10.11.2010
Hercules Technology Growth files public share offering
Hercules Technology Growth, which serves venture capital and private equity-backed companies in the clean technology and life sciences sectors, has filed a prospectus to make a public offering of its common stock. |
09.11.2010
Scotland approves Fallago Rig wind farm
Scotland’s Energy Minister Jim Mather has given North British Wind Power the green light to develop the Fallago Rig wind farm in the Scottish Borders. |
09.11.2010
Platina buys solar plants in Italy
Private equity fund manager Platina Partners, which specialises in renewable energy infrastructure investments and buy-outs, has acquired a group of ten solar projects from Italian construction firm Degennaro Group. |
08.11.2010
UK government opens CCS demo projects
The UK government is to allow the second round of carbon capture and storage demonstration projects up to gas-fired, as well as coal-fired power stations. |
05.11.2010
Solyndra to go-ahead with IPO, no date set
US and Germany-based solar manufacturer Solyndra told NewNet it still intends to go-ahead with plans mooted earlier in the year to carry out an initial public offering (IPO), despite shelving its June listing due to ‘ongoing uncertainties’ in the public capital markets. |
04.11.2010
Solyndra consolidates factories, sheds 40 workers
US-headquartered solar manufacturer Solyndra has revealed to NewNet that it has closed one of its factories in a move to consolidate its fabrication facilities into one, as part of a business plan it formed after gaining new CEO Brian Harrison in order to bring its financing on track. |
04.11.2010
Anti-wind campaigners cost English economy £1.3bn
Residents in England who campaign against the build of wind farms stand to cost the economy £1.3bn in lost opportunities, according to a new report, which stresses the size of investment that could be leveraged before 2030. |
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