geothermal
17 February 2012
The cost of environmental impacts on business operations are doubling every 14 years, according to a report that stresses stakeholders should act now.
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13 February 2012
The value of private equity investment in the cleantech sector has continued to see-saw in the last couple of months, and January's activity continued this trend, according to data compiled by Zephyr and Bureau van Dijk exclusively for NewNet.
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24 January 2012
The vast majority of energy and natural resource executives believe that a post-2012 Kyoto agreement will fail, according to a new report.
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10 January 2012
The value of private equity, venture and development capital investment in global cleantech companies increased for the second consecutive year in 2011, reaching $9.70bn. However, growth since 2009 has been slow, averaging at less than three per cent over two years, according to data compiled by Zephyr and Bureau van Dijk exclusively for NewNet.
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16 December 2011
Renewable energy technologies are neither economically competitive or easily capable of providing the necessary level of energy security needed by a developed society, a major report has warned.
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12 December 2011
The value of private equity, venture capital and development capital investments in the cleantech sector remained at a similar level to November 2010 despite volume falling by 61 per cent, according to data compiled by Zephyr and Bureau van Dijk exclusively for NewNet.
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27 October 2011
Sustainable and responsible investing (SRI) themes are becoming increasingly entrenched in alternative asset classes, according to new research.
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12 May 2011
As the height of the global economic recession passes, the market for and performance of pure play clean technology companies has inflated considerably.
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25 October 2010
The number of geothermal projects coming online in 2010 across the US is not expected to reach 2009 levels but stimulus funding will see the industry recover in 2011, according to a study by the Geothermal Energy Association.
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16 June 2010
The value of private equity and venture capital investment in the cleantech sector more than tripled in May 2010 to $1,22bn from $352m in April 2010, boosted by an institutional buyout worth $800m, according to a report from ZEPHYR and Bureau van Dijk, compiled exclusively for NewNet.
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9 June 2010
Despite the global recession driving energy consumption lower in 2009 than the previous year, power usage is on the rise in developing nations according to BP's 2010 Statistical Review of World Energy.
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24 May 2010
The UK will miss its future carbon budget target unless the new coalition government introduces firm policies to promote renewable energy and energy efficiency not covered by the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), a new forecast shows.
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18 May 2010
Greenhouse gas emissions from European businesses participating in the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) fell by 11.6 per cent in 2009 compared with the previous year's figures, which the EU has attributed to the economic recession.
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12 May 2010
Hydropower dominates renewable energy production in South America and is expected to show moderate growth until 2020 alongside thermal power, according to new figures.
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6 May 2010
Canada's clean energy sector is falling behind its US equivalent because its federal government has created a CAN$11.5bn ($11.4bn) investment gap into renewable energy, according to a report by Blue Green Canada.
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20 April 2010
A US environmental campaign group has publicised a governmental report that stresses the importance of federal commitments to reduce climate change ahead of a new energy bill expected to be introduced next week.
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14 April 2010
The US geothermal industry showed a 26 per cent growth in new projects under development in 2009 with 188 new installations being constructed, according to latest figures.
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9 April 2010
Private equity investment in clean technology companies weakened in March 2010, failing to sustain the significant growth recorded in February 2010 as volume plunged 43 per cent to 13 deals from 23 the previous month and value plummeted 80 per cent to a new year-low of $110m from $559m four weeks earlier.
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9 March 2010
An initial public offering (IPO) is a feasible exit for at least one investment held by European venture capital and private equity investors in the clean technology space during this year or next, according to a new survey.
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16 February 2010
The EU is on track to meet its 20 per cent renewable energy target by 2020 and slightly exceed it, according to an analysis by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA).
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