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Zimbabwean hybrid renewable energy project developer eyes funding - 8 Feb 2012
Finland waste to building materials company requires investment - 8 Feb 2012
Robotic EV charging entrepreneur sets out vision of future - 8 Feb 2012
Chinese deals sought by Middle Eastern investor - 8 Feb 2012
International deals sought by MENA cleantech investor - 8 Feb 2012
Indian finance group to increase investment in renewables - 8 Feb 2012
Zimbabwean hybrid renewable energy project developer eyes funding - 8 Feb 2012Finland waste to building materials company requires investment - 8 Feb 2012Robotic EV charging entrepreneur sets out vision of future - 8 Feb 2012
Innnovative ventilation system developer indicates funding opportunity as policy sparks demand - 8 Feb 2012
Norwegian innovator reveals funding needs for energy storage technology - 7 Feb 2012US train energy storage company requires expansion capital - 7 Feb 2012 Chinese deals sought by Middle Eastern investor - 8 Feb 2012
International deals sought by MENA cleantech investor - 8 Feb 2012
Indian finance group to increase investment in renewables - 8 Feb 2012
Energy distribution innovators to compete for cash pot - 8 Feb 2012
Investor to focus on control-oriented energy investments - 8 Feb 2012
US cleantech start-up reveals capital raise intentions - 8 Feb 2012
More than 41GW of wind power was installed around the world in 2011, with China leading the way, according to figures released by the Global Wind Energy Council.
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A Japanese asset manager is reportedly setting up a renewable energy infrastructure find as it expects growing demand for clean power in the country. 
Many countries are seeking to move in a greener direction for their energy needs and incorporate more renewable energy sources into their energy portfolio. But with countries such as Germany turning away from nuclear, there is now a ticking clock counting down efforts to deploy critical clean technologies, writes digital prototyping specialist Autodesk. 
German industrial giant Siemens has revealed plans to scale back its involvement in the nuclear industry, meaning the company will now be very much focused on the development of its renewable energy portfolio. 
The UK government’s plans to fast-track the development of a number of nuclear plants may prove too expensive and they go against progress made by the renewable energy sector as well current world opinion about the safety of the technology, writes Lee Summers, director of EOS Energy. 
German utility Eon has described Germany’s decision to close its nuclear reactors in favour of renewable power a ‘huge opportunity’. 
Italy this week rejected Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s plan to build new nuclear reactors in a momentous referendum, also voting out a law protecting him from being trialled over alleged sex cases. 
Shares in Japanese utility Tokyo Electric Power Company fell sharply overnight after its president said it should be allowed to go bankrupt.
US-based NRG Energy said its first quarter revenues took a hit after it took the decision to loose $481m and discontinue plans to invest in nuclear after the Japanese disaster, but that the solar projects were continuing apace.
Électricité de France (EDF), one of the world’s largest utilities, has launched a bid to buy out the 50 per cent stake it does not own in its renewables subsidiary EDF Energies Nouvelles. 
The UK government has stalled in taking a hard-lined direction for the future of nuclear power in the wake of Japan’s Fukushima nuclear fallout, facing criticism for not backing up its power plans with sufficient renewable energy financing. 
Levels of the six most potent greenhouse gases covered by the Kyoto Protocol rose in 2010 across the UK by 2.8 per cent as the country switched its dependence on nuclear energy, but turned to coal and gas installations.
The nuclear accident triggered by last week’s earthquake in Japan will have a lasting impact on the world’s energy mix, Christiana Figueres, the UN’s top climate official, has said. 
The development of offshore wind and nuclear in the UK should not be given preference to the detriment of the fledgling wave and tidal energy sectors, an industry expert told NewNet.
The German government’s decision to prolong the lifetimes of nuclear power stations has put investment into its renewable energy industry in jeopardy, the country’s energy business lobby group said today. 
