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Westly raises $120m for VC fund
01 October 2009Californian venture capital firm Westly Group has closed a second clean-technology fund at $120 million, beating its goal of raising $100 million.
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Clean-tech VC investments overtake IT and biotech
01 October 2009Venture capital (VC) investments in clean-technology companies climbed to $1.59 billion over the last three months, as national stimulus packages brought some confidence back to the sector, according to the Cleantech Group and Deloitte.
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Clean-tech VC investment climbs
01 October 2009Venture capital investment in clean-technology companies climbed to $1.59 billion over the past three months, according to the Cleantech Group and Deloitte.
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JP Morgan bids for EcoSecurities
01 October 2009The takeover battle for leading carbon reduction project developer EcoSecurities heated up last month, with JP Morgan making a bid for the company.
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Court judgment roils carbon market
01 October 2009Europe's carbon market was rocked last month by a European court ruling in favour of Poland and Estonia that, many feared, could lead to them dramatically increasing the number of EU allowances (EUAs) they could grant to industry.
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Carbon fund assets reach $16 billion
01 October 2009The assets held by or committed to carbon funds have risen by 25% over the past year – to $16.1 billion in August 2009, up from $12.87 billion a year earlier.
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Making the capital markets sustainable
01 October 2009There was a hope that the socially responsible investment (SRI) players of 1999 would lead the charge into the development of new sustainability strategies that would win the big mandates from the pension funds.
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Come wind, come sun
01 October 2009Climate change and energy security concerns have conspired to begin a revolution in how the world generates power. But its progress has been far from smooth, reports Jess McCabe
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A critical part of the energy mix
01 October 2009Looking forward five to 10 years, renewable energy is set to firmly establish itself as a critical part of the energy mix. The opportunity and requirements are huge, but we firmly believe the market is ready to deliver it.
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Biofuels boom and bust – and beyond?
01 October 2009It seems like a good idea; replace expensive and polluting fossil transportation fuels, often sourced from unstable parts of the world, with cleaner, home-produced biofuels made from plants.