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Wind |
12/03/12 |
Project Finance
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247 |
Wichita, Kansas |
Union Bank NA, GE Energy Financial Services, MetLife |
Bank
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Summary:
GE Energy Financial Services, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, and Union Bank, N.A., invested $247,000,000 in Wind Capital Group's 201-megawatt Post Rock wind farm, located 80 miles outside Wichita, Kansas.
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Wind |
03/22/13 |
Project Finance
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87 |
Wales |
Government
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Summary:
The UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) made its first direct equity investment in offshore wind via the acquisition of a 24.95% stake in Rhyl Flats Wind Farm Limited, located off the north Wales coast, from companies owned by RWE AG (RWE) for $87 million in cash. GIB acquires its stake alongside Greencoat UK Wind PLC which also acquires a 24.95% interest from RWE.
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Natural Gas |
07/11/13 |
New Funding
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5 |
Vermont |
Venture Capital
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Summary:
WindSail invested $5 million in NG Advantage, a virtual gas pipeline company that operates a natural gas compressor station in Milton Vermont. It was founded in 2011. With the addition of WindSail’s funds, NG Advantage has raised more than $10 million in the last six months. Investors include Essex Flagship Investors Group, the Clean Energy Venture Group, and developer David Donohue.
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Metal Mining |
03/13/13 |
New Funding
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NA |
Vancouver, British Columbia |
Venture Capital
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+ |
Summary:
MineSense Technologies, which makes sensors for metal mining, represents the first time Chrysalix has invested in a startup dedicated to mining technology.
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Greenlight AD Power |
Waste Management |
11/28/12 |
New Funding
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26 |
United Kingdom |
Greensphere Capital |
Venture Capital
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Summary:
Greensphere Capital has led a $26m investment in UK anaerobic digestion (AD) company Greenlight AD Power to support the construction of a 5.1MW AD plant.
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Energy Storage |
07/10/13 |
Grant
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NA |
United Kingdom |
Government
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Summary:
Williams Advanced Engineering has been awarded a grant from the U.K.’s Department of Energy and Climate Change’s Energy Entrepreneurs Fund to develop flywheel-based energy storage systems for use in grid stabilization. Up to $24 million will be shared between 30 projects that have been awarded the grant under the first phase of the Energy Entrepreneurs Fund. The first application of the technology was in the highly competitive and extremely harsh environment of Formula One racing.
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Energy Efficiency |
02/06/13 |
New Funding
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3 |
Toronto, Canada |
Venture Capital
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Summary:
CircuitMeter, which makes cloud-based electric metering solutions for commercial buildings, received up to $3 million in funding from MaRS Cleantech venture fund. The investment in Toronto-based CircuitMeter is the MaRS Cleantech Fund's fourth deal since its inception in March 2011. The fund makes investments through its strategic partnership with Canada’s MaRS Discovery District, a public-private partnership focused on science and technology.
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Wind |
01/16/13 |
Project Finance
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770 |
The Netherlands |
Strategic Investors
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Summary:
Mitsubishi Corp. took a 49% stake in Netherlands-based grid operator TenneT’s high-voltage cable projects linking four offshore farms to the German grid. The four plants have a total production capacity of 2.8GW.
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Energy Efficiency |
03/12/13 |
New Funding
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15 |
Sheffield, England |
Venture Capital
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Summary:
The funding round was led by U.K.-based Invesco Perpetual, which holds a 25% stake, making a $9 million investment with $6 million coming from existing investors; IP Group, Entrepreneurs Fund, Enterprise Ventures' RisingStars II Fund, Finance Yorkshire, and Parkwalk Advisors. UK-based Xeros, which uses nylon beads to clean clothes with 80% less water and half as much energy as standard washing machines, will use the funds to launch a commercial washer later this year and is launching its first product in the U.S. today.
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Smart Grid |
12/04/12 |
New Funding
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5.5 |
Seattle, WA |
Private Equity
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Summary:
Seattle-based Powerit Solutions raised $5.5M to develop a cloud platform and expand its "Spara EMS" product for industrial automation and smart-grid infrastructure. The investment was led by existing investor Black Coral Capital with four institutional investors participating. The third-phasefunding includes $3M raised in April and $2.5M that closed in late November.
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