Deals/Cleantech
Sofinnova et al. invest €20m in Afyren
France-based biotech business Afyren plans to commercialise its products in 2020
Sunamp raises £3.2m from Highland Venture et al.
Scottish company has developed heat batteries used for energy storage
Demeter exits Födisch
French investor Demeter exits cleantech business Födisch to management and WMS
MVP et al. invest €7.5m in Sonnenbatterie
Chrysalix SET and eCapital also participate in funding round
Venture capital backs Electrochaea
Series-A funding round sees company relocate from Chicago to Munich
Platina acquires Slieve Rushen wind farm
Site produces enough energy to power 30,000 homes
HTGF sells MinCell stake in management buy-back
Buy-back operation enables management to enter the market
Mobeus sells Monsal to GE
Mobeus first backed the company in 2007
Leosphere raises €20m from Electranova
Company's tech used predominantly in wind power sector
eCapital commits to Turbina Energy
Funding round amounts to seven-figure sum
Electranova Capital leads Sunfire series-B
Electranova Capital has joined forces with Total Energy Ventures to invest in Sunfire, a German developer of high-temperature fuel cells and electrolysers.
Albion pours £3.1m into hydro project
Albion Ventures has invested £3.1m into Green Highland Renewables (GHR), a Perth-based developer of hydropower schemes.
Connection invests £4.1m in Earthmill
Connection Capital has invested £4.1m in wind turbine installer Earthmill.
North West Fund sorts £500k PVC Recycling deal
The North West Fund for Energy & Environmental has invested £500,000 in plastic waste recycling company PVC Recycling.
CM-CIC, Seventure in €23m Global Bioenergies capital increase
Industrial biology company Global Bioenergies, listed on the NYSE Alternext Paris, has raised €23m through the placement of 927,419 new shares.
Emerald Technology Ventures et al. back MetGen
Emerald Technology Ventures and several other backers have invested in a series-A financing round for MetGen Oy, a Finnish industrial biotech company.
Demeter and 123Venture back Cooltech Applications
Demeter Partners and 123Venture have joined existing investors in an €8m funding round for French magnetic refrigeration specialist Cooltech Applications.
Demeter et al. inject €7m into Ideol
Demeter Partners, Sofimac and Soridec have provided Ideol, a French developer of foundations for offshore wind farms, with €7m of funding.
Omnes Capital injects €4m into Futuris
Omnes Capital has provided Futuris, an Italian developer of biomass-powered co-generation plants, with €4m of growth capital.
CDC leads €10m round for McPhy Energy
CDC Entreprises has invested €5m as part of a €10m round for French hydrogen storage specialist McPhy Energy.
Kernel Capital leads investment in SolarPrint
Kernel Capital has led a €1m investment in Dublin-based photovoltaic technology developer SolarPrint.
Fjord Capital's BioGasol secures €5m equity funding
Danish alternative fuel provider BioGasol ApS has secured €5m in equity financing from existing investors including Fjord Capital Partners, alongside a €10m grant from the Danish Energy Agency.
Electranova Capital completes first two deals
Electranova Capital, EDF's cleantech investment fund, has completed investments in French electricity management company Actility and Norwegian wind power business Seatower.
Connection backs Scottish wind farms
Connection Capital and Riverside are raising £5.5m for a Scottish wind farm project managed by Burcote Wind Ltd.