Cambridge Enterprise, the University of Cambridge's commercialisation office, and UK government-backed investment group Carbon Trust join Rhodia in the consortium backing Eight19.

News provider DealCurry said RVAM and GE had invested R70 to 80 Crore ($15.5 to $18m) in India-based Allgreen Power.

ABB provide $10m and its electronics for Ecotality's Blink charging stations.

Intel and Braemar are providing an undisclosed amount for Viridity Energy's, a US-based developer of energy management software, series B round.

A dozen investors provide $51.6m to Solopower, with Greentech Capital Advisors Securities as broker.

Qteros, formerly known as SunEthanol, nearly doubles its $25m B round with $22m initial close of its series C.

GE Energy Financial Services backs methane start-up Ciris Energy.

Henri Winand interview first published in the autumn edition of Lotus Engineering's proActive e-magazine.

Intelligent Energy shows it has the power to push forward in renewable energy with its fuel cells for multiple transport and other purposes.