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24 January 2012

Irish renewable energy investor confirms it is ‘reviewing options’ for waste unitp

An Ireland-based renewable energy investor told NewNet it is openly reviewing options for its portfolio businesses including its waste management un

18 January 2012

US utility launches renewable certificate RFPp

A US utility has launched a request for proposals as it seeks to acquire a variation of renewable energy certificates to meet binding standards.

6 January 2012

European utility hopes to attract partners for clean carbon projectp

A major European utility has told NewNet that it will look to form alliances with companies active in providing carbon-rich waste steams for a biomass project it is working on.

13 December 2011

UK offshore wind becomes funding priority for GIBp

offshore-wind-farm_170_170 The much-anticipated Green Investment Bank will make developing the country’s offshore wind sector a priority when it opens for lending in 2012.

17 November 2011

Standard Bank teams with Ghana’s Zoomlion for waste treatment CDM project

waste170 Standard Bank Group has partnered with waste management group Zoomlion to register the first Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) project in Ghana, Africa.

14 October 2011

Waste Management makes investment in Recycle Rewards

Waste Management has made strategic investment in Recycle Rewards, in a move that brings together Waste Management’s curbside collection infrastructure — the largest in the US — with Recyclebank’s online community and incentive platform.

13 September 2011

Policies must encourage investor interest in waste-to-energy, says innovatorp

chemical_170 The significant interest being seen by investors for the waste-to-energy sector needs to be underpinned by a stable regulatory framework, a technology specialist told NewNet.

13 September 2011

Update: UK waste-to-energy specialist to list when markets ‘more favourable’

Advanced Plasma Power, a UK-based waste-to-energy technology provider, has told NewNet it will carry out an initial public offering (IPO) when market sentiment picks up. Earlier this week, NewNet reported that the company has secured significant funding from existing shareholder Leveraged Green Energy for the next stage of its development. Going forward, Rolf Stein, CEO[...]

7 September 2011

Fund manager to invest £70m into the waste sector

UK green investment manager Foresight Group is looking to invest £70m in the UK waste sector via its Foresight Environmental Fund. The fund includes a £35m commitment from the London Green Fund with a focus on funding low carbon waste and recycling infrastructure within the capital, the fund is aimed at increasing capacity for reprocessing[...]

6 September 2011

UK needs £8bn investment in waste infrastructure, report saysp

The UK needs to invest billions of pounds in its waste infrastructure over the next decade, according to a new parliamentary report.

19 July 2011

Ex First Solar CEO launches True North venture capital firm

dollar170_170 Co-founder and former CEO of First Solar Mike Ahearn has launched a $300m venture capital company, True North Venture Partners, to invest in early-stage cleantech companies.

13 July 2011

Renewables investor Keating Capital makes $86.8m in share offering ahead of IPO

investing_170_170 Keating Capital, a pre-IPO fund that holds a number of cleantech businesses within its portfolio, has made $86.8m in a public offering and will now progress its plans to list on Nasdaq.

22 June 2011

US waste plant seeks partners for wind power development

Washington TRU Solutions, the managing and operating contractor for the Department of Energy’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, is seeking business partners to build a 3MW wind energy facility.

15 June 2011

UK waste review recognises role of anaerobic digestion

The UK’s long awaited Waste Review, which aims to reduce the country’s waste and increase the level of recycling, has been welcomed for the importance it places on anaerobic digestion.

15 June 2011

Foresight Environmental Fund to target London waste investments

Private equity firm Foresight Group is targeting waste and recycling investments in the UK capital through its Foresight Environmental Fund, which secured a £35m contribution from the Mayoral London Green Fund earlier this year.

9 June 2011

Investment firm Pioneer Point Partners backs Italian waste company Masotina

Lower mid-market investment firm Pioneer Point Partners has acquired Masotina, a northern Italian waste and paper recycling company.

7 June 2011

Metso acquires waste technology from Swiss Holzmag

Finnish waste-to-energy producer Metso is to acquire the technology of Swiss Holzmag, strengthening its position in the solid waste market.

2 June 2011

Waste disposal hits the app market

Some may have considered it only a matter of time before municipal services hit the smart phone applications market.

2 June 2011

B&W subsidiary secures $417m federal waste contract

Energy and mission critical services provider Babcock & Wilcox’s (B&W) subsidiary Idaho Treatment Group has been awarded a government contract to manage and operate the US Advanced Mixed Waste Treatment project at the Department of Energy’s Idaho site.

24 May 2011

UK must strive to keep up with pace of Asian cleantech, warns Deputy PM

The UK must work hard to remain competitive in the face of ever increasing competition in Asia, the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg warned this week.

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