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Booming biomass demands harmonised sustainability standards – Eurelectric
24 November 2011The EU may need to double its primary biomass supply by 2020 if member states are to meet their renewable energy targets, according to Eurelectric, the trade association for Europe's electricity industry. This will require substantial imports and harmonised criteria on what constitutes sustainable biomass, the association says.
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Meteor eyes £50m for clean energy and carbon fund
24 November 2011Meteor Asset Management has set an initial target of £50 million ($77 million) for its Clean Energy Fund, which will invest mostly in energy projects in developing countries that also generate carbon or other offset credits.
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SRI pioneer proposes Henderson SRI buy-out
23 November 2011Socially responsible investment (SRI) pioneer Tessa Tennant has said she would like to help convene a "rescue group" to buy out Henderson Global Investors' SRI fund management business, following the company's announcement that it is making its SRI team redundant.
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German investor joins RWE's clean energy VC fund
22 November 2011Innogy Renewables Technology Fund I, a clean-energy venture capital fund, has boosted its resources to €115 million ($155 million) following additional investment by its founder, German energy giant RWE, and Hamburg-based investor Conetwork Erneuerbare Energien (CEE).
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More companies set to recognise water risk – CDP
16 November 2011Some 41% of companies responding to the CDP Water Disclosure Project do not consider water-related risks as having the potential to cause significant business impacts – a figure that is set to fall, as responding companies become more familiar with their exposures, according to those carrying out the research.
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Waste-to-energy firm plans project fund
15 November 2011A UK firm with a novel technology for turning waste into energy is proposing to raise a fund to finance installations across the country.
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Water risks threaten China's economy
08 November 2011Companies in China that use water efficiently will be better positioned to profit in an economy increasingly at risk from water stress and new water regulations, according to analysis by HSBC.
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Australian biomass fund seeks A$100m, eyes IPO
08 November 2011First Climate Funds Management Australia is looking to raise A$100 million (US$103 million) to invest in projects that produce biomass pellets, suitable for substituting coal and oil in power stations.
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Gore calls for transaction tax, sustainable capitalism
07 November 2011Al Gore last week endorsed a financial transaction tax to as a mechanism to encourage responsible investing and "build a generation of sustainable capitalism".
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Energy storage sector reaps windfall from clean-tech VCs – E&Y
03 November 2011A record $421 million of venture capital investment in the energy storage sector helped push clean-tech venture capital (VC) investment in the US up 73% in the last quarter, according to Ernst & Young.