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Zimbabwean hybrid renewable energy project developer eyes funding - 8 Feb 2012
Finland waste to building materials company requires investment - 8 Feb 2012
Robotic EV charging entrepreneur sets out vision of future - 8 Feb 2012
Chinese deals sought by Middle Eastern investor - 8 Feb 2012
International deals sought by MENA cleantech investor - 8 Feb 2012
Indian finance group to increase investment in renewables - 8 Feb 2012
Zimbabwean hybrid renewable energy project developer eyes funding - 8 Feb 2012Finland waste to building materials company requires investment - 8 Feb 2012Robotic EV charging entrepreneur sets out vision of future - 8 Feb 2012
Innnovative ventilation system developer indicates funding opportunity as policy sparks demand - 8 Feb 2012
Norwegian innovator reveals funding needs for energy storage technology - 7 Feb 2012US train energy storage company requires expansion capital - 7 Feb 2012 Chinese deals sought by Middle Eastern investor - 8 Feb 2012
International deals sought by MENA cleantech investor - 8 Feb 2012
Indian finance group to increase investment in renewables - 8 Feb 2012
Energy distribution innovators to compete for cash pot - 8 Feb 2012
Investor to focus on control-oriented energy investments - 8 Feb 2012
US cleantech start-up reveals capital raise intentions - 8 Feb 2012
More than 41GW of wind power was installed around the world in 2011, with China leading the way, according to figures released by the Global Wind Energy Council.
Industry leaders meet to discuss the key challenges and opportunities across the cleantech, renewable energy and sustainability sectors in 2012 at NewNet's Envirotech & Clean Energy Investor Summit.
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Roger Stroud, executive chairman of Australian biofuel developer Algae.Tec has been appointed as a member of the advisory board for the Fuels and Energy Technology Institute at Curtin University in Perth. 
US biofuel and biomass producer Enviva has been contracted by E.ON to supply 240,000 tonnes of wood pellet per year as part of a multi-year contract. 
The US Department of Agriculture has awarded $50m to two programmes designed to encourage the use of biomass and the production of biofuel. 
Finnish bioenergy company UPM is set to construct a €150m biorefinery that utilises wood-derived tall oil in Lappeenranta, south-east Finland. 
Austrian-based Gussing Renewable Energy has reportedly taken a 25 per cent stake in Indian biomass business GP Energy. 
US alternative fuels company KiOR has secured a $75m, four-year term loan with a lending group comprised of an affiliate of Vinod Khosla and two Canadian businesses owned by pension fund clients of the Alberta Investment Management Corporation. 
Malaysian manufacturing company KNM Group Berhad has signed an agreement with UK property manager Poplar Holdings to purchase land in Peterborough where a waste-to-energy project is set to be constructed. 
The European biomass market is booming with a strong appetite for a consistent flow of feedstock, which has prompted young cleantech company Africa Renewables to tap into this supply opportunity. 
UK cleantech consultancy Natural Power has been contracted to conduct feasibility studies into three biomass systems for a brewery in Glasgow, an ice cream manufacturer in Aberdeenshire and a new diary farm-based system at a college in Dumfries. 
A partnership has been formed to provide financing for commercial entities looking to install biomass heating systems that are eligible to receive the UK’s renewable heat incentive. 
Technologies converting waste into fuel are becoming increasingly valuable as companies throughout the world push towards greater efficiency. 
As companies in the solar and wind sectors struggle to maintain valuations, 2011’s investor favourite - the renewable fuels sector - is once again the focus of deal-makers. 
A strategic alliance has been formed between renewable energy-focused Narec Capital and insurance broker Willis Group in an aim to provide tailored solutions to the market. 
US biotech company OriginOil has partnered with the US Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory to develop a system for the direct conversion of algae into a crude oil that can be used by existing petroleum refineries. 
Spanish cleantech company Abengoa has been selected by the Brazilian Development Bank and investment agency FINEP to use its technology to produce ethanol from sugarcane biomass. 
The biomass sector has generated a certain amount of controversy due to the perceived impact it is having on food supply, but some companies are proving feedstocks do not have to be grown on a large scale to produce energy. 
Australian algae-based biofuel developer Algae.Tec has expanded its manufacturing centre in Atlanta, Georgia, to accommodate commercial production programmes. 
The Diversified Ethanol Corporation, a subsidiary of US alternative fuels specialist Greenbelt Resources, has been contracted to supply a $20m distillation and dehydration system for a new biorefinery at the University of Florida. 
The US-based Verso Paper has completed a $45m renewable energy upgrade project at its pulp and paper mill in Quinnesec, Michigan. 
