AlertMe.com, a provider of smart energy saving systems for homes, has secured 8m ( 9.3m) in Series B funding by cleantech and renewable energy-focused venture capital investors Good Energies, Index Ventures, SET Venture Partners and VantagePoint Venture Partners. The financing will enable AlertMe.com to extend its product development programme, continue to ramp up its distribution strategy and to expand the existing team, the company said....
New and Renewable Energy Minister Farooq Abdullah Friday said his portfolio had a larger profile than his own and promised to create awareness about the potential that India held in the use of clean energy sources....
The recent power supply problems in SA and the need to limit the country's historical reliance on coal and imported oil have put the spotlight on renewable energy sources....
Reaching the 2020 renewable energy target is expected to lead to around 2.8 million jobs in the sector and generate a total added value of around 1.1 percent of GDP, according to a study by the European Commission, which was released on Tuesday. ...
