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14.02.2011
Ben Franklin backs early-stage cleantech developers
An environmentally-friendly fertiliser producer, solar cell manufacturer, and energy efficiency company are among the Pennsylvania-based winners in an early-stage funding round by Ben Franklin Technology Partners of close to $2m. |
08.02.2011
Tianwei SolarFilms, Sunvalley Solar mull US merger
Chinese solar company Baoding Tianwei SolarFilms and US solar technology provider Sunvalley Solar have formed a new strategic partnership in the US that may see them form a joint venture or merge into a single entity. |
08.02.2011
Swiss-Asia launches China-focused energy fund
Singapore-based fund manager Swiss-Asia Financial Services has launched a new infrastructure fund with a target size of €500m that will focus on investments in district energy assets in Greater China. |
07.02.2011
UK FIT review may damage investor confidence
The UK has launched an early review of the feed-in tariff (FIT) scheme that was introduced last April in response to fears that large-scale solar farms will soak up the majority of funding. |
04.02.2011
Greek utility seeks partner for €600m solar project
Greece’s Public Power Corporation (PPC) has published an invitation in the Financial Times calling for strategic partners for its mooted €600m solar project, which could be the world’s largest if it goes ahead. |
03.02.2011
JA Solar inks 400MW European contract
Chinese solar manufacturer JA Solar has signed a supply agreement with an unnamed European photovoltaic (PV) specialist to provide 400MW of solar modules from 2011 to the end of 2013. |
02.02.2011
Wind market drops for first time in 20 years
The 2010 wind market shrank by seven per cent in 2010, as it witnessed its first decline in 20 years, due to a disappointing year in the US and a slowdown in Europe. |
02.02.2011
UK FIT may lead to rushed jobs, warns low carbon specialist
Renewable energy project specialist Low Carbon Energy (LCE) has cast doubts over the availability of reliable and experienced installers needed to fulfill the demand generated by smaller-scale renewable energy projects in the UK public sector. |
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