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US Energy storage company talks of future funding plans - 23 May 2012
Application developer for the solar industry outlines future financial plans - 23 May 2012
US biofuel developer seeks $2m in investment - 22 May 2012
Australian government opens door for green business with A$10bn fund - 23 May 2012
UK boosts funding for commercial marine developments - 23 May 2012
Environmental energy prize fund tops $4m in Middle East - 23 May 2012
US Energy storage company talks of future funding plans - 23 May 2012Application developer for the solar industry outlines future financial plans - 23 May 2012US biofuel developer seeks $2m in investment - 22 May 2012Advanced materials developer announces possible fundraising opportunity - 22 May 2012Smart home system developer plans £2m fundraise - 21 May 2012
Italian wind developer to raise between €4m and €5m - 21 May 2012 Australian government opens door for green business with A$10bn fund - 23 May 2012
UK boosts funding for commercial marine developments - 23 May 2012
Environmental energy prize fund tops $4m in Middle East - 23 May 2012
India solar rooftop project up for sale - 23 May 2012
Brazilian bio unit of Louis Dreyfus Commodities files for IPO - 22 May 2012
Chinese solar company undertakes IPO, stocks hold steady - 22 May 2012
As a small, maritime trading nation Britain has always been quite a way away from key international markets. Our ability to visit far off places and people, and their access to us, has always been at the very heart of the UK’s ability to ‘punch above our weight in the world’, whether that’s commercially, culturally or diplomatically, writes Ben Caldecott, head of European policy at investment firm Climate Change Capital.
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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US solar company Chevron Energy Solutions has completed installation of four photovoltaic canopies for the San Lorenzo Unified School District in California. 
US company Ascent Solar has partnered with China’s Shenzhen Radiant Enterprise and Third Railway Survey and the Design Institute Group Corporation to promote the use of solar technology in Chinese public transport. 
UK businesses were spending up to 70 per cent of turnover on energy bills last year, according to new analysis from uSwitechforBusiness.com. 
US utility Dominion Virginia Power is seeking permission to create a new electricity rate that includes a premium to encourage consumers to install solar panels. 
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, the Silicon Vallley energy investor, has made an undisclosed investment into US distributed energy business Gen110. 
US green energy supplier Clean Currents has partnered with SolarCity to allow consumers to pay for photovoltaic (PV) installations through their utility bills. 
US solar company Skyline Innovations has completed the installation of solar water heating systems on three residential buildings in California. 
Embattled German photovoltaic manufacturer Q-Cells has been contracted to supply 7MW of panels to Ikea in Italy. 
German photovoltaic manufacturer Solon has been contracted to supply panels for a 1.6MW project in Berlin, in a deal worth €2.3m. 
Global corporations are taking an increasingly active role in building renewable energy capacity, developing projects to support their operations, rather than selling the power to a utilities. 
US company KDC Solar has completed installation of one of the largest photovoltaic arrays on a school in the US. 
A company that has developed an off-grid solar product for emerging markets is about to close an oversubscribed equity raise, despite being unable to gain traction with banks just five years ago. 
US solar company SunPower has completed the installation of 40 photovoltaic systems for the Mount Diablo School District in California. 
US solar company BlueChip Energy has completed a photovoltaic installation at a weather mast in Central Florida. 
The Shiraishi Elementary School in Miyagi prefecture, central Japan, has completed the first solar installation in the country to be supported by the Coca-Cola Japan Reconstruction Fund. 
UK microgeneration specialist EcoLogicLiving has secured £500,000 from the North West Fund for Energy and Environment, which is managed by CT Investment Partners. 
Japanese car manufacturer Honda has built two concept houses in Saitama, Japan, designed to test the Honda Smart Home System. 
US hair care company Zotos International has completed installation of a 3.3MW wind array and achieved the milestone of producing all of its power from renewables. 
Sustainability is now a central feature of the UK corporate agenda, with businesses more interested in the commercial benefits it can bring, rather than their carbon footprint, according to one expert. 
Developing nations are becoming crucial markets for small-scale solar generation, with some of the most forward-thinking companies focusing their attention here, rather than worrying about support mechanisms woes in Europe. 
