marino • S.A.G Solarstrom • Samsung C&T Corporation • Sand Hill Angels • Seajacks International • SeaMicro • Segetis • Semitool • Semprius • Sener • Sequoia Capital Partners • Sevin Rosen Funds • Sharp • Shenzhen Capital Group • Siemens Energy • Siemens Project Ventures • Siemens Venture Capital • Siemens Wind Power • SMartWind • SMG Indium Resources • Solar Stribro • SolarCity • SolarReserve • Solland Solar • Southern Electric Brasil • Southwestern Public Service Company • Square Butte Electric Cooperative • TMicroelectronics • Subocean Group • Sundorne Products • SunEdison • Suniva • Sunworks Solar • Suzlon Energy • SWITCH Materials • Synchrony • Syntec Biofuel • Tamasek Holdings • Technology Partners • Terra Nova • Tesla Motors • Texas Instruments • Third Security • Tontine Capital Partners • Torqeedo • Torresol Energy • Total Agroindustria Canavieira • TransAlta Corporation • Triangle Peak Partners • Triodos Bank • Triton Ventures • TSX Venture Exchange • Union Bank • United Technologies Corporation (UTC) • Universal Power Group • VantagePoint Venture Partners • Veeco Instruments • VentureLink Brighter Future Fund • Ventures West • Verdiem • Verne Global • Vestas • Volvo Buses • Waste Management • Wellcome Trust • Westly Group • WHEB Ventures • WI Harper Group • Williams Advanced Materials (WAM) • Xcel Energy • Xiamen Red Phase Instruments • Yahoo • Youmex • ZBB Energy

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February 2010: Table of contents

Features

In-depth reviews, new perspectives and insights into cleantech and renewable energy

Renewable energy project finance gets a second wind

China targets 2010 as year for clean energy growth

Israel venture capital aims to match growth of clean technologies

Bioenergy sector fuelled by growth in global government support

Thought Leader

Thoughts, opinions and insights from the industry’s foremost experts and leading figures

Growth of renewable energy reliant on institutional investors

Investor Profiles

Investment strategies and industry views from clean energy investors across the globe

Regulation and infrastructure drives UK waste energy investment

Sustainable returns the key for environmental investors

Corporate venture capital shifts focus to growth stage

China offers scale for investors in clean energy technology

New funding model for emerging environmental technology companies

Renewable Energy News

Essential news and intelligence on industry developments, investments and company activity. For the latest in solar, wind, bioenergy, geothermal, energy efficiency, hydro, fuel cells, waste, water and recycling.

Solar news »

Wind news »

Bioenergy news »

Energy efficiency news »

Water news »

Geothermal news »

Fund news »

Policy news »

Listed company results »

People news »

The latest appointments, promotions and new initiatives for leading clean energy industry investors, executives and entrepreneurs

Deal Tracker

A global round-up of all the deals publically announced in the last A global round-up of all the renewable energy and clean technology deals publically announced in the last month including investments, acquisitions and major contracts

Subscribe NOW »

Companies in this issue

Renewable energy project finance gets a
second wind

Israel venture capital aims to match growth of
clean technologies

Investment strategies and industry views from clean energy investors
across the globe

Corporate venture capital shifts focus to
growth stage

China offers scale for investors in clean
energy technology

New funding model for emerging environmental
technology companies