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Environment-friendly technologies continues to attract venture capital. In 2011, investments in green technology companies worldwide by 13 percent.
Total development company took the green technologies into 62 billion in
venture capital in 2011. An increase of 13 percent compared with a
year earlier according to the U.S. research firm Cleantech group.
Three quarters of the amount invested went to companies in North America. Where increased investments in "cleantech" by 31 percent. After the U.S., China was the country in which it invested the most money, totaling 3.7 billion. Decreased did, however investment in Europe and Israel where companies combined took in just under 12 billion kronor in new venture capital, a decline of 30 percent compared to 2010. Solar energy was the area that attracted the most money. The three largest investments went to the three US-based solar company. Brightsourse Energy, Stion and Miasole. BrightSource develops large-scale solar systems while Stion and Miasole develops thin-film solar cells. Other popular areas of investment were energy efficiency and transport. Most money came to the U.S. electric car manufacturer Fisker Automotive submitted. Total attracted Fisker 2.2 billion in new capital in 2011.
The analysis also shows that venture capitalists are investing any money
in companies that have come a long way. Only 15 percent of the money
went to new projects.
The number of IPOs was 51, 28 of which occurred in China. The largest IPO was a Chinese hydroelectric company Sinohydro which took in almost 15 billion in new capital when entering the stock market in Shanghai. |
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