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Editor’s note |
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Features
In-depth reviews, new perspectives and insights into cleantech and renewable energy |
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Light at the end of the tunnel for clean technology IPOs?
With both investors and clean energy companies displaying caution towards the public markets, exchanges are
keen to encourage interest in what many see as a considerable growth area. |
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US clean technology aims to harvest venture capital dollars
US clean technology companies are increasingly looking to tap into the venture capital industry’s desire
for the next growth market. |
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European must invest to retain edge in energy innovation
With a tradition of developing innovative energy-related technologies, European investors are aiming
to take advantage of the talent in their own backyard. |
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Israeli solar projects offer window of opportunity for developers
With Israel’s solar market set for new incentives for large-scale projects, developers are rushing to take advantage. |
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Lending banks join the club for clean energy infrastructure A new collaborative approach to the financing of clean energy projects offers an ideal solution to a risk-averse industry. |
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Industry Profiles
Growth stories, expert insights and fresh outlooks on the latest issues
facing the global envirotech and clean energy space |
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SJ Berwin, Frank Vogel
Corporate acquisition offers ideal exit route for investors
Strategic investors could be vital to the growth of the clean energy industry.
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Better Place
Network solution fuels global growth of electric transport
The future for low carbon mobility begins with building out its infrastructure. |
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Investor Profiles
Investment strategies and industry views from clean energy investors
across the globe |
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Piers Denne, Future Capital Partners
Investing in the future of renewable
transport fuel
With a recent push from legislators, renewable transport fuel is set to climb up
the agenda for investors eyeing stable growth markets. |
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David Anthony, 21Ventures
Contrarian investors embrace early stage technology risk
A contrarian investment strategy that embraces early-stage risk aims to
provide an antidote to a st ruggling venture capital sector.
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Charles Beazley, Stuart Kinnersley, Nikko Asset Management
Green bonds promise bright future for environmental finance
By launching a fund that focuses on the World Bank’s green bonds, Nikko
Asset Management hopes to plug the shortfall in environmental project finance. |
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Nancy Pfund, DBL Investors
Brand name status signals maturity for cleantech sector
The growing maturity of the clean technology sector has translated to a
portfolio of brand name companies. |
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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.
See the full list of news or click on the section titles below to view news covered in each category. |
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Solar news »
- First Solar to acquire US developer NextLight Renewable for $285m
- Solar services provider Spire secures US contract
- SunEdison secures €47m from NORD LB to further Italian solar developments
- GEF exits investment in PV company Hilti
- Sanyo's $2.13bn investment in solar cell development
- Kyocera to supply 9,000 modules for Japanese solar plant
- Solon's share of Greek solar market doubles
- Mid Europa Partners invests in Czech developer Energy 21
- Pennsylvania awards $7m to six state projects
- MiaSolé signs PV deal with Phoenix
- Alteris acquires NY PV installer ISI Solar
- ProLogis partners with SCE for 100MW supply
- Module manufacturer Solaria raises $45m to fund growth
- US invests $62m to advance CSP solar technology
- SBS Energy to supply Seabrook Farms
- Consortium raises $4.5m for 2MW solar energy farm
- Yingli supplies its modules for France's largest PV solar plant
- Alstom enters solar market with $55m investment in BrightSource Energy
- SunPower partners with Flextronics for CA plant
- STR Holdings expands its Malaysia plant
- PG&E gets go-ahead for California scheme
- Duke selects North Carolina sites for rooftop generation
- Solimpeks targets Bavarian market with new German office
- Solon expands its German solar plant
- ADB aims to attract $6.75bn of solar investment in three years
- Abengoa opens parabolic trough plant
- Panasonic's energy systems targets $9bn of sales in 2013
- SunPower 'optimistic' about future for Italian solar industry
- Southern California Edison to install 50MW of rooftop solar
- SunEdison partners with First Reserve for joint venture
- Astonfield and Belectric to develop 5MW solar plant
- Shrink Nanotechnologies launches Shrink Solar to market new PV nanotechnology
- Azure Power to develop India's largest PV plant
- Solarfun to expand capacity due to customer demand
- California's first RPS solar project connects to PG&E
- SunPower to build solar plant for EDF subsidiary
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Wind news »
- Google makes $38.8m investment in two wind farms
- Vestas wins four Chinese wind turbine orders
- Aravis sells first wind farm to EBM
- Repower signs US wind turbine deal
- National Wind and KRS to develop 300MW project
- National Grid to purchase half of Cape Wind's output
- Iberdrola receives €78.5 from EIB for Mexican wind farm
- Nordex buys stake in Arcadis Ost 1
- CLP India opens 99MW wind farm
- Magnetek secures $6m wind inverter order
- Acta gets Tuscan to develop renewable power generation system
- Pattern raises $800m to expand pipeline
- PNE Wind creates venture partner to develop projects
- AMSC secures $445m order from Sinovel
- AEI obtains controlling interest in wind farm
- US turns to offshore wind as Cape Wind given the go-ahead
- Suzlon forms European joint venture to target Bulgaria's wind sector
- US installed wind capacity drops to three-year low
- GAMA and GE in wind joint venture in Turkey
- Brazil to lead Latin America's wind power industry
- China Longyuan to pump $13bn into wind power, reports say
- Vattenfall begins construction of third UK wind farm
- Gamesea to open fifth Chinese plant
- Walmart uses wind to power Mexican outlets
- RWE Innogy leases German port for offshore base
- Crown Estate awards 2GW additional wind capacity
- Ohio calls for wind and solar legislation
- Suzlon in talks with Caparo Group
- Danish wind nacelle manufacturer Jupiter Group opens US facility
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Bioenergy news »
- Petrobas secures $1.2bn ethanol deal with Tereos, ahead of listing plans
- Clenergen to float subsidiary on Bombay's stock exchange
- China grid to but energy from manure-fuelled biogas project
- Enerkem Tech raises $3.18m to build Canadian biofuel plant
- Algae biofuel developer OriginOil makes first sale
- Ambienta buys majority stake in Ecoteck
- US biofuel company EdeniQ raises $12.4m
- Chant Group and DP Cleantech sign up for co-generation plant
- Edenspace and Syngenta collaborate on new energy crops
- Danish anaerobic digestion specialist to build UK plant
- Ceres and Novozymes partner to optimise energy crops and biofuels
- Novozymes and Nedalco join forces to commercialise cellulosic bioethanol
- UK must support future growth of biofuel industry
- Blue Sphere launches US biogas subsidiary
- Drop in sugar prices opens potential for ethanol growth
- Algenol partners with Valero to commercialise technology
- Iberdrola spearheads $3m energy crop project in Spain
- Lufthansa to utilise biofuels by 2011
- EPS to develop $3m biogas facility at Texan brewery
- Fluctuations in prices for feedstock holding back biofuel growth
- Kirk to supply tanks for UK's first public anaerobic digestion facility
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Energy efficiency news »
- Thermoelectric generator O-Flexx raises €6.7m
- International Battery raises $35m for lithium-ion tech
- General Compression raises $3m
- Vehicle developer THINK raises $40m for expansion
- Nualight raises €9.1m in funding through Irish and UK backers
- MTI leads £1.15m investment round
- Infrax acquires Trimax for smart grid expansion
- ADB commits $40m to energy efficient lighting in Pakistan
- Progress Energy receives $200m smart grid giant
- Climate Energy to acquire Creative Environmental
- Ben Franklin unveils latest investments in Pennsylvania
- CCC tops up stake in Climate Energy
- IA's Kinderhook sale gains approval
- US awards $106m for technology R&D and clean energy projects
- Ilika raises £5.2m in AIM listing
- Helveta raises £5m for forestry sector expansion
- PowerSecure announces $15m of new awards for utility infrastructure projects
- Tandem Expansion makes first investment into Delta-Q technologies
- Samsung turns sights to renewable energy sector
- MAG launches renewable energy business
- Comverge set to continue NV Energy's smart grid programme
- Infineon to establish Singapore centre
- Acciona and Mercedes to endorse Madrid's electric vehicle pilot project
- VC investment in clean technology bolstered by electric vehicle deals
- ENER-G launches heat pump division
- UPS expands its US electric delivery fleet
- GM and Hawaii's major gas utility collaborate to power fuel cell vehicles
- Bosch locates cleantech base in Singapore
- Blue Sphere to implement landfill emission project in Kazahstan
- LED lights to account for nearly half of US lamp market by 2020, study shows
- Global advanced vehicle technology grants total $44bn, mew study finds
- UN conference must focus on accountability: GEC
- European Commission to promote high voltage charging stations
- Half of US energy utilities have smart grid strategy
- EU emissions drop in 2009, due to recession
- Co-operative Bank to lend 3200m to renewable energy sector in 2010
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Water news »
- Water treatment company Amiad acquires Arkal for $10m
- Hydropower growth in South America likely until 2020
- Wastewater treatment company Emefcy raises $5m funding round
- UK's Wave Hub project on track for deployment
- Oregon launches matching grant programme for wave energy
- Energia signs purchase agreement with Ocean
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Geothermal news »
- SMUD to purchase geothermal energy from Vulcan Power
- Chile grants Magma Energy second exploration permit
- Ram Power signs to sell 150MW from Nicaraguan geothermal concession
- GeoGlobal Energy invests $90m in Hudson Ranch
- SEE and Jumko evaluate Sebian geothermal wells
- SCE and PG&E deals with approved by CPUC
- Nevada Geothermal Power acquires Pumpernickel site
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Fund news »
- Adviser Earth Capital Partners launches ECP Forestry Fund One
- Finance institutions to establish climate change fund
- Investment manager Alquity launches first range of Africa funds
- World's largest environmental fund GEF obtains $4.2bn
- Fund management company SolarField launches in the UK
- Ludgate Environmental fund increases stake in STK Services
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Listed company news »
- China Sunergy sees profits grow in first quarter
- Profits double for fuel cell manufacturer GrafTech
- First Solar's net income rises steadily on the back of increased sales and prices
- EDPR records drop in net profits, grows electricity output by 60%
- Siemens reports quarterly renewable revenue rise
- Greenvironment on Frankfurt Stock Exchange
- Clean energy Fuels boosts revenues on back of deliveries
- Satcon increases revenues due to Chinese order infux
- Geothermal company calpine reports reduced revenues, reaffirms year guidance
- E.ON enjoys strong quarter for renewables with increases in Russian wind capacity
- Phoenix Solar enjoys quarterly increase in components and systems sector
- Renovalia shelves IPO due to stock market losses
- RWE's renewables production grows 42 per cent
- Suntech's Q1 revenues beat analyst's forecasts
- Q-Cells returns to positive EBITDA after restructuring
- Solar cell-maker centrotherm photovoltaics sees strong equipment demand in Q1
- Acro's revenue up 120 per
- Fuel cell developer cuts losses for last year
- Gamesa's net profit falls 75 per cent on economic and regulatory challenges
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People news »
The latest appointments, promotions and new
initiatives for leading clean energy industry investors, executives
and entrepreneurs
- DNV restructures, appoints Middle East regional head
- Pulse Tidal appoints engineering director
- B Capital forms alliance with industry experts
- GreenWindSolar hires Johnson for Mexico renewable projects
- Environ appoints Smiddy as UK managing principal
- Subocean expands into Germany, eyes US market
- George Pataki joins Enertech Capital's advisory board
- Ausra co-founder joins GlassPoint Solar
- Solazyme hires Galvez to propel commercialisation
- Former UK premier Blair becomes senior adviser to cleantech firm Kholsea Ventures
- Acciona furthers US expansion with CEO Baker
- Zenergy appoints chairman to lead commercialisation
- Fred Schubert joins Magnolia Solar's technical advisory board
- AEG appoints former Siemens chief as CEO
- Rucker to lead juwi's US wind expansion
- Lieberman gets extra role at Spire
- Premier hires business development strategist
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Deal Radar
Insight into the growth strategies and financing
plans from a selection of the alternative energy industry’s most
promising companies |
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Deal Tracker
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 |
