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CleanTech managed to shine in 2009
Investors put $4.1 billion in 277 clean-tech start-ups in 2008, 52 % more than '07. Seven of the top 10 biggest deals of the year in this sector. VCs favored solar energy and PV cos, which received $1.8 billion in 2008. Top 3 deals were Nanosolar, Solyndra, SolarReserve. Energy from other sources, ethanol, nuclear, getting $561 million. Cos recycle $304 million. Battery start-ups $224 million - likely rise in '09this year, as lithium-ion battery receiving attention. - Read More
India Hopes to Attract Over US$4bln in Green Energy
India is hoping to attract investments of more than US$4 billion in renewable energy over the next 5-7 years, as it prepares to unveil a new biofuels policy within a month, the renewable energy minister said. Domestic and foreign companies such as India's Tata group and Reliance Industries as well as state-run utilities are among hundreds of companies vying for a stake in India's emerging green energy sector. Another 150 companies are also keen to set up biofuel processing plants (Oct 2008) - Read More
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Algae fuel investments growing fast
In 2007, $32 million in venture capital was pumped into businesses working on algae fuel. So far this year, that number has reached $184 million worldwide, according to Cleantech Network, which tracks environmental industries.
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Investment in algae for fuel research skyrocketing
The amount of money being invested in algae-to-fuel research by venture capitalists is skyrocketing. New businesses are snapping up graduate students knowledgeable about the aquatic plants before they've even finished their degrees, and they're hustling to form alliances with algae academics who for years toiled without much notice. - Read More
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World Bank funding for green rises 87%
World Bank funding for efficient and renewable energy rose 87 this year (2008) to nearly $2.7 billion, reflecting the importance of moving to a low-carbon economy, the bank’s energy chief said on Thursday. - Read More
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EnergyMixx Gets 675 million $ project finance
Swiss renewable power company EnergyMixx has tied up a 500 million euros ($675 million) project finance mandate with Deutsche Bank, aimed at paying for the development of a hefty portfolio of solar and wind capacity in Italy. EnergyMixx, listed on the Frankfurt exchange under the EM2 ticker, said that it planned to build 105MW of solar PV and 200MW of wind, with the rolling construction programme starting in the first quarter of 2009 and reaching completion by 2011. - Read More
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