Energy

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.

GM Ventures was launched in June 2010 and will be judged to what extent technology it invests in is part of the company's next generation of vehicles.