Posts Tagged ‘energy efficiency’
26 September 2012
The US-based Lighting Sciences Group Corporation has secured $49m through preferred stock financing, representing the final tranche of a $168m fund raise.
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26 September 2012
Renewable energy consultancy Natural Power has named Graham Gow as head of its operational systems.
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26 September 2012
Filtration and environmental group Porvair saw a 12 per cent revenue increase for the first nine months of 2012 compared to the same period last year.
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26 September 2012
The UK Energy Secretary Ed Davey has defended the Chancellor’s and the Deputy Prime Minister’s commitment to green infrastructure spending today.
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26 September 2012
A $72.5m cleantech investment fund has been opened in Illinois, US, which will commit capital to innovative smart grid technologies in the region.
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26 September 2012
Minerals and metals processing company Outotec Oyj has received a €45m loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to expand on research and development (R&D).
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25 September 2012
Communications provider Power Plus Communications and software specialist GreenPocket have joined forces to boost smart metering innovation.
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25 September 2012
The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Kandeh Yumkella as Special Representative for Sustainable Energy for All initiative.
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25 September 2012
Venture capital heavyweight Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers has led a $25m financing round for data centre provider SimpliVity.
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24 September 2012
UK-headquartered resource and environmental equity investor Impax Asset Management has opened an institutional sales and client service headquarters in New York, appointing David Richardson as managing director of the North American office.
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24 September 2012
A US-based sustainability committee has set up a small-scale grant programme totalling $20,000 to encourage students to get involved in green projects.
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24 September 2012
UK utility ScottishPower and SmartReach, a collaboration between Arqiva, BT, BAE Systems and Sensus, have launched a new trial that will see 5,000 smart meters installed in households across Scotland.
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21 September 2012
Seven cities across the UK will receive a share of £12m to help kick-start the UK Department for Energy and Climate Change’s (DECC) Green Deal scheme.
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21 September 2012
The UK will be almost £14bn better off as a result of the introduction of smart meters, according to a new report from Oxford Economics and British Gas.
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21 September 2012
Two energy storage funding competitions totalling £20m will be opening shortly in the UK for innovators looking to expand into the sector.
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21 September 2012
As companies focus their attention on being more energy efficient, data centres are slowly becoming a target for reducing consumption. However, there are still challenges ahead that prevent businesses from taking full advantage of the potential energy savings, according to an industry specialist.
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21 September 2012
Energy monitoring specialist Elster has been granted permission to use Cisco technology in its smart grid solution.
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21 September 2012
US bioenergy harvester Voltree Power has signed a memorandum of understanding with Greek system integrator Alphanetrix, to tap into local business opportunities.
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21 September 2012
Creating an open software platform has allowed energy management and efficiency specialist EnOcean to tap into the rapidly expanding smart homes market.
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20 September 2012
US technology giant General Electric has been selected to contribute to a huge energy infrastructure project in Texas, aimed at channelling renewable energy from rural to metropolitan areas.
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