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Connecticut lawmakers give thumbs up to green bank, bonds for energy retrofits
09 June 2011Connecticut lawmakers have passed comprehensive energy legislation establishing the first state-level green bank in the US and allowing the creation of municipal bond programmes to pay for energy retrofits, albeit with a key modification to avoid the wrath of federal regulators.
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US clean energy target: casualty of nuclear meltdown
09 June 2011The nuclear disaster in Japan has killed the chances for a US clean energy standard (CES), according to a top Congressional staffer.
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Most firms failing on water risk management – report
09 June 2011A vanishingly small proportion of large companies are adequately managing risks posed by water shortages, drought and pollution, according to research by EIRIS.
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Shell, Cosan launch $12bn ethanol venture
07 June 2011Shell has combined forces with Brazilian ethanol company Cosan and launched a $12 billion joint venture, named Raizen, in one of the biggest biofuel deals to date.
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KKR blows into French wind
07 June 2011Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (KKR) has formed a joint venture with an Italian developer to tap the French wind market, in the private equity giant's first European renewables investment.
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Renewable chemicals firm files for $125 million IPO
02 June 2011A firm developing renewable substitutes for petroleum-based chemicals plans to raise $125 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Nasdaq.
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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.