Posts Tagged ‘clean energy’
16 April 2012
Danish renewable energy company Greentech Energy Systems has made a cash tender offer for Spain’s Fersa Energia Renovables at €0.40 a share.
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30 March 2012
Renewables accounted for 9.5 per cent of the UK’s electricity production in 2011, up from 6.8 per cent in 2010.
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26 March 2012
UK efficiency specialist CO2Sense has partnered with energy supplier E.ON to develop and deliver low carbon energy projects for communities, local authorities and businesses throughout the UK.
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7 March 2012
Republican front-runner Mitt Romney has revealed his plans for US energy should he be elected and for the cleantech sector it does not look good.
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7 March 2012
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has chosen Sydney to be the base for a major new A$10bn ($10.70bn) clean energy finance shop to facilitate the build of relationships with potential lenders and partners.
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2 March 2012
China recently launched its first national think-tank for renewable energy, established to conduct studies and develop programmes that will most efficiency reduce emissions but its listed companies are not shielded from macro worries.
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27 February 2012
The US state of Ohio may soon benefit from a $13bn clean power fund after its Attorney General approved a ballot initiative.
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17 February 2012
The US Department of Energy has awarded $6.5m to 19 clean energy projects being developed by Native American tribes.
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31 January 2012
A US-based company that owns a portfolio of clean energy assets has begun a strategic review of its operations with a view to selling its non-core interests.
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25 January 2012
US President Barack Obama has called for the passing of clean energy tax credits to promote an industry ‘that has never looked more promising’ in his State of the Union Address.
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13 September 2011
Global developer of emission reduction and renewable energy projects Camco has announced first half revenue of €16.2m, a 47 per cent increase compared with the €11m level recorded in the same period last year.
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26 August 2011
Valley Electric Association, a member-owned utility in Nevada, is set to join the California Independent System Operator Corporation in order to be able to connect to the many renewable power resources being developed.
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15 August 2011
Smart grid technology developer Cisco will exit the energy management sector following similar moves by both Google and Microsoft.
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21 July 2011
J. Rothschild Creat Partners fund hopes to raise $750m from Chinese investors by the end of the year and has cited clean energy as one of its principal areas of focus.
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18 July 2011
Israel has approved a long term clean energy plan that will see it derive ten per cent of its power needs from renewable energy sources by 2020.
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14 July 2011
Abu Dhabi low carbon initiative Masdar will look to plunge $290m into the renewable energy and cleantech sector before 2014 as the business looks to increase its global standing.
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8 July 2011
For those cleantech companies looking to raise capital this week’s activity in the private markets will signal hope, with a number of technology innovators securing funding.
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7 July 2011
Ascalon Capital Managers, which is based in Australia and focuses on the Asia Pacific, has launched a retail version of Arkx Investment Management's clean energy fund.
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30 June 2011
The Hawaiian Electric Company is seeking up to 42 million gallons of biofuel for the 650MW Kahe Generating Station over a period of two years.
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23 June 2011
A dramatic increase in global energy consumption and a scarcity of resources is fueling a renewed growth spurt in the cleantech private equity sector, according to a report by asset manager SAM.
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