Finance
UK Innovation Investment Fund Launches £125m Environmental Investment Fund
The UK Innovation Investment Fund is off the ground with the first closing of the £125m Hermes Private Equity environmental innovation fund.
It’s taken only 7 months for UKIIF to launch the first of two funds, the Hermes Environmental Innovation Fund, which has already raised £125m and will continue to seek further funding from investors.
Korean Companies Anchor Ontario’s Green Economy
CAD$7-Billion (£4.12 Billion) Investment Means Green Energy and 16,000 New Jobs For Ontario, Canada. The Ontario government has signed an agreement that will bring more green energy and new jobs to Ontario, Canada.
Combatting climate change by investing in cleantech government of Canada announces cleantech companies to receive $58 million
Waterdown, Ontario, January 12, 2010 – Sixteen clean technology projects from across Canada will receive $58 million in funding to help move innovative technology solutions to the market. The announcement, confirming the decision of the Board of Directors of Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC), was made today by the Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Natural [...]
New biomass trading service launched
A new international trading service for users and producers of biomass pellets has been launched today.
Called ‘Pellet Zone Ltd’ (PZL), the new service is aimed primarily at medium to large scale users of biomass pellets, as well as producers of pellets able to supply sufficient quantities.
eSolar Partners With Penglai on Landmark Solar Thermal Agreement For China
2 GW to be Built Utilizing Technology Proven at the Sierra Power Plant
BEIJING, China and PASADENA, Calif. – January 8, 2010 – eSolar, a global provider of reliable and cost-effective concentrating solar power (CSP) plants, and Penglai Electric, a privately-owned Chinese electrical power equipment manufacturer, announced a master licensing agreement to build at least 2 [...]