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Nasdaq to launch water indexes
22 July 2011The Nasdaq stock exchange is to launch four indexes to track the performance of companies involved in the water sector.
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Disruptive Capital raising £200m fund
22 July 2011London-based investor Disruptive Capital is raising a £200 million ($326 million) fund, which will include clean-tech companies in its remit of investment in companies "that are going to completely change the way we do things".
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Landfill pressure boosts waste fund returns
21 July 2011Growing demand for waste management solutions has helped a UK-focused recycling fund achieve returns of more than 40% over three years and is spurring its expansion plans.
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First Solar founder launches $300m VC fund
21 July 2011The founder of US solar developer First Solar has announced plans to raise a $300 million venture capital fund which will target companies in the energy, water, agriculture and waste sectors.
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David Miliband to advise Silicon Valley clean-tech investor
20 July 2011Former UK foreign secretary David Miliband has been hired as a senior adviser by clean-tech investor VantagePoint Capital Partners.
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Biofuels firm targets $100m IPO
19 July 2011A US biodiesel producer is hoping to tap the public markets for $100 million, following the success of other recent biofuel offerings.
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Denmark, AfDB set up sustainable energy fund
19 July 2011Denmark and the African Development Bank (AfDB) are to set up a DKK300 million ($57 million) fund to help African small and medium enterprises (SMEs) access sustainable energy.
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Green groups, right, unite against US green bank
18 July 2011The US Senate's latest proposal for a green bank, also known as the Clean Energy Deployment Administration (CEDA), is drawing fire from both conservative and environmental organisations.
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Q2 clean energy investment up 27%
14 July 2011The clean energy sector attracted $41.7 billion in new investment in the second quarter of 2011. Increased spending on solar thermal power plants and strong venture capital (VC) and private equity funding pushed investment 27% higher than the previous quarter, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).
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Swiss bank to help investors offset portfolio emissions
14 July 2011Customers of Swiss bank Julius Bär will be able to calculate the carbon footprint of their equity portfolio and offset the emissions using carbon credits, through a service launched this week.