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12 April 2010

Wind power to continue boom growth for next five years, GWEC saysp

Global wind power capacity is set to increase by 160 per cent in the coming five years as China overtakes German capacity for the first time, according to latest figures by the Global Wind Energy Council.

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9 April 2010

Private equity investment in clean technology falls in Marchp

Private equity investment in clean technology companies weakened in March 2010, failing to sustain the significant growth recorded in February 2010 as volume plunged 43 per cent to 13 deals from 23 the previous month and value plummeted 80 per cent to a new year-low of $110m from $559m four weeks earlier.

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7 April 2010

DONG Energy submits tender for Danish Anholt offshore wind farm concession

DONG Energy has submitted a binding tender to the Danish Energy Agency for the right to build a 400MW offshore wind farm off the Danish island of Anholt in the Kattegat.

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25 March 2010

China overtakes US as biggest clean energy spender, report showsp

China has taken the top spot as the country with the highest level of investment in clean energy industries overtaking the US for the first time, according to a report by the Pew Charitable Trust.

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15 March 2010

Europe on track to beat 2020 renewable targetp

The European Union said that it is on track to meet its commitment for 20 per cent of power production met by renewable resources by 2020. The EU is on course to surpass the target set out in the Renewable Energy Directive by 0.3 per cent, according to a recent forecast.

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9 March 2010

Majority of European investors see IPO as feasible exit for clean energy investments before 2012, survey findsp

An initial public offering (IPO) is a feasible exit for at least one investment held by European venture capital and private equity investors in the clean technology space during this year or next, according to a new survey.

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5 March 2010

Private equity investment in clean energy sector surges in Februaryp

After a somewhat weak start to the new calendar year, the value of private equity investment in cleantech companies surged by 133 per cent in February to $547m from $235m in January 2010 and significantly improved year-on-year to stand more than three times higher than the $149m recorded in February 2009, according to a report from ZEPHYR and Bureau van Dijk, compiled exclusively for NewNet.

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25 February 2010

EU states employ variety of incentives as renewables remain strong focus, study findsp

Renewable energy sources remain a strong focus of European governments with a variety of incentive schemes being deployed, according to a new study by commercial law firm CMS Hasche Sigle.

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23 February 2010

US utilities put wind ahead of solar in upcoming power portfolios, according to new studyp

More than three-quarters of US utilities have wind power projects under construction or planned within the next five years, putting this form of renewable energy above solar power, according to a new study by engineering and construction giant Black & Veatch (B&V). In its Strategic Directions in the Electric Utility Industry Survey that polled 329[...]

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16 February 2010

EU set to exceed 2020 renewable energy targetsp

The EU is on track to meet its 20 per cent renewable energy target by 2020 and slightly exceed it, according to an analysis by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA).

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15 February 2010

Renewable sector set for strong period of growth, according to new reportp

The proposed introduction of a federal renewable portfolio standard (RPS) combined with the extension of production tax credits up to 2012 in the US, is expected to boost the market for renewable energy in North America, according to a new report from GBI Research.

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5 February 2010

Environmental technology private equity deals down in Januaryp

There was limited private equity investment in cleantech companies in January, with just 14 deals worth $163m, which represented a month-on-month decline of 82 per cent from $919m in December 2009, according to ZEPHYR and Bureau van Dijk, exclusively for NewNet.

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14 January 2010

China likely to come first ahead of the US in creating a green economyp

The next ten years will be characterised by a race by individual countries to drive greater industrial efficiency and diversify energy sources, as economies move away from a dependence on fossil fuels, according to natural capital asset manager Beetle Capital Partners.

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11 January 2010

Zephyr Cleantech Report – 2009p

Private equity and venture capital investment in the cleantech industry fell away in 2009 and as bidders struggled to secure financing, strong gains made in 2008 were almost reversed, according to this monthly cleantech report prepared by ZEPHYR and Bureau van Dijk Electronic Publishing exclusively for NewNet.

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10 December 2009

Small wind energy market to double in size by 2013, according to new reportp

Small wind power systems, a segment of the broader renewable distributed energy generation (RDEG) industry, are finding an increasing number of niche applications in residential and commercial markets, according to a new report from Pike Research.

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