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Clean-tech VC investment climbs
01 October 2009Venture capital investment in clean-technology companies climbed to $1.59 billion over the past three months, according to the Cleantech Group and Deloitte.
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Uniduto plans $1bn fund-raising for Brazilian ethanol pipeline
30 September 2009Uniduto, the Brazilian pipeline developer established by the sugar cane and ethanol firms Cosan, Crystalsev and Copersucar in 2008, will begin a roadshow in February 2010 to raise $1bn to build its proposed 570km ethanol pipeline.
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IFC, S&P plan emerging markets 'carbon efficiency' index
24 September 2009The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Standard & Poor's are to launch the first emerging market stock index based on relative carbon efficiency.
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Anglesey Aluminium moves to build £600m biomass power plant
23 September 2009One of the UK's largest single electricity users – Anglesey Aluminium Metals – has applied to the government for permission to build a 300MW biomass-fired power station to stave off final closure.
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China's green-tech market could reach $1 trillion by 2013 – report
17 September 2009China's 'green technology' market has the potential to grow to $1 trillion and make up 15% of GDP by 2013, according to a report by the China Greentech Initiative.
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Clean-tech 'carnage not over' – Intel Capital
10 September 2009Valuations for venture-stage clean-technology companies have further to fall, according to one of the heads of Intel Capital, who expects to invest less in the sector in 2009 than in either of the previous two years.
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Khosla raises more than $1b into clean-tech funds
03 September 2009Venture capital (VC) firm Khosla Ventures has closed two funds investing in clean technology (clean-tech) and information technology with more than $1 billion.
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Biopetrol sees turnover halve and warns of more cheap imports
02 September 2009Turnover of the Switzerland-based biodiesel producer Biopetrol Industries dropped by half in the first half of this year compared with a year before, to €69.7m ($99.5m) from €139.8m, while the net loss increased to €12.3m from €7.1m.
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Khosla closes $250m seed fund
01 September 2009Venture capital firm Khosla Ventures has closed a $250 million clean-tech investment fund, called the Khosla Ventures Seed, with the help of a $60 million commitment from the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS).
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iii launches 'first' green property fund in Germany
01 September 2009Germany's iii-investments, a subsidiary of HypoVereinsbank, has launched a real estate fund that will focus on investing in sustainable and energy efficient office blocks in Europe.