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Clean-tech legal service launched to streamline documentation
09 February 2011Clean-tech entrepreneurs risk deterring investment or incurring substantial costs because of "piecemeal" legal documentation, according to law firm Simmons & Simmons.
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Investors seek Europe's top 25 clean-tech companies
03 February 2011Clean-tech companies with operations in Europe are being invited to apply for the opportunity to present themselves to a panel of international investors at a two-day summit in Geneva this summer.
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UK waste market presents up to £20bn investment opportunity – banker
03 February 2011A funding gap has opened up in the UK waste management market which presents opportunities for investors and small developers, according to a leading banker to the sector.
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GE, NRG, ConocoPhillips form $300m energy tech fund
03 February 2011Three US corporate giants have committed $300 million to an energy technology investment company to fund "potentially game-changing technologies".
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FCP targets UK taxpayers with two renewables funds
02 February 2011Future Capital Partners (FCP) has launched two renewable energy funds aimed at UK investors.
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Utilities warn political opposition may undermine Obama's clean energy target
02 February 2011Utilities can get behind US President Barack Obama's proposed clean energy standard (CES), but the devil is in the details and the political obstacles may be insurmountable, executives said.
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Obama calls for 80% clean energy by 2035 – but includes clean coal, gas and nuclear
27 January 2011President Obama set a goal of generating 80% of US electricity from clean energy sources by 2035 in his State of the Union address on Tuesday, but renewable energy advocates were dismayed by his inclusion of clean coal and nuclear power.
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Greening programme for private equity firms launched
27 January 2011Private equity firms looking to incorporate environmental performance in their investment decisions will soon have a new tool at their disposal.
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Advanced biofuels projects win flurry of US loan guarantees
26 January 2011The US government is stepping up its support for advanced biofuels, with two federal agencies providing loan guarantees worth hundreds of millions, but the sector still faces funding and technology issues that are challenging its ability to scale-up operations.
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Shareholders tell gas firms to 'frack' off
26 January 2011Shareholder resolutions related to natural gas "fracking" practices have proven more popular and sometimes more effective in changing energy company practices than similar resolutions, partly due to tremendous media scrutiny, investor advocates said.