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Japan will offer low-interest loans to companies looking to borrow cash for solar installations on residential buildings. 
GE Ventures has officially opened its doors to energy, software and advanced manufacturing start-ups from its new base in Silicon Valley with a $150m annual spend. 
New York innovator Eos Energy Storage has completed a $15m Series B round through a syndicate of 21 strategic and financial investors including NRG Energy and Fisher Brothers. 
Environmental infrastructure investor Foresight Group has launched its third solar EIS fund with a target of £20m but told NewNet that figure could well be extended if it continues to see high-demand. 
A trio of state-backed Qatari entities will establish an overseas fund to invest in energy and water infrastructure. 
Chinese investment group Fosun International is reportedly nearing a first close for a $1bn private equity fund focused on Europe and overseas companies seeking to build a presence in China, including those within the energy and resource sectors. 
Chinese solar water heating company Himin Solar has hinted at plans for a 2014 initial public offering, after it failed to follow through with a 2012 listing. 
New legislation in the US state of Colorado has allocated more than $12m to support the growth of the cleantech sector next year, with funding to be rolled out on an ongoing basis after. 
Business management software specialist SAP has increased its commitment to its venture-focused fund of funds to $405m, from an original $155m, to invest in early-stage fund managers and entrepreneurs. 
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) will make $1.5bn of fund and direct investments into clean power through a new partnership with Masdar that a spokesperson told NewNet will initially focus on MENA opportunities. 
Seattle, US-based early stage investor Divergent Ventures has doubled the target for its third big data and mobile technology-focused fund to $50m. 
Alberta’s CCEMC will offer up to $50m in funding for projects that can reduce emissions from fossil fuel production and processing. 
Tesla Motors has outlined details of a $830m stock offering with CEO Elon Musk signing up to buy $100m to prepay its outstanding government loan. 
Tata Power is reportedly considering carrying out an initial public offering of its clean energy unit in the next financial year. 
Impax Asset Management is reportedly considering making a number of investments in listed solar companies across the US, China and Europe. 
GCT Semiconductor, a US business that designs 4G mobile semiconductor solutions, has secured almost half the capital being offered in a $65m equity round. 
Wasabi Energy, which is listed in Australia and the UK, will today look to raise $3m (£1.98m) through a rights issue. 
The Canadian province of Québec has laid open a call for tenders for 800MW of wind power capacity. 
An affiliate of private equity firm Lindsay Goldberg is selling its stake in Pike Energy, US-based EPC provider for conventional and renewable energy projects. 
Californian IT investor Scale Venture Partners has closed its fourth fund on $300m and will continue its focus of investing in early-in-revenue technology companies in the cloud, mobile, SaaS and internet sectors. 
