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3 May 2013

Colour Synthesis Solutions gets TSB grant for solar cell research

UK-based Colour Synthesis Solutions has secured a grant from the Technology Strategy Board (TSB) as part of an international collaboration on advanced solar cell research and development.

3 May 2013

Vattenfall CEO: Outlook remains weak

Vattenfall chief Øystein Løseth said outlook remains week as the company ends the first quarter by continuing to focus on improving the efficiency of operations and cutting costs.

3 May 2013

Infracapital, Citi look to sell £1.5bn stake in Yorkshire Water ownerp

Infracapital and Citi Infrastructure Investors are looking to sell a £1.5bn stake in Kelda Group, the owner of the UK’s fifth largest UK water and sewerage company Yorkshire Water, according to reports.

3 May 2013

Foresight issues UK’s largest solar bond

Environmental infrastructure investor Foresight Group has refinanced a portfolio of UK solar plants through a £60m bond, the largest of its kind to be issued in the country.

3 May 2013

REA shows fury at Greenpeace for biomass ‘pseudo-science’

The UK’s Renewable Energy Association has hit back against Greenpeace, the RSPB and Friends of the Earth for a joint letter they published in The Times claiming biomass activities were impacting wood products industries and environmental sustainability.

3 May 2013

Macquarie closes fourth European infra fund on €2.75bnp

Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets’ has closed its fourth European infrastructure fund on €2.75bn.

2 May 2013

Centrotherm Photovoltaics exits insolvency as it sells off assets

German solar developer Centrotherm Photovoltaics has completed restructuring of its solar business by selling off a number of its subsidiaries.

2 May 2013

Voltec strikes distribution deal with Wagner Solar

Wagner Solar UK has struck a distribution agreement with European solar module manufacturer Voltec Solar.

2 May 2013

Solar Impulse readies for flight across USp

Solar Impulse’s solar-powered plane is about to take-off for a trip across the US, piloted for up to eighteen hours at a time, with the company telling NewNet it is capable of indefinite flight.

2 May 2013

Stadtwerke München brings in Siemens, RES for 144MW Swedish wind farm

German utility Stadtwerke München has bought a 144MW wind farm being developed by RES Group’s subsidiary Nordisk Vindkraft, with Siemens winning the contract to supply the turbines.

2 May 2013

SITA selected as preferred bidder for £900m London waste plant

A consortium led by SITA UK has been selected as the preferred bidder for a £900m waste-to-energy plant with the West London Waste Authority.

2 May 2013

British Gas, Drax, GDF and others investigated by Ofgem for failing to meet targets

A number of UK energy companies including British Gas, Drax and GDF are to be investigated by industry watchdog Ofgem for failing to meet one or more of their energy efficiency targets.

2 May 2013

Tidal Energy gets £1.6m EU grant for full-scale Wales generator

Tidal Energy has received a £1.6m European Union grant for its deployment of Wales’ first full-scale tidal energy generator in Ramsey Sound, Pembrokeshire.

1 May 2013

UK voters could back wind to ensure environmental legacyp

New research revealed today shows that UK voters are more likely to vote for candidates in favour of building wind farms.

1 May 2013

Chinese solar glass imports should pay 100% tax, says industry bodyp

The answer to combating illegal Chinese solar dumping is to impose a 100 per cent tariff on Chinese solar glass imports, according to the president of trade association EU ProSun Glass.

1 May 2013

MabLyte, Watertronix both receive £150,000 funding from Mercia

Early-stage businesses MabLyte and Watertronix have each received investment of £150,000 from Mercia Fund Management through its Growth Fund One vehicle.

1 May 2013

One third of Scotland off-limits to wind under planning proposals

Up to one third of Scotland may be deemed off-limits to would-be wind developers under proposed reforms to planning rules.

1 May 2013

Wasabi readies to begin pre-IPO fundraising for Asia armp

Wasabi Energy, a clean technology company dual listed in Australia and London, said preparations for a listing of its Asian subsidiary are well underway with it about to hit the fundraising trail.

30 April 2013

SolarWorld comes to initial agreements with creditors

SolarWorld, which today said it recorded losses of €492.4m in 2012, has come to agreements with creditors over 80 per cent of its outstanding loans.

30 April 2013

Jupiter adopts new FTSE ET100 index for Ecology Fund

FTSE Group’s newly-launched ET100 index has been immediately adopted as the benchmark for the £402m, 25-year old Jupiter Ecology Fund.

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