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Companies to woo clean-tech investors with a hello?
02 June 2011By match-making clean-tech firms and investors, introduction service Hello Cleantech aims to help firms stand out from the crowd – and collect a finder's fee.
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UK clean-tech confidence dives amid policy uncertainty
01 June 2011Confidence in the UK clean-tech sector has plummeted, according to consultancy Ernst & Young, which blames recent policy developments, such as the government's electricity market reform and solar feed-in tariff review.
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Nobao dumps IPO – again
31 May 2011Chinese heat pump developer Nobao Renewable Energy has pulled its $300 million offering, just weeks after the firm revived its New York Stock Exchange listing plans.
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Solazyme joins Nasdaq
27 May 2011Algae biofuels company Solazyme debuted on the Nasdaq today, with stocks reaching a 20% premium on its $18 offer price.
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Investors question companies on 'disconnect' with manufacturers' carbon stance
26 May 2011Investors are challenging companies over their relationships with a trade organisation that is seeking to derail US carbon regulations.
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Bioenergy sustainability indicators agreed by international body
24 May 2011Leading countries have agreed a set of sustainability indicators to inform the production and use of bioenergy, meeting repeated requests from the G8 for such guidelines.
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ADB seeds up to $700m of clean-tech venture funds
24 May 2011The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is to pump $60 million into three clean-tech venture capital funds focused on China and India.
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Gamesa launches €50 million corporate venture capital fund
20 May 2011Spanish wind energy giant Gamesa is to ring-fence €50 million ($71 million) for a corporate venture capital (VC) fund to invest in "new renewable technologies".
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2013: the tipping point for sustainability spending?
19 May 2011Spending by large businesses on sustainability initiatives such as energy efficiency and clean-tech innovation could double in the next two years, according to analysis firm Verdantix.
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Solazyme ups IPO target to $184m
18 May 2011Californian algae biofuels company Solazyme is hoping to raise $184 million in its initial public offering, nearly double the firm's original target.