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ASN Milieufonds - click here
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 click here
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.

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B.A.U.M. Consult AG - click here
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 - click here
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 - click here
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 - click here
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. click here

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Calvert Group, The - click here
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 - click here
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 - click here
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 - click here
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 - click here
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. click here

Cleantech Europe L.P - 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, 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- click here
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 - click here
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) - click here
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) - click here
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) - click here. Creststreet 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.

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Deutsche Structured Finance - click here
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 - click here
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 - click here
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.

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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. click here

E+Co - click here
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) - 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 - 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) - click here
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 - click here
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 click here

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. click here

Englefield Capital - 200 million Renewable Energy Fund - click here
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 - 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 - 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.

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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 - click here
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 NO PI0201642-7

FMO - click here
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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GIMV NV - click here
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. click here

Global Resources Society Fund, The click here
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 - click here
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 click here
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) - click here
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

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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/ .

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Impax Environmental Markets Funds click here
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) - click here
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 - click here
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

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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. click here

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." click here

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Latin Power - click here
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. - click here
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.

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MACQUARIE POWER INCOME FUND (TSX:MPT-UN.TO) - click here
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. - click here
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 - click here
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 click here
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. click here

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New Energy Fund LP click here
New Energy Fund LP is a global sustainable energy equity hedge fund.
Business type: hedge fund

New Alternatives Fund click here
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 - click here
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 - click here
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) - click here
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. click here

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OCM/GFI Power Opportunities Fund - click here
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

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Planet Capital - click here
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 click here

Portfolio 21 click here
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) click here
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 click here
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) - click here
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.

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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. click here

Renewable Energy Equity Fund, Australia - click here
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 - click here
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 sectors. click here

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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 click here
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) - click here
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 click here
Resource for information on socially responsible mutual funds

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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 - click here
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 - click here
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.

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UBS (Lux) Equity Fund Future Energy - click here
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.

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Value Creation Management BV - click here
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 - click here
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

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The Winslow Green Growth Fund click here
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.

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UBS (Lux) Equity Fund Future Energy - click here
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.

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Value Creation Management BV - click here
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 - click here
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.

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Warburg Pincus - click here
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 - 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 - 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

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Yellowstone Energy Ventures, L.P. - click here
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.

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