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Dow Invests in Nuvosun, Gets CIGS Exposure

Tokyo–Dow Chemical, which is rapidly expanding its footprint in green, has taken an equity investment in Nuvosun, a start-up focused on copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) solar cells. Nuvosun CEO Dave Pearce wouldn’t say how large the investment is,but it’s been made, he told me at the Cleantech Open Innovation Summitsponsored by JAIC America in [...]

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MEMC Invests $20 Million In Latest Tioga Energy Round

Tioga Energy,which sells solar electricity to customers who don’t want to own thegeneration systems, has raised $20 million to expand its solar energyproject development business. The San Mateo, Calif.-based private company said Friday it has lined up silicon wafer maker MEMC Electronic Materials (NYSE: WFR) as one of the investors in this B round, which Tioga [...]

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New York Pension Invests in Green Private Equity Fund

The New York State Common Retirement Fund has upped its alternative investments by $150 million. The public pension put $100 million with Hudson Clean EnergyPartners, a private equity fund. The investment closed on Oct. 30 andis part of the fund’s Green Strategic Investment Program. NYSCRF also invested an additional $50 million with Brevan HowardAsset Management. [...]

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China Investment Corp. Invests In GCL-Poly

China Investment Corp. (CIC) has signeda binding framework agreement with GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Ltd. forthe subscription of approximately 3,108 million shares of GCL-Poly at aprice of HK$1.79 per share. The total investment is around HK$5.5billion. The subscription is conditional upon, among otherevents, the signing of definitive documentation and approval byGCL-Poly’s shareholders. Upon completion of the [...]

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Tata Group Invests in PV Module Producer Flisom

Tata group recently invested in Flisom (Flexible and lightweight solarmodules), a Switzerland-based company, to mark its interest in thesolar photovoltaic industry and focus on developing the next generationof clean energy as a future growth area. Further, a privateSwiss investor with business interest in start-up companies whoprovided initial support and investment to scale-up the technology hasincreased [...]

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GE Invests in SolarEdge

SolarEdge Technologies has raised a round of money from General Electric (GE)). SolarEdge’s CEO Guy Sella declined to disclose the amount, making itdifficult to gauge the impact of this fundraising effort. Israel-basedSolarEdge plans to use the money for sales and boosting the productionof its electronic devices for solar energy systems. Founded in 2006, the company [...]

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Soros Invests $1 Billion Into Cleantech

With the global gathering in Copenhagen to discuss climate changeless than two months away, billionaire George Soros said in a speechthat he will invest $1 billion of his own money into green technologies. Don’t count on clean coal companies to get a lot of money. "There is no magic bullet for climate change, but there [...]

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Tata Group invests in Swiss start-up producing PV solar modules

INDIA: The Tata Group has invested in Flisom (Flexible and lightweightsolar modules), a Switzerland-based company, to mark its interest inthe solar photovoltaic industry and focus on developing the nextgeneration of clean energy as a future growth area. Further, aprivate Swiss investor with business interest in start-up companies whoprovided initial support and investment to scale-up the [...]

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