US-based renewable energy company General Compression has closed the first tranche of its $54.5m series B round after starting its first wind farm in Texas with investor and oil major ConocoPhillips.

Good Energies, which invests on behalf of the Brenninkmeijer family that runs clothing chain C&A, has now invested $37m in Agile Energy.

Schlumberger linked with venture capital firm VantagePoint Capital Partners, in which it has a strategic partnership, for Liquid Robotics' $22m D round.

Patel had been made managing partner of Best Buy Capital in late 2008 before becoming president of the company's Asia operations last year and has joined venture capital firm VantagePoint Capital Partners.

Decelle was previously chief executive of Lumenz, a US-based light-emitting diode technology company, and three earlier start-ups in the photonics industry: NoblePeak Vision, Apogee Photonics and ASIP.

Mitsui said as it had 155 offices worldwide and extensive business units, investments and partnerships across global energy efficiency and green building channels, it was a strategic investor in Redwood.

News provider Boston Globe said Chevron Technology Ventures had linked with venture capital firm Flybridge Capital (which had previously spun out from publisher International Data Group), incubator Founder Collective and conglomerate Kraft Group in Novophage's round.

The company issued nearly 11 million shares at $18 each compared to an expected upper range of $17 per share prior to its initial public offering. A further 1.65 million shares can be sold if demand remains strong as it began trading at $20 each.

Andrew Birch, chief executive of Sungevity, said: "I am thrilled about the potential of reaching Lowe's 15 million weekly customers at their more than 1,750 retail locations, with Sungevity's services."

GE invested $55m in 12 companies in November from its $200m Ecomagination competition, including FMC-Tech.