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Despite its success in incubating new and innovative technologies, the US is failing in its task to provide the necessary support to capitalise on these areas, particularly in the alternative energy and cleantech sector. 
The European biomass market is booming with a strong appetite for a consistent flow of feedstock, which has prompted young cleantech company Africa Renewables to tap into this supply opportunity. 
A cautious investor community may still hinder the opportunities for global growth in the water treatment space, despite the immense potential for improvement and efficiency. 
The new push for smart energy management reflects a global push towards standardisation in a traditionally fragmented industry, with Europe set to be a rich breeding ground for new smart metering capabilities, says Steve Cunningham, CEO of Landis+Gyr UK. 
As part of an ambitious plan to increase its renewable energy portfolio over the coming years, power utility EDF Energy Renewables is closely engaged with the challenges and opportunities at the heart of the sector’s continued development. 
German industrial group Süd-Chemie’s entry into the biofuels sector looks to signal a growing focus within the chemicals industry for sourcing alternatives to fossil fuels and a heightened interest in utilising existing expertise to break into new markets. 
As momentum builds behind its core focus areas of smart grids, energy efficiency and emerging markets, global energy management group Schneider Electric is bracing itself for growth. 
With the US gearing up its commitment into the offshore wind sector and the country at the forefront of large-scale solar developments, there appears a growing opportunity for any company in the renewable energy space. For those international businesses looking to cash-in on its growing cleantech sector, the potential is both diverse and substantial. 
With the majority of its business derived from the global wind energy sector, Nasdaq-listed power technologies company American Superconductor Corporation aims to tap into to the growth drivers within this increasingly dynamic sector. 
As South Africa’s largest energy company, Eskom has long been aware of the need to increase and diversify its power sources and is increasingly looking to build its renewables capacity, according to Dr Steve Lennon from the state-owned utility. 
Like many countries, the UK is in the midst of a massive infrastructure challenge, as offshore wind becomes increasingly integral to achieving emissions reduction targets as it aims to stay at the forefront of both technological and engineering advancements, according to Rob Hastings of the UK's Crown Estate. 
As the UK government commits to reducing emissions by 50 per cent on 1990 levels by 2025, the advice being presented by the policy's promoter - the Committee on Climate Change - is increasingly under scrutiny. Speaking exclusively to NewNet, chief economist Adrian Gault says the ambitious target it put forward is both appropriate and cost-effective. 
While offering a much-needed objective, the European Union’s pledge for 20 per cent renewable energy by 2020 is just a small part of the region’s drive for success, according to European Energy Commissioner Günther Oettinger. 
Global electronics and engineering company Siemens has set in sights on being at the frontline of the emerging offshore wind sector as it seeks to develop over the coming years, according to Matthew Knight, from the company’s transmission and distribution arm. 
While the province of Ontario in Canada is doing much to foster the growth of its renewable energy industry, further measures are needed to help make the sector more appealing to prospective investors and developers. 
The market for transportation-focused biofuels is contracting, as feedstock requirements become more challenging and the performance requirements are becoming higher. While in North America there has historically been a strong focus on corn ethanol and transportation fuels, there has been very little thought as to industrial processes and green chemicals from waste streams, says David Milroy, chief executive of Toronto-based green technology company Vertichem. 
The broad range of applications for energy storage technology is attracting the attention of global industrial and manufacturing groups, and offers growing companies in the sector a variety of opportunities to partner with large multinational companies, according to Rachel Carroll, vice president of corporate communications for energy technology business Ener1. 
The energy challenge offers a vast opportunity to global industry as it looks to overcome the twin hurdles of rising population and the need for lower carbon emissions, according to James Smith, chairman of energy giant Shell UK. 
As a law firm that specialises in the structuring of private equity and venture capital funds, SJ Berwin was well-placed to observe the growth of the clean energy investment theme, says Frank Vogel, a partner in the firm’s Berlin office. The firm has advised the fund formation of corporate structuring of funds such as the Environmental Technologies Fund, and also groups including Climate Change Capital, zouk ventures and Triodos Bank. 
While the electric automotive sector has been the subject of much interest in recent years, its growth has been hindered by the lack of infrastructure to support consumer take-up. With this in mind, Palo Alto-based electric vehicle network company Better Place aims to rejuvenate flagging demand for an emerging electric transport sector with a global rollout of a new electric vehicle infrastructure. 
