by region
10 May 2012
A UK-based home energy management specialist told NewNet it plans to carry out a Series B financing round this year as it looks to grow its European presence.
Read full story
10 May 2012
Mergers and acquisition (M&A) activity in the UK and Continental European waste sector, including energy efficiency, reached record levels in 2011.
Read full story
10 May 2012
A Taiwanese silicon wafer maker is reportedly looking to undertake an initial public offering within the next two years.
Read full story
10 May 2012
SolarWorld has reported a €7.2m profit for the first quarter of 2012, bouncing back from what has been a particularly rocky year for the European solar market.
Read full story
10 May 2012
US-based Broadwind Energy has reported a $3.9m net loss from continuing operations for the first quarter of 2012.
Read full story
10 May 2012
The UK must ensure it continues investing in its water sector in order for it to remain robust and sustainable both now and in the future, the Ofwat CEO has warned.
Read full story
10 May 2012
US biofuel producer the Renewable Energy Group has recorded first quarter revenues of $188.2m, an 80 per cent increase on the opening months of 2011, when the figure was $104.4m.
Read full story
10 May 2012
China-based solar panel maker Trony Solar is reportedly in discussions to buy bankrupt Energy Conversion Devices’ United Solar Ovonic after a planned action of the unit was cancelled.
Read full story
10 May 2012
Danish energy company Dong has announced plans to invest DKK550m ($96m) into converting unit three of the oil and coal-fired Studstrup plant to biomass.
Read full story
10 May 2012
UK solar company Freetricity told NewNet it is diversifying its business model and expanding into the biomass sector in response to shifting government support within the renewables sphere.
Read full story
10 May 2012
A clean energy innovator that claims it has invented a new energy source based on the hydrogen atom is nearing the close of a $5m funding round.
Read full story
10 May 2012
US company Satcon, provider of power conversion solutions to the renewables sector, has recorded first quarter revenue of $24.3m, down on the 2011 fourth quarter total of $36m.
Read full story
10 May 2012
German photovoltaic manufacturer Solon has been contracted to supply panels for a 1.6MW project in Berlin, in a deal worth €2.3m.
Read full story
10 May 2012
Chinese photovoltaic manufacturer Yingli Green Energy has partnered with Light ESCO and EDF, to bring solar power to one of Brazil’s most famous stadiums.
Read full story
10 May 2012
Newly-launched Armstrong AM has received commitments of $66m towards its Asia-focused clean energy fund and told NewNet it hopes to reach a final target of $150m in early 2013.
Read full story
10 May 2012
Solar company Exosun has raised €12m in its second funding round, with capital committed by private equity firm Omnes Capital, after two years of what it describes as ‘difficult circumstances’.
Read full story
10 May 2012
Elster has been contracted to supply 80,000 smart meters to households in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, by local utility Light.
Read full story
10 May 2012
IFC, the investment arm of the World Bank, has pledged to commit up to INR2.9bn ($54m) into solar energy services provider SunEdison, the division said in a statement released today.
Read full story
10 May 2012
Hull City Council in the UK has approved plans for Siemens and Associated British Ports to build a green port facility in the area.
Read full story
10 May 2012
European private equity firm AXA Private Equity is to acquire a 23.48 per cent stake in integrated utility company Enovos from ArcelorMittal for €330
Read full story