Posts Tagged ‘energy efficiency’
25 May 2012
This week has seen encouraging news around the globe with many cleantech companies securing millions in investment as their financing rounds draw to a close
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25 May 2012
A Texas-based company developing an oxygen transfer technology is nearing the close of an equity investment round with just $300,000 still to secure.
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24 May 2012
Three new start-up companies have joined the New York City Accelerator for a Clean and Renewable Economy (NYC ACRE) at NYU-Poly.
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24 May 2012
Implementing small scale energy efficiency measures can be more challenging than rolling out technology on a larger scale and companies within the sector are struggling to understand the needs and demands of homeowners, said energy management company Remake.
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24 May 2012
Private businesses and public utility companies operating throughout Serbia are set to benefit from an energy efficiency loan programme after domestic bank Komercijalna Banka signed a €23m loan agreement with the Green for Growth Fund Southeast Europe.
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24 May 2012
Siemens will recruit 160 new green apprentices to begin work at sites across the UK from September.
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24 May 2012
Solar energy is set to benefit 10 million low-income people living in rural communities in Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean from commitments between Barefoot Power to the Business Call to Action (BCtA).
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24 May 2012
Oil giant BP will invest $400m in air pollution reduction equipment at its Whitting refinery in Indiana.
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23 May 2012
United Technologies has hinted that it may sell its fuel cell business in the future as it edges closer to the review of its portfolio.
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23 May 2012
Australian companies will now be guaranteed the chance to pitch for business flowing from Julia Gillard’s government’s A$10bn ($9.8bn) clean energy fund, in a bid to push green jobs in the region.
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23 May 2012
RenewablesCareers.com has reported a significant rise in demand for green jobs after seeing seen a 55 per cent year-on-year rise in visits to its site.
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22 May 2012
The UK government has published its draft energy bill, outlining plans to attract £110bn investment to reform the electricity market and has met opposition along the way.
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21 May 2012
Energy efficiency measures being introduced by the government may lead to rising energy prices in the UK and leave 65 per cent of households worse off, according to a new report.
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21 May 2012
Efficient Power Conversion Corporation (EPC) has welcome David Reusch to its engineering team as director of applications of engineering.
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21 May 2012
The British Standards Institution and National Energy Service have partnered to provide a certification service for the Green Deal.
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21 May 2012
UK environmental adviser Atmos Consulting has appointed Jonathan Renton as a principal landscape architect.
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21 May 2012
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development will invest up to €25bn over the next three years in energy efficiency and sustainability projects.
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21 May 2012
Ireland-based Mainstream Renewable Power will create a ‘China strategy unit’ as it looks to capitalise on the country’s green efforts.
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18 May 2012
Africa played host to the pick of this week’s deals against a backdrop of a heightened level of attention being placed on to the renewable energy sector.
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18 May 2012
UK-based LED company Low Carbon Lighting (LCL) has received £525,000 ($830,091) in venture capital funding with hopes that it can secure up to £10m ($16m) in annual sales after the boost.
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