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Who got the money? – running the renewable energy funding gauntlet

01 March 2010
Renewable Energy Focus

Many renewable energy companies have run the gauntlet from original idea to initial funding to institu-tional funding. We present our case studies.

To read about these renewable energy companies, download the pdf file on the right.

You will find information on:

  • Two UK marine energy companies, Pulse Tidal and Green Ocean share their funding history;
  • BNRG, an Irish solar company expands into Eastern Europe;
  • And from Eastern Europe itself, we profile Solarpro, a Bulgarian company.

 

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