High Growth Renewables and Cleantech: India

Focusing on investment opportunties in renewables and cleantech in high growth markets, the High Growth Renewables and Cleantech event series kicks off on 20 June 2013 with a breakfast briefing session in London, on Indian Renewables and Cleantech.

High Growth Renewables and Cleantech: India, organised by Cleantech Investor, is hosted by Grant Thornton with support from Bird & Bird and Arden Partners. The event will involve presentations from wind energy companies including Mytrah Energy (MYT:LN) and Greenko (GKO:LN) - both of which are listed on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange. It will also involve presentations by a number of unlisted companies and background presentations on cleantech and renewable energy in India.

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Oulu, Finland: Smart Cleantech City

First published on the Cleantech Investor website, May 2013

by Denis Gross

Hiukkavaraa – ’Arctic Smart City’ A recent visit to Oulu in Finland highlighted the remarkable competitive strength that Finland has developed in sustainable technologies, with its leading position in these set to rival its established strengths in IT. Indeed, the recent turmoil in the wireless sector is encouraging a migration of that skill set in Finland towards cleantech.

Given the extent of its territory in the sub-Arctic and Arctic regions, and the fact that over 70% of the country is covered in forest, it is perhaps not surprising that Finland has claimed leadership in energy efficiency and the utilisation of bioenergy and biomass combustion technologies. Its geography has underpinned Finland’s approach to environmental solutions, which includes a close working relationship between the public and private sectors to ensure rigorous pollution control and the efficient use of water by industry, as well as the building of state-of-the-art water and wastewater treatment plants.

The cleantech environment is further enriched by the demand for comprehensive environmental measurement solutions, allowing for world class companies like Metso, which is listed on NASDAQ OMX, the drive for efficient uses of resources and recycling. Further points of interest include the mandating of green buildings and the establishment of eco-city concepts.