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Carbon recovers, but it's 'tin-hat time' for skittish market
27 June 2011Europe's carbon market has recovered from its precipitate fall on Friday – exacerbated, traders believe, by 'stop-loss' triggers being hit – but watchers expect to see more volatility, with risks of a further decline in prices.
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European debt crisis casts shadow over renewables finance
27 June 2011The European debt crisis could pose problems for the US renewable energy sector, particularly if US government loan guarantees are allowed to expire, according to financing experts.
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US renewables ready for return to tax break – JP Morgan
27 June 2011The renewable energy sector will not miss the US government's cash grant programme as much as industry experts think, because of the growing attractiveness of the production tax credit (PTC) for wind projects, according to one top banker.
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Kior raises $150m on lower offer price
24 June 2011Texas-based biofuels company Kior raised $150 million after it dropped its initial public offering (IPO) price by nearly 30%.
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GE announces $63m in clean-tech investment
23 June 2011General Electric and its venture capital partners will invest $63 million across ten home energy companies in areas such as solar and LED lighting, as part of the second phase of the technology giant's sustainable business strategy.
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Clean-tech private equity not 'overfunded' - SAM
23 June 2011Zurich-based investment group SAM has challenged the idea that the clean-tech sector is overfunded, saying "many billions" of dollars of private equity capital investment is needed by 2020, in order to meet energy targets.
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'Carnage' in European carbon market as prices fall to 15-month low
23 June 2011EU carbon prices have slumped 15% in one week, as a slew of bearish news took its toll on the markets.
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Wealthy US families pool resources in $1.4bn clean-tech fund
23 June 2011Eleven wealthy US families have formed the Cleantech Syndicate, to invest $1.4 billion in clean technology companies over the next five years.
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Google, Citi pour more money into giant US wind project
23 June 2011Google and investment bank Citi have boosted their investments in the largest wind farm in the US.
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Kior raises IPO target, appoints Condi
23 June 2011Former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is to join the board of biofuels company Kior, as the firm aims to raise more than $241 million in an initial public offering (IPO).