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US Energy storage company talks of future funding plans - 23 May 2012
Application developer for the solar industry outlines future financial plans - 23 May 2012
US biofuel developer seeks $2m in investment - 22 May 2012
Australian government opens door for green business with A$10bn fund - 23 May 2012
UK boosts funding for commercial marine developments - 23 May 2012
Environmental energy prize fund tops $4m in Middle East - 23 May 2012
US Energy storage company talks of future funding plans - 23 May 2012Application developer for the solar industry outlines future financial plans - 23 May 2012US biofuel developer seeks $2m in investment - 22 May 2012Advanced materials developer announces possible fundraising opportunity - 22 May 2012Smart home system developer plans £2m fundraise - 21 May 2012
Italian wind developer to raise between €4m and €5m - 21 May 2012 Australian government opens door for green business with A$10bn fund - 23 May 2012
UK boosts funding for commercial marine developments - 23 May 2012
Environmental energy prize fund tops $4m in Middle East - 23 May 2012
India solar rooftop project up for sale - 23 May 2012
Brazilian bio unit of Louis Dreyfus Commodities files for IPO - 22 May 2012
Chinese solar company undertakes IPO, stocks hold steady - 22 May 2012
As a small, maritime trading nation Britain has always been quite a way away from key international markets. Our ability to visit far off places and people, and their access to us, has always been at the very heart of the UK’s ability to ‘punch above our weight in the world’, whether that’s commercially, culturally or diplomatically, writes Ben Caldecott, head of European policy at investment firm Climate Change Capital.
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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Growth capital investor SJF Ventures has launched an impact investment fund to invest in cleantech companies as part of a $1.5bn drive to stimulate high-growth small businesses. 
The cleantech private equity industry is still battling against a reputation of delivering low returns despite some high profile successes. 
The Middle East’s most profitable non-oil company and energy giant Royal Dutch Shell are among three new investors in Canadian cleantech venture capital firm Chrysalix. 
Driven by strong cleantech investment, corporate venture put most money into the energy sector over recent years with $974m was invested in 95 deals, new figures show. 
A number of deals finalised this week highlight the US West Coast’s dominance in the cleantech space with California still proving the most progressive state. 
Australian’s cleantech future just got brighter through a new A$1bn ($1.07bn) funding pot launched by the government. 
Private equity firms are adding value to portfolio companies through the networks that they open to start-up companies and through the management teams they can attract, investors told NewNet. 
Renewable Energy technology manufacturer PowerVerde has completed a private offering of 500,000 shares of common stock to European investors at a value of $1 per share. 
Company heads in the cleantech industry claim that there is a knowledge gap between innovators and investors, which sometimes slows down and even blocks money from flowing into the sector. 
An investment firm has been launched to source cleantech deals and facilitate access to the Middle Eastern markets. 
A US-based equity mutual fund has been launched to invest in disruptive technologies and has identified cleantech as a key focus area. 
The valuation of companies across the renewable energy and cleantech spectrum are undervalued, as a handful of bankruptcies have made investors overly wary, an industry expert said. 
Fundraising is underway as a Russia-focused cleantech fund is formally launched with €110m already committed by its co-founders. 
This week US President Barack Obama used part of his State of the Union address to call for clean energy tax credits to support the sector that has ‘never looked more promising’. 
Danish buy-out house Odin Equity has sold its majority stake in Haarslev Industries, a cleantech business, to Stockholm-based private equity peer Altor Equity Partners. 
US venture investment into the energy and utilities industry raised $2.9bn for 134 deals as investment stayed flat but deal activity rose 14 per cent, according to new research. 
An India-based cleantech venture capital fund is set to launch by March and has set a fundraising target of $100m. 
A new private equity partnership has been formed to invest in the French cleantech market. 
Developers of smart grid and energy storage technologies will be able to apply for a new cleantech challenge that will invest $100,000 into the sector. 
A prominent US venture capital firm has raised its largest fund to date and will now spend the $270m in cleantech and healthcare. 
