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Battery technology developer eyes strategic investors - 25 May 2012
Marine energy specialist aims to attract Series A investors - 25 May 2012
Israeli wind innovator needs seed financing to move out of lab - 24 May 2012 Chinese small-scale turbine producer reaches out to potential distribution partners - 25 May 2012
New funds to source multiple early stage investee companies - 25 May 2012
Energy efficient technology provider edges towards financing close - 25 May 2012
Battery technology developer eyes strategic investors - 25 May 2012Marine energy specialist aims to attract Series A investors - 25 May 2012Israeli wind innovator needs seed financing to move out of lab - 24 May 2012Energy savings company may raise cash for M&A activity - 24 May 2012US energy storage company talks of future funding plans - 23 May 2012
Application developer for the solar industry outlines future financial plans - 23 May 2012 Chinese small-scale turbine producer reaches out to potential distribution partners - 25 May 2012
New funds to source multiple early stage investee companies - 25 May 2012
Energy efficient technology provider edges towards financing close - 25 May 2012
US energy storage company nears halve way point for $20m financing round - 25 May 2012
Serbian businesses to benefit from new energy efficiency funding scheme - 24 May 2012
Bahrain poised to attract $20bn in energy investments - 24 May 2012
The investment opportunities in the offshore wind sector are ‘immense’ even though utility balance sheets and state lending organisations are not providing enough funding for European targets to be met, according to ratings agency Standard & Poor’s.
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.
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Silicon Valley venture heavyweight Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers has hit its $525m target for its 15th fund in what it described as an oversubscribed fundraise and will go on to invest in green technology, life sciences and digital consumer. 
Private equity, venture capital and development capital investments in the cleantech sector fell again this month, both in value and volume, but value was noticeably higher compared with the same period in 2011, according to data compiled by Zephyr and Bureau van Dijk exclusively for NewNet. 
Swedish green telecoms business Flexenclosure has launched a new subsidiary in India. 
Newly-launched Armstrong AM has received commitments of $66m towards its Asia-focused clean energy fund and told NewNet it hopes to reach a final target of $150m in early 2013. 
UK-based merchant bank Strand Hanson has set up a venture division and CEO Simon Raggett told NewNet that it will look to source the best deals in the cleantech and energy sectors. 
US cleantech company Ormat Technologies has recorded a first quarter net income of $8m, compared to an $8m net loss in the same period last year. 
Spanish cleantech giant Abengoa achieved revenue of €1.76bn in the first quarter of 2012, an 18 per cent increase on the same period last year. 
Spanish cleantech company Abengoa has completed the refinancing and syndication of €1.57bn of long-term corporate debt. 
With more than 800 cleantech companies based in and around San Diego, the region has firmly established itself as one of the leading clusters of cleantech activity in the world. As a recognised innovation hub, the city’s strong cleantech sector is generating significant interest and looks set to build on its early success to provide investors and collaborators with further opportunities over the coming years. 
Major investors including Rho Canada Ventures, Omers Ventures and BDC Venture Capital have committed capital to a C$30m Canadian technology incubator scheme. 
A Singaporean investment firm told NewNet it is looking to source cleantech deals and invest in international businesses that may be looking to set up operations locally. 
Danish energy company Dong has announced that former CEO Anders Eldrup was in breach of his duties as CEO and will not receive a termination payment. 
An early stage cleantech fund has been launched by MaRS, an innovation centre based in Toronto, Canada, with a fundraising goal of C$30m ($30.25m). 
Technology start-ups operating in the US state of Texas are now eligible to compete for in financing. 
A not-for-profit organisation in Canada has launched a call for applications as it releases a fresh tranche of funding for the cleantech sector. 
The government of Quebec has more than doubled Cycle Capital Management’s latest cleantech fund by making a C$50m ($50.42m) investment. 
Israel Cleantech Ventures told NewNet that fundraising for its second fund was ‘progressing well’ but denied reports that the close of the fund was imminent. 
A group of UK cleantech companies will travel to San Francisco with the aim of attracting US investment and business partners. 
This week’s deal activity in the cleantech space was dominated by venture capital and small private equity deals, with innovators in space attracting attention from some of the most active green investors. 
A European investment manager told NewNet that it will look to hold a second close of its cleantech fund in mid-2012, and hopes to reach its target of €100m before the end of the year. 
