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Cleantech

Cleantech (clean technology) refers to innovative solutions and technologies aimed at addressing environmental challenges and promoting sustainability. It encompasses a wide range of sectors, including renewable energy, energy efficiency, water conservation, waste management, and green transportation.

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.

Growth Planning

Time for a change

There was more support for the cleantech sector in the Budget, but is it enough? We talk to the winners of the 2009 Rosenblatt New Energy Awards about the race to save the planet.

News

RLtec gets further investment

Low carbon venture investor Low Carbon Accelerator (LCA) has made a further equity investment of £300,000 in London-based clean technology company ResponsiveLoad - which trades as RLtec.

Opinion

Growth will come from cleantech

We are currently witness to the biggest heist since the Europeans raided Inca gold.

Entrepreneurs

The cleantech challenge

As the economic downturn deepens and spreads across the world, GrowthBusiness looks at how cleantech companies are reconciling the need for short-term survival with their long-term aims.

Venture Capital Funding

The Cleantech Investment Billions

Investment in cleantech is growing fast, but where is all the money going and how do you get your hands on it?

News

Biofuel business secures £1.75 million

Foresight, an asset management firm that runs five VCTs, has invested £1.75 million in biomass fuel producer Silvigen.

News

Cleantech fund nets £5 million

Triodos Renewables Energy Fund has raised £5 million in the first month of its current share issue.

Alternative Finance for Business

Cleantech: another bubble?

Sam Richardson, investment director at venture capital firm E-Synergy Ventures, asks whether the clamour for cleantech is genuine or yet another fad.

Venture Capital Funding

Cleantech fund closes eight deals in first year

The Sustainable Technology Fund, managed by venture capitalist E-Synergy, claims to be the most prolific investor in the cleantech sector after backing eight businesses in its first 12 months of operation.

News

Foresight launches leveraged fund for cleantech

Venture capitalist Foresight and consulting group Mouchel aim to invest up to £50 million in the UK cleantech industry after forming a strategic partnership.

News

Clean technology investor joins AIM

A recently established company formed to invest in environmentally friendly technologies and services has joined AIM.