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Kenyan community-scale green innovator needs cash for solar lighting scheme - 14 Jun 2013Financing needed for 5MW solar project in India - 4 Jun 2013
Nigerian solar-powered race organiser seeks funding partners - 22 May 2013
UK start-up sets July deadline to raise equity for emerging market green activities - 11 May 2013US solar innovator needs bridge loan for local, Chinese projects - 30 Apr 2013 US investor to pump cash into green IT - 18 Jun 2013
US organic PV developer aims to attract additional investors - 18 Jun 2013
Indonesia sets up $300m geothermal fund - 18 Jun 2013
Malaysian power and water group Ranhill to IPO this month - 18 Jun 2013
German utility to sell off non-core assets - 18 Jun 2013
Kenyan community-scale green innovator needs cash for solar lighting scheme - 14 Jun 2013Financing needed for 5MW solar project in India - 4 Jun 2013Nigerian solar-powered race organiser seeks funding partners - 22 May 2013UK start-up sets July deadline to raise equity for emerging market green activities - 11 May 2013US solar innovator needs bridge loan for local, Chinese projects - 30 Apr 2013Geothermal innovator reveals equity needs for Californian project - 22 Apr 2013
Developer of Portuguese Eco Centre requires up to €5m - 16 Apr 2013UK innovator commercialising transport sharing solution has cash need - 8 Apr 2013Energy efficient engine developer needs cash to enter proving lab - 2 Apr 2013
Waste-to-oil technology developer seeks partnerships - 27 Mar 2013 US investor to pump cash into green IT - 18 Jun 2013
US organic PV developer aims to attract additional investors - 18 Jun 2013
Indonesia sets up $300m geothermal fund - 18 Jun 2013
Malaysian power and water group Ranhill to IPO this month - 18 Jun 2013
German utility to sell off non-core assets - 18 Jun 2013
Middle Eastern investors to finance green project developments - 17 Jun 2013
UK city to be innovation test-bed as European Green Capital for 2015 - 17 Jun 2013
UK competition will see £5m offered for future cities projects - 17 Jun 2013
Energy investor raising major capital pool - 17 Jun 2013
Australia to provide financial support for 150MW of clean power - 17 Jun 2013
The most active investors in cleantech, renewables & sustainability discuss where the best opportunities lie in 2013
Earlier this month, a remote monitoring system in Hawaii recorded the first time in human history that the daily average for carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere hit over 400 parts per million (ppm). Crossing the 400ppm line is not inherently meaningful, other than reminding us that we are on a path to a place we don’t want to go, writes Daniel Vermeer, executive director of the Center for Energy, Development and the Global Environment at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business.
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The early opportunity for utility-scale energy storage is in the fast-growing emerging markets, according to one expert. 
Over the next decade it is estimated that $4.2bn will be invested worldwide in the installation of community and residential energy storage systems. 
US energy storage company EnerVault has secured investment worth $15.5m through Series B fundraising. 
A national security-focused research body in the US has launched a request for information as it looks to establish alliances with pioneers in the energy storage sector. 
US energy storage specialist Aquion Energy has selected a site in Pennsylvania for its first full-scale manufacturing plant. 
A privately-owned energy storage company has revealed it is looking to raise £1.6m in growth funding to commercialise its liquid air engine technology. 
French energy storage company Saft has been contracted by Green Charge Networks to support a $92m smart grid demonstration project being developed in New York. 
In a small English village a local health centre has placed its first patient on its network of smart electricity meters, highlighting the breadth of potential the smart grid space holds, writes sector specialist Memoori. 
US energy storage company A123 Systems has been contracted by UK electricity distribution network operator Northern Powergrid to supply six grid battery systems. 
US company SolarReserve has completed construction of a 540 foot tower for its 110MW solar thermal Crescent Dunes plant near Tonopah in Nevada. 
A US start-up has told NewNet that it will look to secure strategic investment from either the cleantech private equity sector or a corporate partner. 
The majority of assets owned by bankrupt US energy storage developer Beacon Power have been acquired by private equity firm Rockland Capital, for a combination of cash and a promissory note totalling $30.5m. 
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission has unanimously approved a 15-year, 250MW power purchase agreement that will see US utility Minnesota Power procure hydro-electricity from Canada’s Manitoba Hydro. 
Green technology start-up Varentec has closed a $7.7m Series A funding round led by Khosla Ventures. 
We are faced with restoring an outdated and inefficient electrical grid and a supreme challenge to provide one that meets the needs for a low carbon economy. Sector specialist Memoori asks, do we now rebuild the framework in order to achieve this? 
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. 
German chemical giant BASF has made a $50m equity investment into US energy storage company Sion Power. 
US energy storage company PowerGenix has formed a joint venture with the Chinese government's China City Construction Corporation to develop, manufacture and sell advanced batteries for the automobile and other markets. 
US energy storage company Axion Power has been contracted to provide a battery solution from SilTek for a zero energy building at a Washington DC naval yard. 
