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Zimbabwean hybrid renewable energy project developer eyes funding - 8 Feb 2012
Finland waste to building materials company requires investment - 8 Feb 2012
Robotic EV charging entrepreneur sets out vision of future - 8 Feb 2012
Chinese deals sought by Middle Eastern investor - 8 Feb 2012
International deals sought by MENA cleantech investor - 8 Feb 2012
Indian finance group to increase investment in renewables - 8 Feb 2012
Zimbabwean hybrid renewable energy project developer eyes funding - 8 Feb 2012Finland waste to building materials company requires investment - 8 Feb 2012Robotic EV charging entrepreneur sets out vision of future - 8 Feb 2012
Innnovative ventilation system developer indicates funding opportunity as policy sparks demand - 8 Feb 2012
Norwegian innovator reveals funding needs for energy storage technology - 7 Feb 2012US train energy storage company requires expansion capital - 7 Feb 2012 Chinese deals sought by Middle Eastern investor - 8 Feb 2012
International deals sought by MENA cleantech investor - 8 Feb 2012
Indian finance group to increase investment in renewables - 8 Feb 2012
Energy distribution innovators to compete for cash pot - 8 Feb 2012
Investor to focus on control-oriented energy investments - 8 Feb 2012
US cleantech start-up reveals capital raise intentions - 8 Feb 2012
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Utility-scale commercial renewable projects are providing lower internal rates of return than smaller developments, according to one European cleantech investor. 
A taskforce comprising of Marine Scotland, The Crown Estate, environmental regulators and renewable energy developers has published a blueprint to streamline the construction of offshore generation systems. 
European photovoltaic manufacturing can survive in the face of competition from Asia because of its higher technical quality, according to the vice president of SolarWorld. 
Newly-appointed UK Energy Minister Edward Davey has created a new team within the Department of Energy and Climate Change dedicated to energy efficiency. 
A new fund launched in the UK aims to offer both investment and access to the industry for cleantech innovators. 
Danish wind energy company Vestas recorded revenue of €5.8bn in 2011, significantly below the original forecast of €7bn and less than preliminary figures released in January, causing CFO and deputy CEO Henrik Nørremark to resign. 
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. 
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. 
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. 
European photovoltaic manufacturers must specialise their offerings if they are to withstand competition from Asia, according to an expert at one German solar producer. 
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. 
A community-cooperative in Yorkshire, North East England, has awarded a JN Bentley a £450,000 contract to build a hydroelectric system on the River Esk. 
Austrian organisation the Green Building Group has acquired a majority stake in Slovenian prefabricated house manufacturer Lumar. 
Over the course of 2011, 71 per cent of all new power generating capacity brought online in the European Union came from renewable sources. 
The decision at the start of the week by the Spanish government to put a temporary freeze on feed-in tariff support for renewable energy facilities is an obvious concern for any company developing cleantech systems in the country. 
