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Each year scientists around the world have millions of ideas, but only a few are able to keep their heads above water in the cleantech market. These technologies are there because they were able to prove their feasibility and profitability.
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German company SolarWorld has now purchased 95 per cent of shares in Solarparc and will look to integrate the company into the SolarWorld group. 
UK cleantech company Eco Environments has partnered with Hugh Baird College in Liverpool to open a renewable energy training facility. 
A UK energy bill to be introduced later this year will monetise energy efficiency in the same way the feed-in tariff supports renewable generation, it was revealed by Minister for Energy and Climate Change Greg Barker at a NewNet event. 
Chinese wind energy company Ming Yang has won an engineering, procurement and construction contract with W. Power and A1 Development to build a 125MW wind farm in Bulgaria. 
US residential photovoltaic specialist Vivint Solar has partnered with Clean Power Finance to offer new financing options for PV customers and to expand into more markets throughout the US. 
Assessment of environmental, social and governance issues are increasingly becoming an integral part of due diligence, as investors look to mitigate risk across a range of areas. 
New statistics have revealed that UK greenhouse gas emissions covered by the Kyoto protocol were estimated to be 590.4 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2010, 3.1 per cent higher than 2009 when the figure was 572.5 million tonnes. 
A US-based solar installer has received government funding and is actively seeking building owners interested in installing photovoltaic energy systems. 
While private equity reporting on environment, social and governance issues within investment portfolios is improving, reporting on this area still has some way to go before it can truly be said to influence investment decisions. 
US photovoltaic panel manufacturer MiaSole has appointed Richard Hossfeld as vice president of global business development and sales. 
A US-based solar investor has revealed that it is looking for long-term contract bids for solar renewable energy certificates. 
The government of Quebec in Canada is set to give a C$27m ($27m) boost to the province’s first waste-to-energy facility being developed by a joint venture between Enerkem and GreenField Ethanol. 
US energy company Minnesota Power has completed installation of a 48MW wind farm near New Salem, North Dakota. 
Global cleantech developer Intelligent Energy has formed a joint venture with Japanese car giant Suzuki to develop and produce air-cooled fuel cell systems for a range of industrial sectors. 
The majority of assets owned by bankrupt US energy storage developer Beacon Power have been acquired by private equity firm Rockland Capital, for a combination of cash and a promissory note totalling $30.5m. 
European photovoltaic manufacturers must specialise their offerings if they are to withstand competition from Asia, according to an expert at one German solar producer. 
The consumer revolution that has driven demand for locally-grown foods could pave the way for alternative transportation fuels if the right technology was in place, according to one expert. 
More than 100 Conservative MPs in the UK have written to the Prime Minister demanding a cut to the level of subsidy the country’s onshore wind industry receives. 
Spain’s future renewable energy installations may be decided via an auction process going forward after the government recently decided to put a temporary halt to feed-in tariff support. 
