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Battery technology developer eyes strategic investors - 25 May 2012
Marine energy specialist aims to attract Series A investors - 25 May 2012
Israeli wind innovator needs seed financing to move out of lab - 24 May 2012 Chinese small-scale turbine producer reaches out to potential distribution partners - 25 May 2012
New funds to source multiple early stage investee companies - 25 May 2012
Energy efficient technology provider edges towards financing close - 25 May 2012
Battery technology developer eyes strategic investors - 25 May 2012Marine energy specialist aims to attract Series A investors - 25 May 2012Israeli wind innovator needs seed financing to move out of lab - 24 May 2012Energy savings company may raise cash for M&A activity - 24 May 2012US energy storage company talks of future funding plans - 23 May 2012
Application developer for the solar industry outlines future financial plans - 23 May 2012 Chinese small-scale turbine producer reaches out to potential distribution partners - 25 May 2012
New funds to source multiple early stage investee companies - 25 May 2012
Energy efficient technology provider edges towards financing close - 25 May 2012
US energy storage company nears halve way point for $20m financing round - 25 May 2012
Serbian businesses to benefit from new energy efficiency funding scheme - 24 May 2012
Bahrain poised to attract $20bn in energy investments - 24 May 2012
The investment opportunities in the offshore wind sector are ‘immense’ even though utility balance sheets and state lending organisations are not providing enough funding for European targets to be met, according to ratings agency Standard & Poor’s.
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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Silicon Valley venture heavyweight Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers has hit its $525m target for its 15th fund in what it described as an oversubscribed fundraise and will go on to invest in green technology, life sciences and digital consumer. 
Seed stage investor First Round Capital has closed its fourth fund and said its plan to stick to its existing strategy resulted in recommitments from all of its Limited Partners. 
Newly-launched Armstrong AM has received commitments of $66m towards its Asia-focused clean energy fund and told NewNet it hopes to reach a final target of $150m in early 2013. 
China Investment Corp and the Belgian Federal Holding and Investment Company have invested in the first close of Sino European private equity newcomer A Capital’s debut fund, a vehicle that will invest in European businesses looking to increase their presence in China and will focus heavily on environmental technologies. 
The Canadian province of Manitoba is to launch a renewable energy fund as the province looks to leverage its natural hydropower advantage. 
Cleantech investor Ludgate Environmental Fund (LEF) has made three new investments in biomass, anaerobic digestion and waste heat recovery, and said it expects significant growth potential. 
Ingenious Clean Energy said it has successfully closed the fundraising for ten Ingenious Solar UK EIS companies and revealed plans to launch a new renewable energy vehicle. 
The New Democrat Party, the opposition government in the Canadian province of Alberta, is pushing for the launch of a renewable energy fund to support clean power and energy efficiency developments. 
An early stage India-based venture fund is looking to raise $25m, having secured an initial capital injection from the International Finance Corporation. 
A US investment firm told NewNet it was targeting $350m for its new green fund which will focus on waste-to-energy and biomass opportunities. 
Venture investor Avindia Capital told NewNet it was targeting a €4m for its first fund, which will invest in the European renewable energy sector. 
The UK government has launched a hunt for fund managers who can oversee a £100m vehicle to invest in non-domestic energy efficiency infrastructure projects. 
A A$200m ($208.14m) fund launched by the Australian government is ‘open and ready for business’ and will start committing capital to domestic renewable energy companies looking to achieve commercial success. 
An early stage cleantech fund has been launched by MaRS, an innovation centre based in Toronto, Canada, with a fundraising goal of C$30m ($30.25m). 
Green investor Triodos Renewables is reportedly planning to open a follow-on from its Ampere Equity Fund, which it will use to up spending in the clean power space. 
The Scottish government has launched a £103m green fund to further boost its fast-expanding renewable energy market. 
The government of Quebec has more than doubled Cycle Capital Management’s latest cleantech fund by making a C$50m ($50.42m) investment. 
Israel Cleantech Ventures told NewNet that fundraising for its second fund was ‘progressing well’ but denied reports that the close of the fund was imminent. 
A London, UK-based private equity firm is raising a renewable energy infrastructure fund, and has revealed it is seeing particular traction with family offices and sovereign wealth funds. 
