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Energy supplier British Gas has led a £7 million investment into telecoms and data centre efficiency company 4energy.
Shell Springboard winner Ventive closes first investment round with help from Angel Co-fund
Ventive has followed up on being named as a regional winner in the Shell Springboard competition by securing £900,000 of funding from Mercia Fund Management and the Angel Co-fund.
Government dishes out £21 million to stimulate low carbon entrepreneurial innovation
The Department of Energy and Climate Change has allotted £21 million to a group of entrepreneurs bringing low carbon products to market.
E-Car Club tops up Crowdcube investment by securing a further £215,000 from angels
Angel investors are supporting the growth aspirations of E-Car Club, a business which calls itself the UK's first entirely electric car club.
Making money out of cleantech the venture capital way
Getting a healthy return from a cleantech investment has often been hard work – but for David Mott and his Oxford Capital Partners firm, it’s made them award winners.
LED manufacturer MHA Lighting becomes third March deal for Energy & Environmental fund
A business which has previously provided lighting products for Manchester Airport has secured growth capital from The North West Fund for Energy & Environmental.
Using the power of the community to fund local energy projects
With raising finance for energy projects often being a hard sell for developers, GrowthBusiness meets Abundance Generation to find out how it is revolutionising the process.
Video: UK new energy innovators reflect on award wins
GrowthBusiness talks to companies including Abundance Generation and Ecology Building Society about being recognised at the New Energy & Cleantech Awards 2013.
Trailblazing sustainability pioneer Ecology Building Society ready for retrofit push
In 1980, a Yorkshire solicitor spoke up at a Green Party conference regarding the difficulty in finding a mortgage for a property needing extensive renovation – the result was the Ecology Building Society.
PhotonStar LED's James McKenzie: From bright spark moment to cleantech entrepreneur
James McKenzie was lauded at the New Energy & Cleantech Awards 2013 for his ability to combine technical expertise with sound business acumen, as well as an ability to use the financial markets. GrowthBusiness took some time to find out more.
Photo gallery: New Energy & Cleantech Awards 2013
The London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square was the setting for the sixth New Energy & Cleantech Awards, where the topic on everyone's lips was how the cleantech market was going to evolve.
Innovation, progress and leadership in new energy and cleantech
Alex Blackburne, editor of sustainable investment magazine Blue & Green Tomorrow, looks back at the New Energy & Cleantech Awards and forward to the future of sustainability.
Video: UK cleantech pioneers talk through award successes
The sixth New Energy and Cleantech Awards saw entrepreneurs, businesses and advisers from across the cleantech market recognise the standout achievements of the past year.
UK Green Investment Bank makes equity play in the wind market
A first direct equity investment in offshore wind has seen the UK Green Investment Bank back Rhyl Flats Wind Farm.
James McKenzie scoops Entrepreneur of the Year at the New Energy & Cleantech Awards
The sixth annual New Energy & Cleantech Awards saw PhotonStar LED CEO James McKenzie pick up Entrepreneur of the Year.
Customer business model important for mainstreaming cleantech technology, panel says
The task of commercialising and mainstreaming cleantech technology was top of the bill at the inaugural GrowthBusiness New Energy & Cleantech Conference.
Cleantech firm EcoLogicLiving uses investor base to fund new product
EcoLogicLiving has gone back to the North West Fund for Energy & Environmental to secure the capital it needs to launch a new product.
Xeros drums up £10 million investment for green washing machine development
A business which has developed an environmentally friendly laundry cleaning system has closed an eight-figure investment round led by Invesco Perpetual.
Management team of Whelan Refining buys stake back from Bridges Ventures
Bridges Ventures has sold its interest in Whelan Refining and netted itself a 4.7x return on a seven-year investment.
Uni spin-out becomes first water deal for The North West Fund for Energy & Environmental
A business founded on technology developed at the University of Bradford has secured backing from the North West Fund for Energy & Environmental.
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