Posts Tagged ‘energy’
23 May 2012
An energy competition with a combined $4m prize fund has been launched in the United Arab Emirates and is on the hunt for the most innovative, visionary leaders working in the environmental solutions sector.
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9 May 2012
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.
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8 May 2012
Competition needs to be re-introduced to the UK energy market in order for gas and electricity to become greener and cheaper, according to the head of one of the fastest growing independent suppliers in the country.
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17 April 2012
A Dallas, US-based finance group said it has a 2012 investment appetite of £2bn and plans to dedicate the funds to the energy sector.
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17 April 2012
Japan-based Mitsui has secured a 25 per cent stake in Global Energy Group (GEG) in what has been rumoured as a multimillion-pound deal.
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21 March 2012
TPI Composites has formed a joint venture with Turkey-based manufacturing company Alke Insaat to manufacture large wind turbine blades.
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13 March 2012
The Under Secretary of Energy Thomas D’Agostino was present to mark the opening of a new $795m renewable energy fuelled facility at the Savannah River Site (SRS).
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8 March 2012
Governor Pat Quinn has shown support for wind turbine manufacturing by announcing an agreement between Rock Island Clean Line and Flora for a transmission line critical for the adoption of renewable energy.
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8 March 2012
Senior research analyst Michael Legg has joined Roth Capital Partners to focus on environmental technologies, industrial resources and materials coverage.
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6 March 2012
The head of the EEF manufacturers association has warned the UK government’s that decisions surrounding energy are conflicting with the economic growth agenda.
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24 February 2012
Riverstone, the energy-focused firm that previously invested alongside global private equity heavyweight Carlyle, is expected to secure around half of its $6bn vehicle by March this year.
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24 January 2012
The vast majority of energy and natural resource executives believe that a post-2012 Kyoto agreement will fail, according to a new report.
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20 January 2012
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.
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19 January 2012
Goldman Sachs is looking to raise between $2bn and $3.5bn for Broad Street Energy Partners, the investment banking giant’s debut energy-focused private equity fund.
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12 December 2011
A German asset management company has launched a solar fund and is targeting a final fundraising close of between €250m and €280m.
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31 October 2011
Energy Investors Funds, a private equity fund manager that invests in the US energy and electric power sectors, has closed its eighth fund with $1.71bn in commitments.
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24 October 2011
Global private equity firm Blackstone is looking to raise as much as $3bn for its inaugural energy-focused fund, with the intention of becoming the largest firm investing in the sector.
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23 September 2011
RWE npower has become the latest utility to commit to being investigated in an inquiry that will look into the reasons behind such large energy bill hikes, which many are blaming on the switch to renewables.
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16 September 2011
UK utility EDF Energy said it will back an investigation into the country’s power and gas market, despite raising prices in a move that mirrored its competitors.
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9 September 2011
Dutch energy company Eneco has recorded net profit for the first half of 2011 of €133m, a 77 per cent increase on the same period last year when the figure was €75m.
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