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Renewable Energy

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Scottish spin-out NGenTec attracts £200,000

Old College Capital, the newly-created investment arm of the University of Edinburgh, has made a first investment in offshore wind technology business NGenTec.

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Solar VCTs suspended by Ingenious

Ingenious Ventures has become the second high-profile fund manager to suspend fundraising for its solar investment products in the wake of the government about-turn on feed-in tariffs.

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Albion Ventures invests £2 million in solar panels

Albion Ventures announces a £2 million investment in domestic solar panel installer Engensa that will enable the company to provide free solar energy to homeowners in two towns in the south of England.

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Tom Singh powers into solar energy

Entrepreneur and retailer Tom Singh has purchased a stake in solar power developer and producer mO3 Power.

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Foresight Group invests in Solarcentury

Investment management firm Foresight Group has agreed to finance the solar energy company Solarcentury.

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Solarcentury gets Foresight investment

Foresight Group has agreed to finance the solar energy company Solarcentury.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Renewable Energy Holdings sells wind sites

Renewable Energy Holdings is to sell two German wind energy companies for up to €39.8 million (£33.4 million).

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Downing launches cleantech fund

Downing Corporate Finance and Low Carbon Investors have launched a renewable energy focused fund under the Enterprise Investment Scheme

Venture Capital Funding

Securing investment for cleantech projects

David Gudgin, a partner at growth investor Albion Ventures, gives his take on the hot spots (and nots) in the renewable energy sector and offers tips for making a successful pitch to a venture capitalist.

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Renewable energy champions

Innovation and excellence were celebrated in equal measure at the third Rosenblatt Solicitors New Energy Awards. We find out how the winners have weathered a tough year for the sector.

Technology

Copenhagen Summit: a power failure?

Expectations were high for the Copenhagen Summit, but very little was achieved. We ask the winners of last year's Rosenblatt New Energy Awards what went wrong.

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Solar power technology company in funding boost

Enecsys, a Cambridge-based developer of technology to increase the effectiveness of solar power systems, has secured $10 million (£6 million).