April news from Calvert Foundation

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BLOG FLICKR® FACEBOOK© TWITTER™ It’s a win-win. Earn a financial return while lifting families out of poverty. Empowering Investors to Empower Communities april 2013 Dear Friends, We invite you to an event to support the next generation of leaders in impact investing. Calvert Foundation is sponsoring this year’s International Impact Investing …

Banks still choose oil over cleantech, says innovator PREMIUM

kristyGreen Prosperity

NewNet Daily Newsletter 10 August 2012 Sainsbury?s and Tesco to give retail perspective on green investing at the Envirotech and Clean Energy Investor Summit in London this November. Deal News Banks still choose oil over cleantech, says innovator PREMIUM Solegear Bioplastics raises Series A Indian cleantech company Greenko raises £5m …

Four Rivers BioEnergy acquires ML Oils

kristyGreen Prosperity

2 June 2011 DEAL NEWS Four Rivers BioEnergy acquires ML Oils Diamond Green Diesel secures Valero financing Sarawak government inks deal to buy hydropower from Bakun dam Waste-to-energy producer Enerkem raises $60m Cleantech business Vestaron seeks $8m equity boost Beleaguered AMSC cuts headcount, looks for funding after Sinovel disputes Siemens …

AMAT’s $4.9B Acquisition of Varian For Ion Implant Tech

kristyGreentech

AMAT’s $4.9B Acquisition of Varian For Ion Implant Tech The semiconductor equipment giant makes a big move with some impact in the solar manufacturing world. The Networked Grid: Making the Most of AMI California’s big utilities are mandated to look at a 10-year road map. Here’s some of what they …

REpower bags Canada wind turbine contracts

kristyGreen Prosperity

4 May 2011 DEAL NEWS REpower bags Canada wind turbine contracts SunBorne, Suntech target India under 100MW solar deal Vestas grows China presence with 100MW turbine order Offshore wind company SeaEnergy to sell subsidiary to energy consortium Silfab, Agris to benefit from Ontario FIT under solar deal Xodus Group continues …

Goldwind: Will Wind Be China’s Next Big Export to the US?

kristyGreentech

Goldwind: Will Wind Be China’s Next Big Export to the US? The U.S. CEO of the Chinese giant says he’s building jobs here, too. Mixed Greens: Google Puts $100M into Wind Farm; Obama Goes to Reno; Li-On’s Supercar The search engine strikes again. DOE Gives $2.1 Billion Guarantee to Solar …

China Huadian to list renewables unit

kristyGreentech

DEAL NEWS China Huadian to list renewables unit Origo Partners takes stake in electric vehicle battery developer Shanghai EV-Tech Water treatment company Amiad gains full control of French subsidiary SDG&E signs 20-year wind power deal with Pattern Energy Enel to install McPhy hydrogen storage system EGPI Firecreek closes Arctic Solar …

AOL Agrees To Acquire The Huffington Post

kristyWealth of Networks

Article from The Huffington Post Below, a press release from AOL and The Huffington Post: Acquisition Will Solidify AOL’s Strategy of Creating a Premier Content Network With Local, National and International Reach Arianna Huffington To Lead Newly Formed The Huffington Post Media Group Which Will Integrate All Huffington Post and …

Morgan Stanley finances Main Street Power solar projects

kristyGreen Prosperity

DEALS NEWS Morgan Stanley finances Main Street Power solar projects Solar investor Bergamo Acquisition Corporation completes pre-funding requirements Amplio Group acquires filtration business, targets market quarter Hyundai Heavy Industries wins solar contract, beats Chinese competitors EIB finances Castilla-La Mancha forest rehabilitation Click here to read the newsletter.

PNOC Renewables pumps $335m in hydro projects

kristyGreentech

14 July 2010 DEALS NEWS… PNOC Renewables pumps $335m in hydro projects Beacon Power receives $2.25m federal grant to develop advanced energy storage system First Solar seals NextLight Renewable Power acquisition Biogas-fuel innovator LanzaTech raises NZ$18m to commercialise conversion process Click here to read the newsletter.