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The most active investors in the cleantech, renewable energy and sustainability sectors share their views on the market at the fourth annual LP-GP Forum: Clean Energy & Sustainability.
The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) will have a broad agenda: poverty reduction and economic growth, climate and clean energy, food security and sustainable agriculture, water, healthy seas and oceans, biodiversity, healthy forests and ecosystem services. The hope is to be able tackle the different agenda items together in a holistic way, writes Rupert Edwards, head of strategic development at Climate Change Capital.
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German solar company Sovello has filed for insolvency and is now looking to restructure in order to survive. 
The UK Treasury is set to see a £13bn shortfall in motoring taxes at the end of the next decade due to a rise in the adoption of greener cars. 
Green chemicals company Vertichem is to fully acquire Thesis Chemistry, which has basis both in the US and Canada. 
UK Business Minister Mark Prisk is expected to announce that the Green Construction Board has secured £1m to boost its operations. 
The wind division of the AES has secured finance worth £16m from ING for the construction of a 16.4MW wind farm in Northamptonshire, UK. 
An initial reluctance by the venture capital industry to invest in renewables has now been overcome, with investment flowing into Ontario’s green power activities, a member of the Ministry of Economic Development and Innovation told NewNet. 
Wind company Sauer Energy has fully acquired the assets of the Helix Wind, with the latter now being incorporated into Sauer’s business group. 
The mass adoption of electric vehicles is a few years off but hybrid models are paving the way, according to one expert involved in developing the charging infrastructure necessary to usher in low carbon cars. 
Europe must seize the opportunity of improving its quality of life while adapting to climate change, according to the European Environment Agency. 
The Green Deal will provide the platform to create long-term employment in the UK, not the boom and bust of the photovoltaic feed-in tariff, according to one company looking to capitalise on the scheme. 
Danish utility Dong Energy has begun proceedings to sell off its stake in German power provider Stadtwerke Lübeck. 
Azerbaijan has announced the launch of a tender as it seeks tie-ups with consultants that can help it enhance its use of alternative energies. 
The Indian government is set to embark on an auction process that would see it award offshore wind development rights in a similar way it has previously done for the oil and gas sector. 
Germany-based Nordex has received five new wind contracts from UK customer and Terra Firma-backed developer Infinis. 
UK cleantech company Ener-G has expanded operations in Romania, bringing together two teams at a new office in Bucharest. 
US solar company the Spire has recorded a first quarter net income of $3.4m, turning around last year’s loss of $1.5m. 
Embattled German photovoltaic manufacturer Q-Cells has been contracted to supply 7MW of panels to Ikea in Italy. 
Pratt & Whitney subsidiary Turboden has won two orders for biomass technology in London from airport operator BAA and broadcaster BSkyB. 
Zodiac Maritime Agencies and Totempower Energy Systems have partnered with Lloyd’s Register to assess the potential of wind generation devices onboard commercial ships. 
An increased deployment of renewables and the drive towards efficiency is providing a much-needed boost to the UK’s trade industry, but government policy still needs to be clarified, according to one expert. 
