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  • Solar pioneer files for insolvency

    05 July 2013

    A pioneer in solar module making will file for insolvency today after one of its lenders rejected a short-term plan to secure new financing for the company.

  • Terra Firma presses on with renewables sale plan, despite pulling German IPO

    04 July 2013

    Private equity group Terra Firma is pursuing plans for a possible sale of renewable energy company Infinis, despite pulling its planned flotation of German property firm Deutsche Annington.

  • 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.

  • UAE bank and UK asset manager partner to invest in renewables

    04 July 2013

    A leading Middle Eastern banking group has partnered with a UK asset manager to co-invest in clean energy in the UK.

  • Utility pulls plug on 'immature' marine power

    03 July 2013

    A utility giant has pulled its support of a leading wave power research project to concentrate on other "more mature" types of renewables.

  • 'First' biofuels facility to capture CO2 from coal-fired plant

    03 July 2013

    A company that uses algae to make biofuels is to build what it claims will be the world's first facility to capture carbon dioxide from a coal-fired power station for use as a feedstock.

  • Siemens Wind Power replaces CEO

    02 July 2013

    Engineering giant Siemens has replaced the head of its wind power division.

  • Clean-tech investment pioneer in liquidation

    02 July 2013

    The UK's first publicly-listed clean-tech venture capital firm has entered into voluntary liquidation. Low Carbon Accelerator (LCA) shares were withdrawn from trading on the London Stock Exchange at 7.00am this morning.

  • A$529m refinancing catalyses wind farm sale

    01 July 2013

    Australia's clean energy fund and a consortium of banks have invested A$529 million (US$486 million) to refinance Meridian Energy's 50% holding in the southern hemisphere's largest wind farm, paving the way for Meridian to sell its stake.

  • Allianz buys three wind farms

    27 June 2013

    German insurance giant Allianz has expanded its renewable energy portfolio, buying three wind farms with a combined capacity of 100MW.