waste management
30 January 2013
UK-based Emerald Biogas has began installing anaerobic digestion equipment at an £8m food waste management plant in North East England.
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30 January 2013
Amid a tough fundraising climate, Israel Cleantech Ventures has closed its second fund on $74m, telling NewNet the re-commitment of many of its limited partners is validation of its strategy when others are fleeing the sector.
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30 January 2013
Israel Cleantech Ventures has closed its second fund at just above $74m, matching the commitment to its inaugural vehicle but falling shy of its $100m target.
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29 January 2013
Toronto-listed Alter NRG has commissioned a plasma gasification demonstration unit in Wuhan, China.
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29 January 2013
UK cleantech provider Ener-G has been contracted by the Mexican municipality of Durango to develop a £2.3m landfill gas-to-energy facility.
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28 January 2013
eRecycling Group, a Texas, US-based company established in 2009, has raised $8m in equity towards a $9.06m financing round.
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28 January 2013
US-based private equity investor Highland Capital made a 400 per cent return on its sale of Safety-Kleen.
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24 January 2013
UK cleantech company Ener-G has partnered with Seneca Global Energy to develop landfill gas-to-power facilities at three sites in the UK.
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21 January 2013
Equistone Partners Europe, which has previously invested in a number of power and waste management businesses, has closed its latest fund with commitments of €1.5bn, marking the mid-market firm’s first vehicle since spinning out of British banking giant Barclays just over a year ago.
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18 January 2013
More than a decade of building industry contacts and actively investing in the sector were central to Emerald Technology Ventures attracting leading corporates to its latest fund close, the firm’s managing partner said.
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18 January 2013
The Anschutz Entertainment Group has partnered with Waste Management to step up recycling efforts at Los Angeles’ iconic Staples Center.
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17 January 2013
Canadian waste-to-biofuels company Enerkem has closed a C$37m financing package with Waste Management and EB Investments for its Edmonton facility.
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16 January 2013
Harmonic Energy, which has developed a next-generation method for recycling tyres, has closed a term sheet for $10m in funding from an unnamed private investment group paving the way for it to make a strategic acquisition.
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15 January 2013
French water company Suez Environment is reportedly about to announce a €850m contract to generate power from a landfill incinerator in Poland in conjunction with the Marguerite Fund.
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15 January 2013
Ironbridge Capital, an Australia-based private equity firm, is reportedly looking to raise a third fund later in 2013 after selling off one of its key green assets, waste management business EnviroWaste.
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15 January 2013
Chueng Kong Infrastructure Holdings (CKI) has acquired New Zealand’s EnviroWaste Services for NZ$490m ($411m) from private equity firm Ironbridge Capital.
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14 January 2013
UK-based Tolent Construction has secured a site preparation contract for a waste-to-energy plant in North East England.
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14 January 2013
Shanks has won a £750m waste management contract from Wakefield Council and will receive support from the Green Investment Bank to build a facility serving the local area.
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11 January 2013
Alston Capital has led the recapitalisation of Michigan, US-based battery recycling business Battery Solutions.
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10 January 2013
UK metal recycling specialist Ultromex has secured £550,000 from the North West Fund for Energy & Environmental, managed by CT Investment Partners.
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