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22 February 2012

High-profile investors back launch of waste-to-energy company Tamar Energyp

crop2_170.sq_ Tamar Energy has today launched as a UK waste-to-energy company with a £65m-strong backing from high-profile investors, highlighting the growing interest in the sector.

22 February 2012

Listed biofuels specialist Solazyme increases net loss in 2011

graphdown_170_170 US biofuel manufacturer Solayme made a fourth quarter net GAAP loss of $15.6m, which compares to a $2.9 profit in the same period in 2010.

22 February 2012

Drax scraps pure biomass plans in switch to co-firing

drax_170_170 Drax, the operator of the UK’s largest biomass facility, has scrapped plans to build a pure bio unit and instead will switch its strategy to co-firing, but will only do so if there is enough government support.

21 February 2012

Cleantech drives corporate venture investmentp

globeenvironment_1701 Driven by strong cleantech investment, corporate venture put most money into the energy sector over recent years with $974m was invested in 95 deals, new figures show.

21 February 2012

Canadian province to fund bioenergy alternativesp

A Canadian province has committed an unprecedented amount to the bioenergy sector to ensure the take-up of innovative biomass-to-fuel projects.

21 February 2012

Regulatory oversight to create ‘huge’ biolubricant marketp

Legislation has been put in place to encourage alternative fuels, but the potentially significant biolubricant opportunity has been slower to progress.

20 February 2012

UK bioenergy company on hunt for rapeseed producersp

A UK-based biodiesel manufacturer is on the look-out for European producers of rapeseed to use as a feedstock in a facility located in North West England.

20 February 2012

UK bioenergy company secures North West Fund investmentp

fire_170sq A provider of biomass heat and power solutions has completed a round of fundraising with investment from The North West Fund for Energy and Environmental and the Environmental Infrastructure Development Company.

20 February 2012

Agriculture energy industry calls for US government support for rural renewables

cow170 US industry body the Agriculture Energy Coalition has welcomed the recent hearing from the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry on the 2012 Farm Bill, which could potentially help promote renewable energy in rural America.

17 February 2012

Lockheed Martin to build Canadian biomass plant

Canadian clean generation company Mustas Energy has contracted Lockheed Martin to support the construction of a 41.5MW biomass plant.

15 February 2012

Hudson Clean Energy Partners takes stake in China’s GSE Investment

Tap_170_170 Private equity firm Hudson Clean Energy Partners has acquired a minority interest in China-based GSE Investment, an operator of solid waste-to-energy and water treatment projects.

15 February 2012

Foster Wheeler to supply biomass boiler for Swedish CHP project

Swiss engineering, procurement and construction service provider Foster Wheeler has been contracted to build a 35MW biomass boiler in Sweden by Lunds Energi.

15 February 2012

Green agribusiness reveals desire to move to AIMp

A green chemicals company revealed to NewNet that it may look to carry out a listing on London’s AIM market to attract institutional investors.

15 February 2012

Fluor to build alternative fuels plant in New Mexico for Joule

US project developer Fluor has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction contract by Joule Unlimited to build a biofuel demonstration facility in New Mexico.

14 February 2012

Private equity brings in networks, management to add value to cleantechp

a_money170_170 Private equity firms are adding value to portfolio companies through the networks that they open to start-up companies and through the management teams they can attract, investors told NewNet.

14 February 2012

US renewable fuels company reveals share sale intentionsp

A Nasdaq-listed producer of low-carbon renewable fuels in the Western US has filed documents with the Securities & Exchange Commission for an upcoming share sale.

13 February 2012

DP CleanTech appoints new MD for Europe

Global biomass and waste-to-energy specialist DP CleanTech has appointed Andreas Asmussen as managing director and head of engineering for the company’s operations in Europe.

10 February 2012

Listed US renewable fuels company looks to raise $60mp

biogas_170_170 A California-based listed renewable fuel and green chemicals company has revealed its intention to raise up to $60m as analysts become cautious ahead of its earnings results.

9 February 2012

Energy crop company reduces IPO targetp

An energy crop company has reduced its price range for its upcoming listing in the US as it looks to raise $85m.

8 February 2012

Algae.Tec executive named on advisory board for new Australian research centre

Roger Stroud, executive chairman of Australian biofuel developer Algae.Tec has been appointed as a member of the advisory board for the Fuels and Energy Technology Institute at Curtin University in Perth.

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