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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
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
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
Total Eren agrees to buy renewables developer NovEnergia
Total Eren set to expand European renewables presence with deal to buy clean energy developer NovEnergia
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
Mitsui invests £10m in UK clean energy supplier Tonik
Japanese trading giant sees UK 'at the forefront' of technologies to decarbonise global energy market
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
Sustainability swoop: Anthesis Group acquires consultancy GoodBrand
Global sustainability specialist Anthesis announces addition of GoodBrand to its growing operation
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
ChargePoint snaps up smart grid software firm Kisensum
Deal will see ChargePoint integrate Kinsensum's software to boost opportunities across its fleet, bus, and truck businesses
BP swoops for UK's largest EV charging firm Chargemaster
Oil giant's acquisition will see it take over UK's largest charging network - POLAR - and rollout fast chargers across its 1,200 UK forecourts
The future's bright, the future's green: Clean tech innovators pitch for low carbon shift
14 green start-ups pitched a raft of exciting clean tech ideas to a host of investors at yesterday's BusinessGreen Technology and Investment Forum
Uber swoops in for US electric bike hire service Jump
Tech giant moves into increasingly competitive bike sharing market after testing Jump Bikes' hiring services in San Francisco
BMW takes full ownership of DriveNow carsharing service
Transaction wins approval from German and Austrian authorities
Masdar expands renewables portfolio amid flurry of solar deals across Middle East
Abu Dhabi firm to develop wind projects in Egypt and solar in Jordan, as International Solar Alliance eyes $1tr of private investment gloabally
Upside Energy secures £5.5m in funding round led by Legal & General Capital
Investment will be used to scale Upside's cloud-based flexibility services from group led by Legal & General, SYSTEMIQ, Modern Energy and others
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