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Octopus Renewables snaps up eight UK solar farms in £144m mega-deal
Octopus Renewables snaps up eight UK solar farms in £144m mega-deal

Latest swoop from green energy investor sees it acquire solar farms with a combined capacity 123MW

  • Solar
  • 20 March 2020
Waste not want not: Recycling and waste giant Viridor to be sold in £4.2bn deal
Waste not want not: Recycling and waste giant Viridor to be sold in £4.2bn deal

Parent company Pennon Group opts to focus on its water businesses, as it announces plans to exit waste and recycling sector

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  • 18 March 2020
EDF charges up £110m Pod Point bid
EDF charges up £110m Pod Point bid

Offer would support French-owned utility's ambitions of becoming leading player in e-mobility in the UK

  • Energy
  • 10 February 2020
Why 'climate tech' is the new cleantech
Why 'climate tech' is the new cleantech

Will the term crash and burn or will it find successes and help make real progress with the climate crisis?

  • Investment
  • 07 February 2020
S&P Global swoops for RobecoSAM's ESG ratings business
S&P Global swoops for RobecoSAM's ESG ratings business

Acquisition is latest move from credit ratings giant as it seeks to accelerate and scale up its environmental social governance expertise

  • Venture Capital
  • 25 November 2019
Octopus Renewables snaps up nine wind farms from RES in €100m deal
Octopus Renewables snaps up nine wind farms from RES in €100m deal

Green energy investor to add 130MW to its growing portfolio of renewables in UK, Ireland, and France

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  • 15 November 2019
Shell snaps up stake in off-grid solar energy firm d.light
Shell snaps up stake in off-grid solar energy firm d.light

Oil giant invests in start-up seeking to deliver electricity to millions of people across Africa and Asia

  • Solar
  • 08 November 2019
More than an investor: Five things to look for in a clean energy partner
More than an investor: Five things to look for in a clean energy partner

The success of a clean energy start-up often means looking beyond the number of zeros on a cheque, argues Elena Bou, innovation director at InnoEnergy

  • Energy
  • 08 November 2019
Shell closes in on takeover deal for Australian energy supplier ERM Power
Shell closes in on takeover deal for Australian energy supplier ERM Power

Oil giant makes first foray into Australia's competitive power market as it continues drive into consumer energy supply, renewables, and clean technologies

  • Energy
  • 23 August 2019
UK's Nuclear Liabilities Fund selects manager for £250m of investments
UK's Nuclear Liabilities Fund selects manager for £250m of investments

British Patient Capital to manage £250m of investments on behalf of UK government's Nuclear Liabilities Fund in a move designed to help fund nuclear decommissioning costs

  • Nuclear
  • 11 April 2019
Total Eren agrees to buy renewables developer NovEnergia
Total Eren agrees to buy renewables developer NovEnergia

Total Eren set to expand European renewables presence with deal to buy clean energy developer NovEnergia

  • Energy
  • 27 February 2019
IKEA snaps up 25 per cent stake in German offshore wind farm
IKEA snaps up 25 per cent stake in German offshore wind farm

Owner of furniture giant Ingka Group swoops in after consortium agrees to divest 80 per cent of shares on the project

  • Wind
  • 15 February 2019
Mitsui invests £10m in UK clean energy supplier Tonik
Mitsui invests £10m in UK clean energy supplier Tonik

Japanese trading giant sees UK 'at the forefront' of technologies to decarbonise global energy market

  • Energy
  • 13 February 2019
Tesla to snap up battery developer Maxwell Technologies in $218m deal
Tesla to snap up battery developer Maxwell Technologies in $218m deal

Elon Musk's electric vehicle giant moves to strengthen its battery division with all-stock transaction

  • Infrastructure
  • 05 February 2019
Sustainability swoop: Anthesis Group acquires consultancy GoodBrand
Sustainability swoop: Anthesis Group acquires consultancy GoodBrand

Global sustainability specialist Anthesis announces addition of GoodBrand to its growing operation

  • Venture Capital
  • 05 February 2019
C-Capture secures £3.5m backing from BP, Drax and IP Group
C-Capture secures £3.5m backing from BP, Drax and IP Group

UK carbon removal specialist's fundraise will help it further develop chemical-based system to remove CO2 from power plants, steel works, and cement factories

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  • 04 February 2019
Car sharing platform Turo eyes UK expansion with easyCar Club acquisition
Car sharing platform Turo eyes UK expansion with easyCar Club acquisition

US peer-to-peer car hire app service adds easyCar Club's 80,000 customers to its roster as it sets sights on further UK expansion

  • Automotive
  • 11 January 2019
Fish food from insects? AgriProtein hopes to fly in Europe with Belgian acquisition
Fish food from insects? AgriProtein hopes to fly in Europe with Belgian acquisition

US company, which converts black flies and larvae into fish food, is set to build new factory in Belgium after acquisition of insect feed firm Millibeter

  • Venture Capital
  • 04 December 2018
Green GB Week: Government ramps up green finance push
Green GB Week: Government ramps up green finance push

Flurry of announcements as government reveals plans for new clean tech venture capital fund and new green finance standards

  • Investment
  • 17 October 2018
Drax in talks with Iberdrola to buy UK pumped storage, hydro and gas plants
Drax in talks with Iberdrola to buy UK pumped storage, hydro and gas plants

UK energy firm confirms preliminary talks over deal with Spanish owner of Scottish Power

  • Energy
  • 24 September 2018
Orsted eyes £4.46bn windfall from Hornsea 1 offshore project wind deal
Orsted eyes £4.46bn windfall from Hornsea 1 offshore project wind deal

Danish developer agrees to sell 50 per cent stake in 1.2GW project to US-based investor Global Infrastructure Partners

  • Wind
  • 20 September 2018
Bosch snaps up £9m stake in UK fuel cell firm Ceres Power
Bosch snaps up £9m stake in UK fuel cell firm Ceres Power

German electronics giant takes four per cent stake in UK developer Ceres Power in support of plans to scale up development and production of fuel cell technology

  • Venture Capital
  • 22 August 2018
Food waste start-up Karma partners with Electrolux after £12m boost
Food waste start-up Karma partners with Electrolux after £12m boost

Partnership will help Karma scale its digital marketplace to help restaurants and retailers cut food waste

  • Venture Capital
  • 16 August 2018
Venture capitalist Nancy Pfund: Why the investment world is betting big on green business
Venture capitalist Nancy Pfund: Why the investment world is betting big on green business

The investment world is now putting impact investing 'front and centre', according to DBL Partners founder

  • Venture Capital
  • 08 August 2018
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