The Big List of Greentech VC in July TUESDAY 02 AUG 2011 Venture Capital funding sometimes settles into a lull in the summer months. Not so this year. July was a healthy month for greentech investment with more than $560 million in more than 40 rounds across the varied set of sectors in greentech. Read more Q2 2011 Global Cleantech Venture Investments Down 33 Percent from Previous Quarter but Exits Remain Strong in IPO and M&A Activity WEDNESDAY 06 JUL 2011 Cleantech Group today released preliminary 2Q 2011 results for clean technology venture investments in North America, Europe, China and India, totaling $1.83 billion across 161 deals. Measured by dollars invested, cleantech venture investment fell 33 percent compared to the previous quarter ($2.75 billion) and was also 10 percent lower than 2Q10 ($2.03 billion). The number of deals recorded in 2Q11 was 161, compared to 174 in 1Q11. Of these deals, 66 percent (106) were Series B or later rounds, accounting for 87 percent ($1.59 billion) of all money invested during the quarter. Read more STF and Industrifonden invest in the wind energy company TriventusMONDAY 30 MAJ 2011 Sustainable Technologies Fund and Industrifonden together with existing shareholders invest 116 MSEK in Triventus. The company is an rapidly expanding actor within the renewable energy sector, today mainly focusing on wind energy development, consulting and service. Since its start in 2003 Triventus has shown a impressive performance and last year it was awarded th "Gasell" reward for being among the fastest growing companies in Sweden. Hans Lungren, Investment Director at Sustainable Technologies Fund says that Triventus is a very interesting and dynamic company that stands out and is most likely to continue to expand in the Nordic region in the coming years. Download pressrelease Pemtec recruits Jan-Erik Eskilsby as new CEOSATURDAY16 MAJ 2011 Mr. Eskilsby has an extensive experience from the heavy automotive industry and developing new markets such as USA, Canada and Russia. Mr. Eskilsby started with Volvo Truck Corp 1983, Scania followed 2000 to 2005. Mr. Eskilsby was Area Manager for Allison Transmission Inc covering Northern Europe before joining Pemtec. Mr. Eskilsby has developed an energy efficient system called “ASES”, Active Solar Energy Storage. ASES makes it possible to heat and cool buildings in a very efficient manner. Read more Inauguration of Innotech Solar power plant in HuelvaSATURDAY 19 MAR 2011 ITS Power has, together with its Spanish partner Energés, constructed a 2.4 MWp power plant on a carport in Huelva, Spain. The construction started in October 2010, and the inauguration took place on 19th March 2011. The investor is a Swiss utility company and the plant will have an annual electricity production of 3500 MWh. Read Press Release |
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