energy efficiency
11 April 2012
The UK government will use at least £540m to give the country’s poorest households the opportunity to implement energy efficiency schemes as Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg tries to dispel the myth that going green means cutting off growth.
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11 April 2012
A UK start-up revealed to NewNet that it is looking to raise a seven-digit figure Series A financing round as it looks to commercialise its energy management technology.
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11 April 2012
Emera has received approval by the Maine Public Utilities Commission for it to acquire 16 million shares of clean power developer Algonquin Power & Utilities.
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11 April 2012
Swiss technology company ABB has been contracted to upgrade transmission infrastructure in Texas by Oncor, in a deal worth $45m.
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11 April 2012
LED lighting company Illumitex has secured an additional $9.3m of funding wit existing investors New Enterprise Associates, Morgan Creek Capital, Mousse Partners, Apex Venture Partners, DFJ Mercury and Syngenta Ventures participated in the round.
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10 April 2012
21Ventures founder and managing partner David Anthony has died, reportedly taking his own life.
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10 April 2012
More than $1.1bn was spent in the US on industrial energy efficiency programmes throughout 2010, with state government and utilities accounting for $811m of the total.
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10 April 2012
The UK Department of Energy and Climate Change has unveiled guidelines for the mass deployment of smart meters, expected to commence in less than three years.
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10 April 2012
Braemer Energy Ventures has led a $10.8m financing round in building-related energy efficiency software company Sefaira.
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10 April 2012
The Turkish subsidiary of Wasabi Energy is making significant steps towards Kalina Cycle project development in the country by securing key partnerships.
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10 April 2012
The UK government will force homeowners to make their houses more energy efficient if they decide to make even basic home improvements.
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5 April 2012
Following the selection of Green Deal providers by the UK’s Department of Energy and Climate Change, details have finally emerged of how the scheme will work in practice.
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5 April 2012
European alternative investment specialist Advanced Capital has appointed Alberto Clo as a special adviser for investments in the energy industry.
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5 April 2012
US smart infrastructure company Sensus has purchased a 15 per cent stake in UK smart metering specialist Navetas for £5m.
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5 April 2012
US cleantech engineering company GEI Consultants has acquire environmental services business EEA, for an undisclosed price.
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4 April 2012
UK Climate Change Minister Greg Barker has signed an agreement with 22 companies that will become the first Green Deal providers.
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4 April 2012
UK developers of microgeneration or energy efficiency projects now have a new medium to obtain finance.
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4 April 2012
There is a fissure between those seeking money for microgeneration and the financiers that want to provide it, a problem one UK company is looking to address.
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4 April 2012
A clean materials company listed on the London Stock Exchange told NewNet it was open to forming strategic partnerships with multinational companies to grow its business.
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4 April 2012
The North American market for microcogeneration systems is beginning to catch up with Europe and with opportunities emerging outside of US and Canada for homegrown companies, according to one expert.
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