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Overview
Highlights:
Chinese stock markets (Hong Kong, Shenzen and Shanghai) dominated the IPO space accounting for two thirds of all new listings;
Renewable fuels dominated on NASDAQ: Gevo, KiOR and Solazyme IPOs
Oil majors continue to focus on Brazilian sugarcane ethanol; biorefinery approach becomes the norm
Coca Cola invests in both plastics recycling and bioplastics
Grid storage innovation attracting funding
Ikea Group invests in wind; Google invests in solar; EDP stake sold to China Three Gorges; Iberdrola and EDF acquire renewables subsidiaries
Bankrupticies in the solar sector as polysilicon prices slump; Warren Buffett invests in thin film solar; CPV technology wins out as silicon prices fall; ABB and GE follow lead from Siemens and Alstom to invest in concentrated solar
Siemens, ABB and Alstom all invest in marine energy
ABB, GE , Toshiba, Siemens and Schneider vie to invest in smart grid/energy management space
Industrial companies home in on EV charging infrastructure companies; Follow on public offering for Tesla; Fisker raises Series C; Coda raises Series D; BYD lists on Shenzen through IPO
Cree acquires Ruud in LEDs; VC backed Nualight becomes a consolidator in niche retail LEDs
Private equity players home in on the water sector; Permira takes a stake in Netafim
