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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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The UK’s Aberdeen City and Shire has doubled its biomass capacity over the last two years to around 20MW of heat generation. 
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has collaborated with US company Oregon Wave Energy Trust to deliver a new facility off Pacific Northwest coast, the Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Centre (NNMREC). 
An $18m marine energy fund has opened for bids today, aimed at helping Scotland’s first commercial scale wave and tidal power arrays. 
RenewablesCareers.com has reported a significant rise in demand for green jobs after seeing seen a 55 per cent year-on-year rise in visits to its site. 
The UK government has published its draft energy bill, outlining plans to attract £110bn investment to reform the electricity market and has met opposition along the way. 
With a recent report showing the UK city of Oxford has taken the title of electric vehicle capital of Europe, Ernst & Young’s Lorna Pimlott told NewNet that with government funding coming to an end there will need to be a reassessment on how to make the infrastructure commercially viable. 
Energy efficiency measures being introduced by the government may lead to rising energy prices in the UK and leave 65 per cent of households worse off, according to a new report. 
UK-based LED company Low Carbon Lighting (LCL) has received £525,000 ($830,091) in venture capital funding with hopes that it can secure up to £10m ($16m) in annual sales after the boost. 
A Chinese-headquartered solar company is reaching out to UK installers as it looks to increase its footprint in the country and told NewNet it may in the future look to offer financial incentives to businesses it ties-up with. 
An independent electricity transmission system operator is inviting companies to bid to trade energy through a new undersea transmission link. 
UK Energy Secretary Ed Davey has stressed that the country’s economy must not become ‘hostage’ to rising energy prices, adding that a change in climate policy could halve the negative impacts of an energy price shock. 
UK Energy Minister Greg Barker has hinted that his department will be pushing back the proposed reduction date for solar feed-in tariffs. 
The installation of underwater turbine in Orkney, Scotland has been successfully completed and is currently providing homes and businesses on the island of Eday with electricity. 
Scottish companies Burcote Wind and Wind Towers have signed an agreement securing Burcote’s billion-pound development plans to support jobs and manufacturing in the region. 
A UK-based community-scale renewable energy scheme is hoping to secure investment as it looks to deploy a number of solar installations. 
European private equity firm HgCapital and its portfolio company RidgeWind have reached the financial close of its 20.5MW Wandylaw wind project in Northumberland, England with Royal Bank of Scotland providing a £36m project financing loan. 
A failure of the UK government to push forward low carbon growth is undermining the potential for green exports by the country’s technology companies. 
UK-based Active Energy Group has reported a £2.5m net loss for the 2011 financial year after writing off goodwill of £700,000. 
Ener-G managing director Derek Duffill told NewNet he will use the company’s recent expansion in Romania to further strengthen its grounding in Eastern Europe. 
UK Green Party leader Caroline Lucas has announced that she will not be seeking re-election in September, saying ‘it’s time to make space’ for other candidates. 
