ASN Milieufonds -
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FINANCE TYPE - Public Equities
SOURCE OF CAPITAL - Renewable energy, environmental technology
TECHNOLOGY TYPES - Energy Efficiency, Bioenergy, Geothermal, Small
hydropower, Solar (PV and Thermal), Wind
GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS - West Asia, North Africa, Central and Eastern Europe,
Central and South America, North America, Oceania, Western Europe, South
Asia, South East Asia, East Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa
COMMENTS - The ASN environment fund has a global portfolio of investments in
publicly traded companies that are active in environment technology and
renewable energy.
Asia West Environment Funds
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FINANCE TYPE - Private Equities
TECHNOLOGY TYPES - Energy Efficiency, Bioenergy, Solar (PV and Thermal), Wind
GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS - North America, Western Europe
COMMENTS - The Asia West Environment Funds, managed by Asia West LLC, are a
series of strategic private equity funds whose mission is to generate
attractive financial returns by making active investments in venture grade
companies working to sustain, restore and improve the global environment.
The Asia West Environment Funds invest in non-listed companies in North
America and Europe possessing proprietary products, technologies or services
whose addressable markets are global in scope.
B.A.U.M. Consult AG -
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FINANCE TYPE - Private Equities
TECHNOLOGY TYPES - Small hydropower, Solar (PV and Thermal)
GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS - Western Europe (Germany)
COMMENTS - Since 1999 B.A.U.M. Consult AG provides private equity for
PV-plants and bioenergy plants. We prefer projects in Germany, but we are
open to projects in Austria, Spain, Greece, the Netherlands, Denmark, Poland
and Switzerland. Our strength is the fast and cheap provision of capital and
a very professional and reliable project management. Please contact us for
further information
BankInvest - New Energy Solutions -
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FINANCE TYPE - Private Equities
TECHNOLOGY TYPES - Energy Efficiency, Bioenergy, Geothermal, Small
hydropower, Solar (PV and Thermal), Wind
GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS - Central and Eastern Europe, North America, Western Europe
COMMENTS - BankInvest is a leading independent Nordic asset manager of
mutual funds, venture capital and discretionary mandates for institutional
clients. P/S BI New Energy Solutions is the first venture company in Denmark
dedicated to this sector.
BASF Venture Capital -
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FINANCE TYPE - Private Equities
TECHNOLOGY TYPES - Energy Efficiency, Cleaner Fuels, Bioenergy, Geothermal,
Solar (PV and Thermal), Fuel Cells
GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS - West Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, North America,
Western Europe, South Asia, South East Asia, East Asia
COMMENTS - BASF Venture Capital is the venture capital arm of BASF group.
Our investment focus is in material science. Energy applications are a major
field of investment for us, as many innovative solutions in this area rely
upon the development of new materials. In this domain of sustainable energy,
examples of BASF Venture Capital investments include: - Chrysallix I and II,
two funds investing in fuel cells, mainly in North America - Ngen, a fund
investing in material science with several investments in sustainable
energy, e.g. Konarka (PV), Powerspan, - Oxonica, a UK based start up which
has developped a nanoparticle based fuel additive providing up to 10% fuel
consumption reduction.
BonVenture Management GmbH -
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FINANCE TYPE - Private Equities
SOURCE OF CAPITAL - private investors
TECHNOLOGY TYPES - Energy Efficiency, Cleaner Fuels, Bioenergy, Geothermal,
Small hydropower, Solar (PV and Thermal)
GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS - Central and Eastern Europe, Western Europe (Germany,
Austria, Switzerland)
COMMENTS - private equity and loans up to TEUR 500 for social and/or
ecological purpose mission organisations in the german-speaking area to help
solve social/ecological problems in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Braemar Energy Ventures is a New York City based venture
capital fund making early to mid stage investments in energy technology
and energy related communications.
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Calvert Group, The -
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FINANCE TYPE - Private Equities
SOURCE OF CAPITAL - Mutual Funds
TECHNOLOGY TYPES - Energy Efficiency, Bioenergy, Geothermal, Small
hydropower, Solar (PV and Thermal), Wind
GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS - North America
COMMENTS - Strong preference for North America. Limited Capacity for direct
overseas investments.
Carbon Trust -
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FINANCE TYPE - Private Equities
SOURCE OF CAPITAL - A private company funded by tax revenues generated under
the UK commitment to the Kyoto protocol.
TECHNOLOGY TYPES - Energy Efficiency, Bioenergy, Geothermal, Small
hydropower, Solar (PV and Thermal), Wind
GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS - Western Europe
COMMENTS - Carbon Trust is a co-investor of choice within the UK low carbon
technology domain. We specialise in indentifying and investing in eary stage
technologies and credible management teams with the ability to create and
deliver low carbon businesses. Initial investment ranges from £250,000 to
£2,500,000. Carbon Trust also funds low carbon incubators. Please refer to
the Low Carbon Technology Assessment on our website for full details of the
technologies of special interest.
Caribbean Basin Power Fund -
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FINANCE TYPE - Private Equities
SOURCE OF CAPITAL - IIC, other
TECHNOLOGY TYPES - Energy Efficiency, Bioenergy, Geothermal, Small
hydropower, Solar (PV and Thermal), Wind
GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS - Central and South America
COMMENTS - EIF Group was founded in 1987 as the first specialized U.S.
private equity fund manager dedicated exclusively to the independent power (IPP)
and electric utility industry. EIF Group manages over $740 million of
capital in portfolios containing more than 54 diversified investments, with
a combined underlying asset value exceeding $4.5 billion. In December 2000,
Dresdner Kleinwort Capital (DrKC) acquired EIF Group, which today comprises
31 investment, engineering, analytical, financial, and legal professionals
with extensive experience in the development, evaluation and financing of
global energy and utility investments. EIF manages a series of funds that
provide equity capital to the global power and utilities sector. The
Caribbean Basin Power Fund is an equity fund that finances small power
plants, mainly in Central America and the Caribbean. The average generating
capacity of these plants will be 28 megawatts. This fund will help finance
approximately twelve power generation projects.
CDC Group plc -
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FINANCE TYPE - Private Equities
SOURCE OF CAPITAL - Private
TECHNOLOGY TYPES -
Energy Efficiency, Bioenergy, Geothermal, Small hydropower, Solar (PV and
Thermal), Wind
GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS - West Asia, North Africa, Central and South America, South
Asia, South East Asia, East Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa
COMMENTS - CDC's mission is to create wealth in emerging markets,
particularly in poorer countries, by investing and attracting others to
invest in sustainable private sector businesses. Founded in 1948, CDC is the
UK government's instrument for investing in the private sector in developing
economies. It invests through skilled and experienced fund managers, and our
managers have invested US$1.6 billion in private sector businesses in its
target market
Centre for Energy and Greenhouse Technologies -
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FINANCE TYPE - Private Equities
GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS - Oceania (Main focus is Australia but will consider any
country.)
COMMENTS - The Centre for Energy and Greenhouse Technologies provides
investment funds and support services for the development of new sustainable
energy technologies. The aim of the Centre is to facilitate investment in
new sustainable energy and greenhouse gas reduction technologies and
capitalise both on Australia's specific energy sector requirements and the
existing clear global opportunities. Technology application can be across
the entire energy spectrum from generation, transmission and distribution to
end use applications - focussing on energy efficiency and greenhouse gas
reduction outcomes. While the Centre's investments are across the entire
Research, Development, Demonstration and Commercialisation (RDD&C) spectrum,
the main focus is on the Development to Demonstration phase, bridging the
gap between R&D and Commercialisation.
China Environment Fund
FINANCE TYPE - Private Equities
SOURCE OF CAPITAL - Private
TECHNOLOGY TYPES - Bioenergy, Geothermal, Small hydropower, Solar (PV and
Thermal), Wind
GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS - West Asia, South Asia, South East Asia, East Asia
COMMENTS - China Environment Fund is a strategic private equity fund whose
mission is to generate venture-like financial returns by making active
investments in companies working to sustain, restore and improve the global
environment. The China Fund will invest in a core group of Chinese
environmental service companies, around which a roll-up strategy can be
implemented to take advantage of China's highly fragmented, yet enormous
environmental protection market. The International Fund will invest in
selected non- Chinese companies with technologies, products and/or services
that are especially well-suited and competitive for the Chinese market.
Chrysalix Energy was founded in 2001 to act as the General
Partner of a series of private equity partnerships that would make early
stage venture capital investments in companies whose products or
services would concentrate on new methods of obtaining, delivering and
using energy. We are the first and largest fund focused on opportunities
within the fuel cell, hydrogen and related energy technology areas.
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Cleantech Europe L.P -
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FINANCE TYPE - Private Equities
TECHNOLOGY TYPES - Energy Efficiency, Cleaner Fuels, Bioenergy, Geothermal,
Small hydropower, Solar (PV and Thermal), Wind, Fuel Cells
GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS - North America, Western Europe
COMMENTS - zouk ventures is a leading pan-European technology venture
capital firm. zouk supports visionary and experienced entrepreneurs in
building technology companies to a large scale across key European markets.
As part of its clean technology strategy zouk is focusing on expansion stage
capital in areas such as: - renewable energy technologies - fuel cell
technology - nanotechnology - optimisation and control software - energy
storage and transmission - water, waste and recycling - emissions reduction
and management - technology for carbon offset/trading
CleanTech Fund-
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FINANCE TYPE - Private Equities
SOURCE OF CAPITAL - Confidential
TECHNOLOGY TYPES - Energy Efficiency, Bioenergy, Geothermal, Small
hydropower, Wind
GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS - Central and South America (Mexico)
COMMENTS - The CleanTech Fund is a private equity fund investing in clean
energy projects in Latin America. The General Partner and Manager of the
Fund is Econergy International Corporation, a diversified international
energy services company. The Fund will invest primarily in fixed cost energy
generation projects with contracted revenues, which include both power sales
and greenhouse gas emissions reductions sales. Typical projects include wind
energy, biomass power and cogeneration, small and mini hydro power, and
landfill gas projects. The Fund may also invest in energy efficiency
projects including cogeneration. The Fund has an investment period of five
years with an overall term of 10-12 years, and anticipates being capitalized
at US$35 million total equity through two closings. The first closing was
completed in October 2004 at US$20 million with the second closing
anticipated within 12 months. The CleanTech Fund Partnership permits limited
partners to increase their participation in individual investments beyond
the commitment directly by the Fund through a co-investment feature of the
Fund. This allows CleanTech to evaluate larger transactions - up to 50
megawatts in installed capacity or $75 million in total investment including
project specific debt. The CleanTech Fund is a Quebec Limited Partnership.
Climate Investment Partnership -
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FINANCE TYPE - Private Equities
SOURCE OF CAPITAL - Investors of equity and lenders are all interested in
structuring transactions using carbon finance.
TECHNOLOGY TYPES - Energy Efficiency, Bioenergy, Geothermal, Small
hydropower, Solar (PV and Thermal), Wind, Fuel Cells
GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS - West Asia, North Africa, Central and Eastern Europe,
Central and South America, North America, Oceania, Western Europe, South
Asia, South East Asia, East Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa
COMMENTS - The Climate Investment Partnership provides up front financing
for energy-related projects which reduce carbon emissions through its
network of investors. Please submit well developed, climate-friendly
projects (preferably which are already partially funded).
Consensus
FINANCE TYPE - Private Equities
TECHNOLOGY TYPES - Energy Efficiency, Cleaner Fuels, Geothermal, Small
hydropower, Solar (PV and Thermal), Wind, Fuel Cells
GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS - Central and Eastern Europe, North America, Western
Europe, South East Asia
COMMENTS - Consensus is an investment bank focusing on renwable energy. The
investment strategy is relatively open, including stocks, venture capital,
project finance, funds etc. The investment size is open and varies only with
the particular investment. In many cases we do offer to provide debt and
equity finance.
Corporacion Financiera Ambiental (CFA) -
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FINANCE TYPE - Private Equities
SOURCE OF CAPITAL - IADB/MIF, Swiss Govt., Swedfund, Finnfund, Triodos, EEAF,
Global Partners LLC, Citizens Energy Corp.
TECHNOLOGY TYPES - Energy Efficiency, Bioenergy, Geothermal, Small
hydropower, Solar (PV and Thermal), Wind
GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS - Central and South America
COMMENTS - CFA is the first environmental venture capital fund to invest in
environmental projects in Central America. CFA invests at the stage of
project execution. Investments can be made for new projects or the expansion
of existing businesses. Investments range from US $100,000 to US $800,000
per project, and have an average size of $500,000. In exceptional cases,
larger capital requests can be syndicated with other established regional
funds that CFA coordinates with. Investments are made in the form of debt,
equity, or a combination of the two, according to the financial structure
that is most appropriate. small and medium-sized private enterprises.
COUNTRYSIDE POWER INCOME FD (TSX:COU-UN.TO) -
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Countryside Power Income Fund has investments in two district energy systems
in Canada, with a combined thermal and electric generation capacity of
approximately 122 megawatts, and two gas-fired cogeneration plants in
California with a combined power generation capacity of 94 megawatts. In
addition, the Fund has an indirect investment in 22 renewable power and
energy projects located in the United States, which currently have
approximately 51 megawatts of electric generation capacity and sold
approximately 710,000 MMBtus of boiler fuel in 2005. The Fund's investment
in the projects consists of loans to, and a convertible royalty interest in,
U.S. Energy Biogas Corp.
CRESTSTREET POWER & INCM FD (TSX:CRS-UN.TO) -
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is an investment management firm specializing in structuring and managing
high quality energy focused investment products for Canadian and
international institutional and high net worth investors. Since its
inception in 2000, Creststreet has raised over $725 million for investment
in resource and renewable energy companies.
Criterion Global Clean Energy Fund - click here, offers investors access to specialized investment expertise, global diversificationand significant growth potential. Available as both a currency-hedged and unhedged solution, the RRSP-eligible Fund will be accessible through licensed financial advisors in all Canadian provinces, with a minimum $500 investment.
Deutsche Structured Finance -
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FINANCE TYPE - Private Equities
TECHNOLOGY TYPES - Solar (PV and Thermal), Wind
GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS - Central and Eastern Europe, North America, Western Europe
Dexia-FE Clean Energy: Energy Efficiency and Emissions Reduction Fund
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FINANCE TYPE - Private Equities
SOURCE OF CAPITAL - EBRD, Dexia, Marubeni Corporation, Kansai Electric Power
Co. and Mitsui & Co.
TECHNOLOGY TYPES - Energy Efficiency
GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS - Central and Eastern Europe, Western Europe
COMMENTS - The Dexia-FE Clean Energy Energy Efficiency and Emissions
Reduction Fund is currently capitalised at $ 61 million and invests equity
and quasi equity in projects across a range of sectors, including district
heating, public lighting, and industrial energy efficiency through the use
of Energy Service Companies (ESCOs) or others special purpose vehicles. The
Fund offers investors not just an equity return, but also the opportunity to
earn Emissions Reduction Units or Carbon Credits as part of the investment.
DGM Bank & Trust Inc -
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FINANCE TYPE - Private Equities
SOURCE OF CAPITAL - Private
TECHNOLOGY TYPES - Energy Efficiency, Bioenergy, Geothermal, Wind
GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS - Central and Eastern Europe, Central and South America,
North America, Western Europe, East Asia
COMMENTS - DGM Bank & Trust Inc. is a Barbados Corporation licensed under
the Barbados Offshore Banking Act. The Bank has provided venture capital and
private equity to companies engaged in the “new energy economy”, as a sector
specialty. DGM focuses its attention on alternative energy opportunities, in
various global jurisdictions that help mitigate reliance on fossil fuels,
and provide environmental benefits, which ultimately result in increased
energy security for countries choosing to participate. DGM is primarily
focused on investments ranging from USD 1 to 5 million per transaction and
prefers to invest with other funds on larger transactions in companies
dedicated to advancing the interests of alternative energy in the post-Kyoto
era. Our focus is on companies, with a particular emphasis on environmental
concerns, deregulation, clean energy technology and sustainability that
recognize the importance of proactive reduction as an integral part of
corporate governance.
Earth Preservation Funds, Inc. is an IRS 501(c)3 tax exempt Organization
Dedicated to Bettering the Environment, Assisting Industry and Helping
Society Through Education, Research and Innovative Charitable Programs.
Business type: Nonprofit Scientific and Educational Environmental
Organization Product types: Provides environmental engineering and
scientific research services including product development, efficiency
engineering, environmental policy development and specialized public
relations for philanthropic concerns for the benefit of mankind,
wildlife and the environment..
Service types: Scientific Education, Research and Environmental
Engineering Consulting Services for Philanthropic Endeavors.
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FINANCE TYPE - Private Equities
SOURCE OF CAPITAL - Multilateral, Bi-lateral, Foundations, Private Sector
TECHNOLOGY TYPES - Energy Efficiency, Bioenergy, Geothermal, Small
hydropower, Solar (PV and Thermal), Wind
GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS - West Asia, South Asia, South East Asia, East Asia
COMMENTS - E+Co is focused on the provision of business development services
and seed capital. Their interest is in supporting indigenous enterprises
that are working to provide those in developing countries with a reliable
and affordable source of clean energy. To date E+Co has provided such
support to over 110 enterprises in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
Typically, investment (debt or equity) is limited to US$250,000, but the
company is different from other sources of funding because it is willing to
take a higher (but measured) investment risk by providing a combination of
business services and seed capital during the earliest stages of an
enterprise's growth. E+Co believes that the combination of business
services, seed capital and commitment to local entrepreneurs is the key to
success. E+Co co-manages UNEP's Rural Energy Environment and Development
programmes (see www.areed.com) in Africa, Brazil, and China.
EEA Fund Management manages private equity and carbon asset investments for Trading Emissions PLC and Leaf Clean Energy Company - http://www.eeafm.com/
Emertec Energie Environnement (3E) -
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FINANCE TYPE - Private Equities
TECHNOLOGY TYPES - Energy Efficiency, Cleaner Fuels, Bioenergy, Geothermal,
Small hydropower, Solar (PV and Thermal), Wind, Fuel Cells
GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS - Western Europe (France and surrounding countries)
COMMENTS - Emertec Energy Environment (3E) is a seed & early stage capital
fund dedicated to investment in innovative high tech companies with a large
growth potential in the field of Energy and environmental technologies. The
3 E Fund will invest around € 1 M in about 12 projects, mainly with
co-investors
Empowerment Through Energy Fund (ETEF) -
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FINANCE TYPE - Private Equities
TECHNOLOGY TYPES - Energy Efficiency, Bioenergy, Geothermal, Small
hydropower, Solar (PV and Thermal), Wind
GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS - North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
Energy Future Invest AS -
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FINANCE TYPE - Private Equities
TECHNOLOGY TYPES - Energy Efficiency, Bioenergy, Geothermal, Small
hydropower, Solar (PV and Thermal), Wind
GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS - Western Europe
Energy Hedge Fund Center
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EnerTech targets early to expansion-stage venture investments
that can deliver dramatic, defensible improvements to the profitability
of the major producers and consumers of energy.
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Englefield Capital - 200 million Renewable Energy Fund -
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FINANCE TYPE - Private Equities
SOURCE OF CAPITAL - Institutional
TECHNOLOGY TYPES - Wind
GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS - Western Europe (Major economies of western Europe)
COMMENTS - Englefield Capital has established a new 200 million committed
equity fund named The Englefield Renewable Energy Fund (the EREF) for
investment in wind energy. Englefield is already a co-owner of the largest
portfolio of operating windfarms in the UK. The EREF provides equity capital
for the construction and long term operation of wind energy developments in
Western Europe, principally the UK and Ireland, Germany, Spain, France and
Italy. The EREF invests only in proven technology and will participate in
the financing of wind farm developments from the point that all necessary
construction consents are obtained.
Enviro Finance -
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FINANCE TYPE - Private Equities
TECHNOLOGY TYPES - Energy Efficiency, Cleaner Fuels, Bioenergy, Geothermal,
Small hydropower, Solar (PV and Thermal), Wind, Fuel Cells
GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS - Central and Eastern Europe, Western Europe
COMMENTS - Enviro Finance plc is a competence centre for Investment in the
renewable energy, energy efficiency and environment sector. Our clients and
partners consist of financial and strategic investors, as well as companies
in the sector. We are a management team with a strong entrepreneurial
background in the renewable energy, finance and IT sectors. Enviro Finance
is a subsidiary of London Asia plc, a London based AIM listed investment
bank with a focus on greater China. Our operational headquarters are based
in Freiburg. Our Core Activities : Investment in companies in the
environment sector in Europe and China Management of private equity funds
Corporate finance services, such as advice on IPOs and restructurings, fund
raising and M&A Support for the establishment of Sino-European cooperations
We rely on: Extensive experience, market know-how and established networks
in the European Energy and Environment sector London Asia’s network across
international capital markets: London, New York, Singapore, Hong Kong,
GreaterChina London Asia’s long standing and extensive business network in
China
ETF - Environmental Technologies Fund
FINANCE TYPE - Private Equities
SOURCE OF CAPITAL - Limited Partners Fund in formation
TECHNOLOGY TYPES - Energy Efficiency, Cleaner Fuels, Bioenergy, Geothermal,
Small hydropower, Solar (PV and Thermal), Wind, Fuel Cells
GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS - Western Europe (Focus on Northern Euope)
COMMENTS - The fund is in formation, anticipating a first close in Q4 2006.
The focus is a broad definition of Environmental Technologies or "cleantech";
so, not just 'alternative energy' in its various forms but to include power
reduction & resource mitigation technologies and services, water (re-cycling
& conservation), 'smart building" technologies and applied materials. In
short, investee companies will come from both sides of the supply and demand
equations if renewable energy addresses largely the supply side.
FE Clean Energy Latin American Clean Energy Services Fund
FINANCE TYPE - Private Equities
SOURCE OF CAPITAL - IADB/MIF, Tokyo Electric Power, Sumitomo Corp.
TECHNOLOGY TYPES - Energy Efficiency, Bioenergy, Geothermal, Small
hydropower, Solar (PV and Thermal), Wind
GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS - Central and South America
COMMENTS - The Fund will make equity or quasi equity investments in small
innovative companies that offer energy services to other companies,
providing access to financing and technical expertise to help them use
energy efficient measures or renewable energy for generating power. The Fund
will target potential investments in countries that have shown advances in
energy efficiency and renewable energy technology projects, such as Brazil
and Mexico. Initially, the fund will pursue direct investments in
energyservice companies (ESCOs) that bundle together small- and medium-sized
projects focused on improving the efficiency of production, distribution,
and consumption of electricity or thermal energy. Subsequently, through
performance contracts and other financial instruments, the ESCOs will help
assist other businesses to reduce their energy consumption.
FICO - Foreign Investment Corp. Global -
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FINANCE TYPE - Private Equities
SOURCE OF CAPITAL - USD 25.000.000,00 DOLLARS
TECHNOLOGY TYPES - Bioenergy
GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS - Central and South America (BRASIL)
COMMENTS - CLEAN ENERGY IN THE SHAPE OF STEAM ROTOVAPORIZER BIOTEC – PATENT
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FINANCE TYPE - Private Equities
SOURCE OF CAPITAL - Private, public
TECHNOLOGY TYPES - Energy Efficiency, Bioenergy, Geothermal, Small
hydropower, Solar (PV and Thermal), Wind
GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS - West Asia, North Africa, Central and Eastern Europe,
Central and South America, North America, Oceania, Western Europe, South
Asia, South East Asia, East Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa
COMMENTS - FMO promotes sustainable development of the private sector in
developing countries. Realizing sufficient returns on its risk capital is a
prerequisite. Only then can FMO continue to act as an effective risk partner
and ensure the continuity of the organization. These two aims - sustainable
development and financial returns - are therefore inextricably linked. FMO
has an investment portfolio of Eur 1.79 billion, making it one of the
largest bilateral development banks. FMO has excellent access to capital
markets, in part attributable to the Triple A status that was conferred in
2000. FMO's core activity is to provide local businesses and financial
institutions in developing countries with long-term financing, ranging from
loans to equity investments in enterprises. FMO does this on market terms
and only when financing by commercial financiers is either unavailable or
inadequate. Its present portfolio covers 78 countries.
Fundacja Ekofundusz
FINANCE TYPE - Private Equities
SOURCE OF CAPITAL - Debt-for-environment swaps
TECHNOLOGY TYPES - Energy Efficiency, Bioenergy, Geothermal, Small
hydropower, Solar (PV and Thermal), Wind
GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS - Central and Eastern Europe
COMMENTS - The EcoFund is a foundation established in 1992 by the Minister
of Finance for the purposes of the effective management of funds obtained
through the conversion of a part of Polish foreign debt with the aim of
supporting environmental protection-related endeavours (so-called debtfor-
environment swaps). To date, Polish debt-for-environment swap decisions have
been taken by the United States, France, Switzerland, Italy, Norway and
Sweden; hence the EcoFund is managing funds provided by all the
aforementioned countries (a total of USD 571 million to be spent in the
years 1992- 2010). The task of the Foundation is to co-fund environmental
protection-related projects which not only are of crucial importance on a
regional or national scale, but also influence the process of achieving
environmental objectives recognised as priorities by the international
community on a global as well as European level. Such EcoFund specifics,
which distinguish the Foundation from other funds providing support to
environmental protection-related investment in Poland, exclude the
possibility of providing co-funding to undertakings targeting the solving of
local problems only. Another task of the Foundation is the transfer of the
best technologies from donor countries to the Polish market, as well as the
stimulated development of the Polish environmental protection industry.
Fundo de Investimento em Participações Brasil Energia (Renewable
Energy Private Equity Fund)
FINANCE TYPE - Private Equities
TECHNOLOGY TYPES - Bioenergy, Small hydropower, Wind
GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS - Central and South America (Just projects located in
Brazil)
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FINANCE TYPE - Private Equities
SOURCE OF CAPITAL - Private Venture Capital
TECHNOLOGY TYPES - Energy Efficiency, Bioenergy, Geothermal, Small
hydropower, Solar (PV and Thermal), Wind
GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS - Central and Eastern Europe, Western Europe
COMMENTS - The Investment Company for Flanders (De Investeringsmaatschappij
voor Vlaanderen or Gimv) is a risk capital provider in Belgium. The Gimv
invests in a broad range of service, sales, and industrial companies both in
traditional and innovative sectors, young start-up companies,
small-to-medium- sized organisations, as well as large companies. To those
companies that meet the criteria, Gimv offers a tailormade participation
structure. - For the long term, Gimv aims at maximising shareholder value.
It wants to be a European investment company while remaining independent. -
Gimv will continue to apply its policy of growth and return, building upon
its leading position in Flanders, its home market. - Gimv supplies risk
capital at prevailing market conditions at various stages of the companys
life. - In most cases, Gimv is a minority shareholder, although in some
cases majority shareholding is not excluded.
Global Environment Fund (GEF) is an international investment
firm that invests in clean technology and emerging markets. The firm
manages private equity funds totaling approximately $800 million.
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Global Resources Society Fund, The
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FINANCE TYPE - Public Equities
TECHNOLOGY TYPES - Energy Efficiency
GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS - West Asia, North Africa, Central and Eastern Europe,
Central and South America, North America, Oceania, Western Europe, South
Asia, South East Asia, East Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa
COMMENTS - The Global Resources Society Fund aims to provide long-term
capital appreciation through investments in listed equities worldwide. Since
the global society is experiencing an ongoing need for exhaustible
resources, the investment objective of the Fund is to invest in companies
which will benefit from the following developments: growing demand for
natural resources as a result of growing industrial production; increasing
emphasis on a cleaner environment; and the search for and use of alternative
resources. Companies which benefit from these developments can be found in
industries like exploration and production of natural resources, recycling,
and energy and environmental engineering.
Grazia Equity GmbH -
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FINANCE TYPE - Private Equities
TECHNOLOGY TYPES - Geothermal, Solar (PV and Thermal), Wind, Fuel Cells
GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS - Western Europe
COMMENTS - Grazia Equity is a private equity company specialising in early
stage and growth investments in outstanding, innovative and high potential
companies and acts either as lead- or co-investor. One of the core sectors
of investment is renewable energies. Its goal is to support business
opportunities over several stages on the way to becoming a leading player in
the market. Grazia Equity?s experienced investment team considers investment
opportunities based upon the following criteria: - The medium-term potential
market size should be at least EUR 500 million. - The business should be
easily scalable, for example, through the development, production and
marketing of standardised products suitable for serial production. - The
management team must demonstrate exceptional management skills, knowledge of
the sector and technical know-how. - The products / services must provide
valuable customer benefits. - The business model should offer a sustainable
and defendable competitive position (patents, exclusive supply contracts or
supplier relationships etc.) - Sustainable profits should be achieved after
only a few years. - Capital requirements of at least EUR 0.5 million.
Green Century Funds
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Environmentally responsible mutual funds.
Business type: mutual funds
Product types: The Green Century Balanced Fund and the Green
Century Equity Fund
Guinness Atkinson Alternative Energy (GAAEX) -
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The Guinness Atkinson Alternative Energy Fund seeks long-term appreciation
investing in equity securities (US and non-US) of companies involved in
alternative energy or energy technology sectors. Alternative energy
includes, but is not limited to power generated through solar, wind,
hydroelectric, tidal wave, geothermal, biomass or biofuels. Energy
technology includes technologies that enable these sources to be tapped and
also various manners of storage and transportation of energy, including
hydrogen and other types of fuel cells, batteries and flywheels, as well as
technologies that conserve or enable more efficient use of energy
Hudson Clean Energy Partners is a private equity firm that invests in the dynamic and fast-growing clean energy market. Hudson invests in companies focused on renewable power, alternative fuels, energy storage and demand-side energy management. Hudson’s investment strategy focuses on high-growth, asset-based, capital-intensive segments of the clean energy value chain using commercialized technologies to extract energy from wind, solar, geothermal, biomass and other renewable sources. Further information about Hudson can be found at http://www.hudsoncep.com/ .
Impax Environmental Markets Funds
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FINANCE TYPE - Public Equities
SOURCE OF CAPITAL - The two listed funds, 'Impax Environmental Markets' (an
investment trust), and 'Impax Environmental Markets (Ireland)' (an open-
TECHNOLOGY TYPES - Energy Efficiency, Cleaner Fuels, Bioenergy, Geothermal,
Small hydropower, Solar (PV and Thermal), Wind, Fuel Cells
GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS - West Asia, North Africa, Central and Eastern Europe,
Central and South America, North America, Oceania, Western Europe, South
Asia, South East Asia, East Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa (The 'Impax
Environmental Markets' funds invest in global equities. There are no
geographical restrictions, although the OECD focus reflects current
investment opportunities.).
COMMENTS - Impax Environmental Markets plc and Impax Environmental Markets
(Ireland), were launched in 2001 and 2004 to enable investors to benefit
from rapid and sustained growth in the markets for cleaner and more
efficient delivery of basic services of energy, water and waste. Investments
are made predominantly in quoted companies which provide, utilize, implement
or advise upon technology-based systems, products or services in alternative
energy, and also energy efficiency, water treatment and pollution control,
and waste technology and resource management. Impax has been providing
financial advisory services to companies in EM since 1994. Impax Asset
Management (IAM) has been managing and advising funds since June 1998. In
September 1999 Impax and Alm Brand Invest launched the first EM product on
the Copenhagen Stock Exchange. In June 2001 IAM launched a second EM product
(ASN Milieufonds) in the Netherlands with ASN Bank. IAM also secured a
ten-year contract with the International Finance Corporation to manage a
$25m facility to invest in unquoted companies operating in the solar
electricity industry in emerging markets and with The Recycling Fund to
invest £5.5m in unquoted companies in the UK recycling sector. In total, IAM
is managing and advising funds with a total value of over £85 million.
Industry Funds Management
FINANCE TYPE - Private Equities
TECHNOLOGY TYPES - Bioenergy, Geothermal, Small hydropower, Wind
GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS - North America, Western Europe
COMMENTS - IFM is an investor on behalf of pension funds in Australia. It is
seeking investment opportunities in renewable energy with long term power
purchase agreements.
INNERGEX PWR UN (TSX:IEF-UN.TO) -
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Innergex Power Income Fund is an open-ended income trust that indirectly
owns ten hydroelectric power generating facilities with a total installed
capacity of 129.9 MW. The facilities are operated and managed by Innergex
Management Inc. under long-term agreements with the Fund.
innotech 1 -
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FINANCE TYPE - Private Equities
SOURCE OF CAPITAL - Institutional investors
TECHNOLOGY TYPES - Energy Efficiency, Bioenergy, Geothermal, Small
hydropower, Solar (PV and Thermal), Wind, Fuel Cells
GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS - Western Europe
Khosla Ventures offers venture assistance, strategic advice and
capital to entrepreneurs. The firm helps entrepreneurs extend the potential
of their ideas in both traditional venture areas like the Internet,
computing, mobile, and silicon technology arenas but also supports
breakthrough scientific work in clean technology areas such as
bio-refineries for energy and bioplastics, solar, battery and other
environmentally friendly technologies.
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Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) - a leader in providing
venture and relationship capital SM services - announced an investment in
biofuel leader Altra Inc. (Altra) and the new KPCB Prize for Green
Innovation as part of KPCB's "Greentech initiative."
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Latin Power -
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FINANCE TYPE - Private Equities
TECHNOLOGY TYPES - Cleaner Fuels, Bioenergy, Geothermal, Small hydropower,
Solar (PV and Thermal), Wind, Fuel Cells
GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS - Central and South America
COMMENTS - The Latin Power Funds (formerly the Scudder Latin American Power
Funds) are managed by Conduit Capital Partners, LLC, an independent private
equity firm based in New York City. We build or buy electrical generating
plants located in Latin America and the Caribbean and have been in business
for 12 years. We will invest from $5 million to over $100 million in each
transaction and we look to own a majority of each plant. We currently own a
number of hydroelectric plants and a geothermal plant. We also have
experience with wind farms and biomass plants. We will invest in any
technology that is proven and reliable.
Leonardo Venablers S.L. -
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FINANCE TYPE - Private Equities
SOURCE OF CAPITAL - Private, Corporate and Institutional Investors
TECHNOLOGY TYPES - Cleaner Fuels, Bioenergy, Geothermal, Small hydropower,
Solar (PV and Thermal), Wind
GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS - West Asia, North Africa, Central and Eastern Europe,
Central and South America, North America, Western Europe, South Asia, South
East Asia, East Asia
COMMENTS - Leonardo Venablers is a consultancy and advisory firm specialized
in international investments into renewable energies. We look for mid and
large scale renewable energy projects in late development stages with
respective equity needs. Further we are looking for co-development
partnerhsips with reliable local partners. For our corporate investor we are
particulary interested in biofuels and biomass projects in CEE countries,
larger wind projects in emerging markets worldwide, HT-solarthermal and
solar PV in respective regions.
MACQUARIE POWER INCOME FUND (TSX:MPT-UN.TO) -
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MPT invests in infrastructure assets with an emphasis on power
infrastructure. MPT's strategy is to acquire and actively manage a
high-quality portfolio of long-life infrastructure assets to improve their
financial performance and provide growing and sustainable distributions to
unitholders for the long term.
Merryll Lynch New Energy Technology plc. -
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FINANCE TYPE - Private Equities
SOURCE OF CAPITAL - Private
TECHNOLOGY TYPES - Energy Efficiency, Bioenergy, Geothermal, Small
hydropower, Solar (PV and Thermal), Wind
GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS - West Asia, North Africa, Central and Eastern Europe,
Central and South America, North America, Oceania, Western Europe, South
Asia, South East Asia, East Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa
COMMENTS - In October 2000, Merrill Lynch launched New Energy Technology
plc., whose aim is to generate long-term capital growth for its
shareholders. The Company invests globally in companies which have a
significant focus on alternative energy or energy technology. The Company
primarily invests in quoted stocks, but may invest up to 25% of its assets
in unquoted companies. The Company will focus on companies which, in the
opinion of the Manager, will benefit most from the growth in demand for
alternative energy and energy technology. These are nascent sectors and
there is no well-established definition of the investment universe, but the
Manager will seek to invest in companies with a significant involvement in
one or more of the following four industry sectors: 1. Renewable energy 2.
Automotive and on-site power generation 3. Energy storage 4. Enabling energy
technologies
Mesoamerica Energy
FINANCE TYPE - Private Equities
TECHNOLOGY TYPES - Geothermal, Small hydropower, Wind
GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS - Central and South America
COMMENTS - Our company's main focus is the development, construction and
operation of medium to large wind and hydro projects in Central America and
the Dominican Republic. We are currently owners of a 20MW wind farm in Costa
Rica and we are in the advanced development stage of several other projects
Microgen Tech Fund -
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FINANCE TYPE - Private Equities
SOURCE OF CAPITAL - Private. The capital base of the fund is provided by
diversified electric utility companies.
TECHNOLOGY TYPES - Bioenergy, Solar (PV and Thermal), Wind, Fuel Cells
GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS - North America, Western Europe
Midwest Wind Energy Finance, LLC
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Provider of Equity and Financing for renewable energy.
Business type: investment and financial services
Product types: Providor of both equity and financing for renewable
energy projects. Main focus are the smaller (One to ten turbine) community
based wind energy projects. Service types: equity and financing.
MMA Renewable Ventures: A wholly-owned subsidiary of MuniMae,
(NYSE: MMA) MMA Renewable Ventures manages and operates renewable energy
assets in the United States. The company partners with top-tier
investors, project developers, and customers to build distributed clean
energy generation plants and to sell the electricity and renewable
energy credits to the site-host under a Solar Services Agreement. MMA
Renewable Ventures is dedicated to providing competitively priced, clean
energy for customers and exceptional investment opportunities in the
renewable energy sector.
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New Energy Fund LP
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New Energy Fund LP is a global sustainable energy equity hedge fund.
Business type: hedge fund
New Alternatives Fund
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A socially responsible mutual fund emphasizing alternative energy and
the environment.
Stock Symbol: Nasdaq: NALFX
Business type: mutual fund
Product types: investments and mutual funds.
Norsk Hydro Technology Ventures -
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FINANCE TYPE - Private Equities
SOURCE OF CAPITAL - Corporate Venture Capital
TECHNOLOGY TYPES - Energy Efficiency, Bioenergy, Geothermal, Small
hydropower, Solar (PV and Thermal), Wind
GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS - Central and Eastern Europe, North America, Western Europe
North American Environment Fund -
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FINANCE TYPE - Private Equities
SOURCE OF CAPITAL - IADB, Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund of Japan and
Nacional Financiera of Mexico
TECHNOLOGY TYPES - Energy Efficiency, Bioenergy, Geothermal, Small
hydropower, Solar (PV and Thermal), Wind
GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS - North America
COMMENTS - Since 1974, Ventana, an asset management and equity investor, has
established eight international private growth funds. The firm has in excess
of $230 million under management. Ventana's 79 portfolio companies have
received in the aggregate over $3 billion in additional financing, including
direct investments from many of Ventana's multinational Global Working
Partners. The purpose of the fund is to support the development of small
Mexican firms, particularly new businesses, in the environmental sector. The
specific objective is to expand the financial capacity of the Risk Capital
Fund of the North American Environmental Fund that was established in 1993
to finance companies in the environmental market.
NORTHLAND POER INCOME FD TR UNI (TSX:NPI-UN.TO) -
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Northland Power Income Fund indirectly owns interests in six power
generating facilities: three natural gas-fired combined-cycle cogeneration
power plants that efficiently and cleanly produce electricity and steam for
sale, and three wind farms. Two cogeneration plants are located in Ontario:
the 120 megawatt ("MW") Iroquois Falls facility that has been wholly-owned
by the Fund since its inception in 1997, and the 110 MW Kingston facility
which has been wholly-owned by the Fund since it acquired an additional 50%
interest on March 23, 2006. Through its 19% equity interest in Panda Energy
Corp (PEC) and loan to a PEC subsidiary, the Fund has an interest in the 230
MW Panda-Brandywine cogeneration power plant located just outside
Washington, D.C. Electricity produced from the cogeneration plants is sold
under long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) with creditworthy entities
to ensure revenue stability, and long-term contracts assure the supply and
price of natural gas, which is the Fund's largest cost. The 54 MW Mont
Miller wind farm in the Gaspesie region of Quebec supplies electricity to
Hydro-Quebec under a long-term PPA while the Fund's two wind farms in
Germany, with a combined capacity of 21.5 MW, sell electricity to regional
power utilities under the provisions of German renewable energy legislation.
Nth Power focuses on high-growth investment opportunities in
the trillion-dollar global energy and utility marketplace.
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OCM/GFI Power Opportunities Fund -
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FINANCE TYPE - Private Equities
SOURCE OF CAPITAL - Corporate pension funds, insurance companies, foundation
endowments etc.
TECHNOLOGY TYPES - Energy Efficiency
GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS - West Asia, North Africa, Central and Eastern Europe,
Central and South America, North America, Oceania, Western Europe, South
Asia, South East Asia, East Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa
COMMENTS - GFI invests in profitable, growing companies with innovative
products and services used in the distribution, marketing, and end use of
gas and electricity. GFI has a portfolio of industry-leading companies
assembled through more than thirty transactions. Enterprises in their
portfolio are valued at over $2 billion. GFI offers flexible financing to
support business growth, liquidity for existing owners, and management's
equity objectives. GFI is the portfolio manager and co-general partner of
the $454 million OCM/GFI Power Opportunities Fund. This Fund was established
on November 18, 1999 to provide a pool of committed capital to be invested
in furtherance of GFI's established investment focus and approach. Organized
as an investment partnership, the funds investors include prominent public
and corporate pension funds, insurance companies, foundation endowments, and
high net worth individuals. GFI's co-general partner is Oaktree Capital
Management.
ODYSSEY Venture Partners - current fund called SAIL Venture
Partners with lead investment positions in: fossil fuel additives,
demand side energy management, waste to ethanol, and psychopharmacologic
drug reduction technologies. click here
Planet Capital -
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FINANCE TYPE - Private Equities
SOURCE OF CAPITAL - venture capital fund from strategic and financial
investors
TECHNOLOGY TYPES - Energy Efficiency, Bioenergy, Geothermal, Small
hydropower, Solar (PV and Thermal), Wind
GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS - North America, Western Europe
COMMENTS - investments in post-prototype energy technologies and services
companies [sustainable and clean fossil fuels]
PowerShares Cleantech Portfolio (Symbol: PZD) exchange traded fund (ETF):
PZD seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and
yield (before fees and expenses) of the Cleantech(TM) Index (CTIUS). CTIUS
is an equally weighted index currently comprised of 75 publicly traded
companies engaged in operation, performance, productivity or efficiency,
while reducing costs, inputs, energy consumption, waste or pollution.
Cleantech companies produce knowledge-based products or services in a
variety of areas, including agriculture and nutrition, air quality, enabling
technologies, environmental technologies, material and nano-technology,
materials recovery and recycling, transportation and logistics, and water
purification and management.
PowerShares WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio, (PBW),
seeks to mirror the performance of WilderHill Index (ECO),
which tracks the Clean Energy sector.
Business type: Exchange Traded Fund
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A no load global mutual fund that concentrates on companies that have
made a commitment to environmental sustainability and have demonstrated
this commitment through their business strategies, practices and
investments.
Stock Symbol:
PORTX
Business type: Mutual fund
Product types: investments and mutual funds.
Primary Energy Recycling Corp (TSX:PRI-UN.TO)
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Primary Energy, headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois, indirectly owns and
operates four recycled energy projects and a 50% interest in a pulverized
coal facility (collectively, the "Projects"). The Projects have a combined
electrical generating capacity of 283 megawatts and a combined steam
generating capacity of 1,851 Mlbs/hour. Primary Energy creates value for its
customers by capturing and recycling waste energy from industrial and
electric generation processes and converting it into reliable and economical
electricity and thermal energy for its customers' use.
Prime New Energy
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FINANCE TYPE - Public Equities
SOURCE OF CAPITAL - Pension Funds, Cooperatives, Private
TECHNOLOGY TYPES - Energy Efficiency, Bioenergy, Geothermal, Small
hydropower, Solar (PV and Thermal), Wind
GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS - North America, Western Europe
COMMENTS - Prime New Energy invests primarily in companies which are active
in the field of renewable energy and that profit from development in this
sphere. Investments are mainly concentrated on companies listed on the stock
exchange and completed by unlisted companies which are active in the sectors
of energy efficiency, renewable energy, and energy IT management.
Private Energy Market Fund LP (PEMF) -
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FINANCE TYPE - Private Equities
SOURCE OF CAPITAL - Private
TECHNOLOGY TYPES - Bioenergy, Wind
GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS - West Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Western Europe,
South Asia, South East Asia, East Asia
COMMENTS - Private Energy Market Fund L.P. is a private equity fund that was
formed in November 1999 with $26 million in capital. The principal strategy
is to take advantage of opportunities being created by the deregulation and
restructuring taking place in the energy industry worldwide. The fund aims
to identify the investment concepts that will benefit from the structural
changes in the energy markets. The fund's role is typically one of a
minority equity provider. In this role it aims to add value to transactions
by providing energy-industry and financial expertise. The fund acts as a
neutral, but active private equity investor. The fund is managed by Emerging
Power Partners Ltd., which is one of a small number of specialised fund
managers targeting new opportunities in the energy sector. It combines
access to a broad spectrum of resources with a proven ability in
energy-related business development and finance. EPP brings together the
industry knowledge, investment, and finance expertise, as well as the
resources necessary to succeed in today's rapidly changing energy markets.
Renewable Capital was formed by Ed Stevenson and Bob Hertzberg, who have 30+ years solar industry experience, for the purpose of investing in and commercializing start-up alternative energy companies. Renewable Capital has researched, negotiated and invested in renewable energy projects spanning wind, wave, electric vehicles and applied science.
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Renewable Energy Equity Fund, Australia -
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FINANCE TYPE - Private Equities
SOURCE OF CAPITAL - Australian government and private sources
TECHNOLOGY TYPES - Energy Efficiency, Bioenergy, Geothermal, Small
hydropower, Solar (PV and Thermal), Wind
GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS - West Asia, South Asia, South East Asia, East Asia
COMMENTS - The CVC Renewable Energy Equity Fund is an Au$30 million
(approx.) venture capital fund established to increase investment in
renewable energy technologies through the provision of equity finance. It is
funded to $20 million (approx.) under the Australian Government's REEF
program and $10 million (approx.) from private sources.
Robeco Milieu Technologie -
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FINANCE TYPE - Private Equities
SOURCE OF CAPITAL - Private
TECHNOLOGY TYPES - Energy Efficiency, Bioenergy, Geothermal, Small
hydropower, Solar (PV and Thermal), Wind
GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS - West Asia, North Africa, Central and Eastern Europe,
Central and South America, North America, Oceania, Western Europe, South
Asia, South East Asia, East Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa
COMMENTS - Invests worldwide in the growing environment technology sector,
selecting promising market leading companies based on a strict criteria.
Companies with a promising innovative policy that gives environmental and
financial returns are favored.
RockPort Capital Partners is dedicated to investing in and
supporting the most promising entrepreneurs and technologies in the
Energy and Power, Advanced Materials, and Process and Prevention
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Saava - click here
FINANCE TYPE - Private Equities
TECHNOLOGY TYPES - Energy Efficiency, Cleaner Fuels, Bioenergy, Geothermal,
Small hydropower, Solar (PV and Thermal), Wind, Fuel Cells
GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS - North America
COMMENTS - Saava is an informal network of individual investors,
foundations, and lenders with roots in the US Pacific Northwest. Members
promote social and environmental entrepreneurship through direct investments
in non-profits, mission-based companies, investment funds, and projects
which promote livability and enhance our communities. The organization does
not invest from a centralized pool. Members invest their own capital at
their own discretion.
SAM Smart Energy Fund
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FINANCE TYPE - Public Equities
SOURCE OF CAPITAL - Private
TECHNOLOGY TYPES - Energy Efficiency, Bioenergy, Geothermal, Small
hydropower, Solar (PV and Thermal), Wind
GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS - North America, Western Europe
COMMENTS - SAM Sustainable Asset Management (SAM) is an independent asset
management company based in Zürich, Switzerland, which advises institutional
and private clients on sustainability-driven investing. SAM Smart Energy
Fund, launched by SAM Sustainable Asset Management, is a Luxembourg
domiciled SICAV Fund investing in innovative, forward-looking companies
whose smart new technologies and services help ensure the more efficient and
environmentally-friendly use of energy. SAM Smart Energy invests in
large-cap leaders and small- and mid-cap pioneers in Europe and North
America. It also invests up to 20% of its assets in unlisted high-growth
companies (private equity). The objective of SAM Smart Energy is to achieve
long-term appreciation of the invested capital. The company gives its
shareholders access to the rapidly-growing sustainable energy segment
worldwide. SAM also manages five other SICAV funds: SAM Sustainability
Leaders Fund, which tracks the Dow Jones Sustainability Group Index, SAM
Sustainable Global Equity Fund, SAM Sustainable European Equity Fund, SAM
Sustainability Pioneer Fund, and SAM Sustainable Water Fund.
Sierra Club Mutual Funds (SCFSX; SCFLX) -
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The Sierra Club Mutual Funds allow you to do well for the planet while also
doing well by your portfolio. Your money is invested in companies that are
chosen both for financial performance and their environmental and social
records, as determined by their level of compatibility with the social and
environmental guidelines of the Sierra Club. Whether you are investing for
retirement, college, current income or another purpose, our three funds
offer you an avenue that can help you pursue your goals while you remain
true to your values.
SocialFunds.com
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Resource for information on socially responsible mutual funds
Trading Emissions Plc (“TEP”) - click here or click here
Trading Emissions Plc (“TEP”) is an AIM-listed (Ticker:TRE) closed end investment company established to offer investors exposure to the carbon market through the acquisition of tradable environmental instruments and direct investments to leverage such instruments, particularly carbon credits generated from CDM and JI projects. As such, TEP operates as both a carbon fund and a carbon market/clean technology and project venture capital investor. TEP is advised by EEA Fund Management Ltd. Finance type: public equitySource of capital: Listed on AIM with net assets of in excess of €662M. Investors include: Invesco Perpetual, HSBC, Société Générale, Morgan Stanley, F&C Unit Management, Scottish Widows, Jupiter Asset Management, Moore Europe Capital Management LLC and Morley Fund Management. Technology types: Renewable energy, waste management for methane avoidance, industrial energy efficiency and waste heat recovery, destruction of industrial gases. Geographical focus: China, South East Asia, South America, North America, Africa and Europe
Trend Capital -
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FINANCE TYPE - Private Equities
TECHNOLOGY TYPES - Solar (PV and Thermal)
GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS - Western Europe (Germany, Spain, Greece)
COMMENTS - Solarfunds and private placements.
Triodos International Fund Management BV -
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FINANCE TYPE - Private Equities
SOURCE OF CAPITAL - institutional and private investors
TECHNOLOGY TYPES - Bioenergy, Geothermal, Small hydropower, Solar (PV and
Thermal), Wind, Fuel Cells
GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS - West Asia, North Africa, Central and South America,
Western Europe, South Asia, South East Asia, East Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa
COMMENTS - Triodos International Fund Management BV manages funds (equity
and debt) with a focus on funding renewable energy businesses in both Europe
and developing countries.
Triodos Renewable Energy for Development Fund ( The Netherlands ) - click here, aims to contribute to the expansion of clean energy services in developing countries. The Fund is a source of finance for new and existing local financial intermediaries that focus on providing financial services to projects and small and medium enterprises in the clean energy sector.
UBS (Lux) Equity Fund Future Energy -
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The fund invests mainly in small- and medium-sized companies in the
renewable energy and energy-services sectors, as well as in energy-saving
applications and components.
Value Creation Management BV -
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Value Creation Management is a professional organisation which specialises
in valuation for third parties. Value Creation Management does not offer a
standard service. Research, analysis and dialogue with the client form the
foundation for a successful solution. Each valuation process consists of a
number of stages which allows clients to make relevant and structured
choices and to guide the entire process
Vattenfall Europe Venture GmbH -
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Vattenfall Europe Venture is a 100% Subsidiary of Vattenfall Europe. Early
stage investments that have high potential as a result of unique technology,
system or service in the energy sector. Investments are in the range of
150.000 -1.500.000. Projects with higher capital demand are structured and
arranged with co-investors.
Viridis Clean Energy Group (ASX:VIR) Viridis Clean Energy Group is an energy infrastructure fund that invests in a diversified global portfolio of clean energy assets with the objective of delivering attractive cash equivalent distributions to investors with long-term growth
The Winslow Green Growth Fund
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An aggressive growth equity portfolio seeking above-average performance
and long-term capital appreciation through environmentally responsible
investing.
Stock Symbol:
WGGFX
Business type: Mutual fund
Product types: investments and mutual funds.
UBS (Lux) Equity Fund Future Energy -
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FINANCE TYPE - Private Equities
TECHNOLOGY TYPES - Energy Efficiency, Bioenergy, Geothermal, Small
hydropower, Solar (PV and Thermal), Wind
GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS - West Asia, North Africa, Central and Eastern Europe,
Central and South America, North America, Oceania, Western Europe, South
Asia, South East Asia, East Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa
COMMENTS - The fund invests mainly in small- and medium-sized companies in
the renewable energy and energy-services sectors, as well as in
energy-saving applications and components. Companies including those from
the solar and wind energy sectors are considered, as well as other growth
areas in the energy sector which enable the provision of more sustainable
forms of energy. The Socially Responsible Investment Team at UBS Global
Asset Management selects potential companies together with its external
partner, ecos.ch. The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective via
active security selection and a sound portfolio structure.
Value Creation Management BV -
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FINANCE TYPE - Private Equities
TECHNOLOGY TYPES - Energy Efficiency, Cleaner Fuels, Bioenergy
GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS - Central and Eastern Europe, North America, Western Europe
COMMENTS - Value Creation RenErgy, offers 3rd party M&A services to
companies active in the renewable energy sector. Mergers and acquisition
advisory, business valuation and transaction services, business financing
and restructuring consultancy. VCM participates in, and has a widespread
network of investors participating in a broad range of companies vaying from
bamboe furniture manufacturers, via new shipping technology companies to
biodiesel factories.
Vattenfall Europe Venture GmbH -
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FINANCE TYPE - Private Equities
SOURCE OF CAPITAL - Vattenfall Europe AG
TECHNOLOGY TYPES - Energy Efficiency, Bioenergy, Geothermal, Small
hydropower, Solar (PV and Thermal), Wind
GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS - Western Europe
COMMENTS - Vattenfall Europe Venture is a 100% Subsidiary of Vattenfall
Europe. Vattenfall is the fifth largest Energy Company in Europe. Vattenfall
Europe is the third largest Energy Company in Germany. Vattenfall Europe
Venture was founded in 2000. Early stage investments that have high
potential as a result of unique technology, system or service in the energy
sector. Investments are in the range of 150.000 -1.500.000. Projects with
higher capital demand are structured and arranged with co-investors.
Warburg Pincus -
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FINANCE TYPE - Private Equities
SOURCE OF CAPITAL - Private
TECHNOLOGY TYPES - Energy Efficiency, Bioenergy, Geothermal, Small
hydropower, Solar (PV and Thermal), Wind
GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS - West Asia, North Africa, Central and Eastern Europe,
Central and South America, North America, Oceania, Western Europe, South
Asia, South East Asia, East Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa
COMMENTS - Warburg Pincus has invested more than $700 million in 14
companies since the late 1980s. Although principally focused on the oil and
gas sectors, the firm also invests in Alternative Energy Technologies. The
firm has backed entrepreneurs to start new companies and has financed growth
opportunities and acquisition vehicles. The firm has developed the Line of
Equity, a multi-year funding commitment that enables management teams to
take advantage of opportunities and focus on operations. Warburg Pincus
recognizes the need for strategic planning unique to each energy-related
portfolio company
WHEB Ventures Ltd -
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FINANCE TYPE - Private Equities
TECHNOLOGY TYPES - Energy Efficiency, Cleaner Fuels, Bioenergy, Geothermal,
Small hydropower, Solar (PV and Thermal), Wind, Fuel Cells
GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS - Western Europe
COMMENTS - WHEB Ventures Ltd is a UK based private equity fund investing up
to £2m in early stage clean technology businesses. WHEB has a sister
company, Ruston WHEB, which specialises in senior management recruitment in
this sector
Yellowstone Energy Ventures, L.P. -
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FINANCE TYPE - Private Equities
SOURCE OF CAPITAL - Private Investors
TECHNOLOGY TYPES - Energy Efficiency, Bioenergy, Geothermal, Small
hydropower, Solar (PV and Thermal), Wind, Fuel Cells
GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS - North America, Western Europe
COMMENTS - The fund is a private equity investment partnership focused on
early stage companies in the energy technology sector worldwide. YEV is
targeting investments in Renewable Energy and Alternative Energy Technology
opportunities. These include clean coal related technologies, wind power,
energy storage devices, distributed power generation equipment, alternative
transportation fuel, fuel cell technology and hydrogen production, storage
and infrastructure, and solar power.