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Renewables software firm QOS Energy secures €3m in fresh funding round
ETF Partners leads financing round aimed at developing QOS Energy's grid balancing and energy storage services
Smart thermostat maker Switchee bags £480,000 in latest funding round
Clean tech start-up makes smart thermostats specially designed for social housing
Primrose Solar divests entire portfolio of UK solar farms
With sale of its five remaining solar PV sites to Equitix, UK renewable developer has now divested around 260MW of assets this year
Is a lack of disclosure holding back green investment?
As Bill Gates launches his latest cleantech venture, HSBC survey reveals growing appetite for low carbon investment and mounting awareness the Paris Agreement will impact a raft of industries
Pitching for success: Cleantech innovators tout visions for a low-carbon future
From electric superbikes to waste food digestors, some of the UK's most promising cleantech start-ups gathered at BusinessGreen's offices last week to pitch their ideas to top investors
Tesla and SolarCity shareholders approve $2.6bn merger
Elon Musk brings clean tech companies together as part of masterplan to integrate battery production and energy generation
Legal & General Investment Management launches new climate 'tilt' fund
HSBC Bank UK Pension Scheme signs up to new fund designed to address risks associated with climate change, as reports suggest universities pension fund to invest in privatized Green Investment Bank
US meat giant Tyson Foods acquires slice of vegan start-up Beyond Meat
America's largest meat processor acquires five per cent stake in food firm that makes meat substitutes from plant protein
Tom Mitchell: Bridging the 'investment gap' is crucial for Europe's clean tech innovation
Climate-KIC UK director Tom Mitchell discusses how to encourage investors and businesses to make "bigger bets" on climate-friendly innovations
Bill Gates' $14 million sees a future in low-carbon plastics
Since the billionaire launched the Breakthrough Energy Coalition last year, you've heard little about his low-carbon investments, until today
Solar specialist Sonnedix Group snapped up by investors
Major solar farm operator attracts investors, as Foresight Solar Fund launches public share offering in bid to raise £28.9m for new projects
Calling all clean tech innovators and investors: BusinessGreen launches BusinessGreen Technology and Investment Forum
Investors and clean tech firms invited to sign up to BusinessGreen's latest event and jointly explore the opportunities offered by the UK's fast expanding green economy
Grab a coffee, do some exercise, charge your car - David Lloyd warms up plans for EV charging hubs
Leisure entrepreneur set to launch crowdfunding campaign for large-scale supermarket charging stations
Eco software specialist Enablon in €250m Dutch buyout
Sale follows significant growth in Enablon since a €10m injection from ETF Partners in 2011
GE Ventures plugs into storage opportunity with stake in Sonnen
Deal is the latest in a wave of high-profile investments in the fast-growing energy storage market
British Gas-backed community energy project launches solar bond offer
Five-year investment in Energise Barnsley project expected to generate annual returns of five per cent
How fintech is liberating capital for SMEs, efficiently
Zouk Capital's Samer Salty spells out why fintech is delivering carbon savings for the financial services sector
Swedish solar start-up Sol Voltaics wins $17m in financing round
Hefty cash injection follows the firm's announcement last month of a nanowire breakthrough that could boost solar module efficiencies by 50 per cent
Emerging markets deliver profit surge for Mainstream Renewable Power
Fresh focus on emerging markets drags renewables business from €46.6m loss in 2014 to €96m profit in the full year to the end of 2015
CDP announces new green supply chain financing programme
New initiative will see CDP work with development banks to help suppliers access financing for low-carbon projects at 'preferential rates'
Unravelling the investment opportunities for the circular economy
How do you turn the circular economy from a nice idea into an investable business model?
Q-Bot secures £2m to roll out robots in the battle against draughty homes
BusinessGreen Technology Award winner will use cash to scale up delivery of its insulation service to improve energy efficiency of period homes across the UK
Statoil launches $200m renewable energy fund
Norwegian oil and gas giant debuts Statoil Energy Ventures, hailing it as "one of the world's largest corporate venture funds dedicated to renewable energy"
Peer-to-peer power? Finance tech comes to solar energy
What happens when two disruptive industries meet? Peer-to-peer lending is changing the way solar energy is being financed and invested
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