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  • ABB bets on solar

    11 July 2013

    ABB's recent $1 billion swoop on solar inverter maker Power-One came after several of its rivals exited the volatile sector. ABB's Maxine Ghavi tells Elza Holmstedt Pell why the engineering giant is bucking the trend by expanding its solar business

  • Solar lease funds reach record high in Q2

    09 July 2013

    Third-party finance companies raised a record $1.33 billion for residential and commercial solar projects in the second quarter of this year, double the amount raised in the previous three months, a US consultancy said.

  • Clean-tech VC grows 56% in second quarter

    04 July 2013

    Venture capital investments in clean-tech rebounded in the second quarter of 2013, providing evidence that the sector "is turning a corner", according to the Cleantech Group.