Posts Tagged ‘energy generation’

Private equity-backed power development company Sithe Global Power sells stake in Goreway Station combined cycle power plant

9 September 2009

Independent power development company Sithe Global Power, through its wholly-owned affiliate, Goreway Luxembourg Holdings, has sold a 25 per cent ownership interest in Goreway Station, an 875MW combined cycle power generating facility, to Chubu Electric Power Goreway, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chubu Electric Power Company, Inc. and Toyota Tsusho Goreway Netherlands, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Toyota Tsusho Corporation.

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Tags: energy generation, private equity
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Investment in renewables overtakes fossil fuels as $155bn put into clean energy in 2008, according to UN report

4 June 2009

In 2008, $155bn was invested in clean energy companies and projects worldwide, not including large hydro, according to a new report from the UN.

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Tags: biofuel, energy generation, geothermal, hydro, infrastructure, photovoltaic, solar, wind
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UK listed investment company Low Carbon Accelerator releases annual report

7 April 2009

UK AIM-listed investment company Low Carbon Accelerator has announced its results for the year ended 30 November 2008.

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Tags: biofuel, cleantech, energy efficiency, energy generation, green building, venture capital
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