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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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 08 August 2018
ChargePoint snaps up smart grid software firm Kisensum
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

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BP swoops for UK's largest EV charging firm Chargemaster
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

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  • 28 June 2018
The future's bright, the future's green: Clean tech innovators pitch for low carbon shift
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

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  • 26 April 2018
Uber swoops in for US electric bike hire service Jump
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

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  • 10 April 2018
BMW takes full ownership of DriveNow carsharing service
BMW takes full ownership of DriveNow carsharing service

Transaction wins approval from German and Austrian authorities

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  • 19 March 2018
Masdar expands renewables portfolio amid flurry of solar deals across Middle East
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

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  • 19 January 2018
Upside Energy secures £5.5m in funding round led by Legal & General Capital
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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  • 28 December 2017
Innogy to enter US onshore wind market with 2GW deal
Innogy to enter US onshore wind market with 2GW deal

Germany energy firm teams up with equity investor Terra Firma Capital Partners for agreed acquisition of 20 projects developed by EverPower Wind Holdings

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  • 22 December 2017
Shell swoops for First Utility in shock move into electricity sector
Shell swoops for First Utility in shock move into electricity sector

BREAKING: Oil giant agrees to buy 100 per cent of UK household energy and broadband provider as it seeks to bolster EV charging business

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  • 21 December 2017
As BP sees the light in solar, oil is becoming a darker stain for investors
As BP sees the light in solar, oil is becoming a darker stain for investors

BP's $200m Lightsource injection may be a drop in the ocean for the UK oil giant, but it demonstrates growing recognition of the risks of fossil fuels

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  • 15 December 2017
BP returns to solar with $200m Lightsource investment
BP returns to solar with $200m Lightsource investment

Oil giant to acquire 43 per cent in Europe's largest solar developer, which will be rebranded Lightsource BP

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  • 15 December 2017
This fund seeks to accelerate business solutions for the SDGs
This fund seeks to accelerate business solutions for the SDGs

A new United Nations accelerator will be financed by national governments and private investors

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  • 27 October 2017
Blockchain energy pioneer LO3 secures Centrica investment
Blockchain energy pioneer LO3 secures Centrica investment

British Gas parent company joins Braemar Energy Ventures in funding LO3, the blockchain firm pioneering peer-to-peer green energy trading

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  • 26 October 2017
ENGIE snaps up African domestic solar firm Fenix International
ENGIE snaps up African domestic solar firm Fenix International

French energy giant agrees to buy solar home systems developer which has so far delivered solar power to 900,000 people in East Africa

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  • 20 October 2017
Shell to buy electric vehicle charge point firm NewMotion
Shell to buy electric vehicle charge point firm NewMotion

Oil giant reaches agreement to buy Dutch EV infrastructure operator in deal 'that will enable both companies to accelerate the transition to low-carbon transport'

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  • 13 October 2017
Salesforce dedicates $50m to impact investments
Salesforce dedicates $50m to impact investments

It's a bold move by one of the most aggressive corporate venture capitalists in tech

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  • 06 October 2017
Ideas to change the world: Cleantech entrepreneurs pitch for sustainable future
Ideas to change the world: Cleantech entrepreneurs pitch for sustainable future

13 innovators pitching for investors are treated to masterclass in green fundraising at BusinessGreen Technology and Investment Forum

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  • 05 October 2017
CPI unveils investment system to unlock financing for renewables
CPI unveils investment system to unlock financing for renewables

Climate Policy Initiative claims its Clean Energy Investment Trust concept could unlock up to $4tr of investment in renewables assets

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  • 08 August 2017
BusinessGreen Technology and Investment Forum: Two weeks left to register
BusinessGreen Technology and Investment Forum: Two weeks left to register

Second annual clean tech showcase event aims to bring together technology innovators and green investors

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  • 07 August 2017
Lightsource and BlackRock announce £1bn solar acquisition spree
Lightsource and BlackRock announce £1bn solar acquisition spree

Solar developer and asset management giant plan to consolidate secondary UK solar market by targeting 1GW of installed capacity acquisitions over the next three years

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