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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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Securing financing is critical in getting renewable energy projects off the ground in East Africa, according to Camco, which this week won a $4.7m tender to bring off-grid solar to Tanzania. 
Argentinean energy supplier Emgasud has unveiled plans to invest $1.8bn in to renewable energy over the next ten years. 
UK Chancellor George Osborne has argued that environmentally sustainable infrastructure must be fiscally sustainable too. 
The Commonwealth Financing Authority of US state Pennsylvania has approved funding worth $15.9m to support ten clean energy projects. 
A major reinsurer has revealed plans to step up investment into renewable energy to the tune of €2bn, according to reports. 
Institutional investor awareness in the renewable energy sector is on the up, and as the space becomes more educated the number of options of how they can gain access to it is also increasing. 
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. 
California-based utility Pacific Gas & Electric has estimated that 19.4 per cent of electricity delivered to its customers in 2011 came from renewable sources, up from 15.9 per cent in 2010. 
With oil prices rising and global economies showing signs of life, corporates have this week begun to cement their green ambitions. 
The level of oil imports in 2011 were at their lowest in more than a decade, raising hopes for energy independence and more widespread use of renewable energy. 
Despite debate over wavering political support, the UK is still premiere destination for clean energy investment, according to one expert. 
A major $7bn renewable energy tender has been launched by the US Army creating a wealth of opportunity for project developers in the sector. 
China has established its first national think-tank on renewable energy as the country’s climate change efforts gather pace. 
US cleantech company Ormat Technologies recorded a net loss of $42.7m for 2011, compared to a net income of $37.2m the previous year. 
The US Department of Energy has awarded $6.5m to 19 clean energy projects being developed by Native American tribes. 
US power company Alliant Energy has announced plans to sell renewable generation subsidy RMT in its financial report for 2011. 
The renewable energy sector accounted for €127bn of economic activity in the 27 European Union member countries during 2010, employing 1.11 million people. 
US alternative fuel company Joule has appointed Anatoly Chubais to its board of directors. 
Fred Hochberg, chairman and president of the US Export-Import Bank is set to meet with government ministers in Vietnam to discuss $1.5bn of infrastructure projects that include thermal power and renewable energy developments. 
Plug-n-play has become so integrated into daily life that most computer users don't give a second thought to hooking up a camera or smart phone to a laptop or tablet. Now, take the same concept and apply it to complex US electrical systems when it comes to ‘plugging in’ renewables or smart grid technologies. 
