Cleantech business seeking funding? Open Call for Applications: GreenBackers Investment Pitch

We are now taking applications for GreenBacker’s – ecoConnect’s Investment Pitch Forum. This is an exceptional matchmaking opportunity for clean technology businesses seeking expansion capital to meet qualified investors.

Deal-flow size is typically between £250K – to £2M.

GreenBackers is not a typical pitch event; we use an intimate, boardroom-style approach rather than the usual speed pitch or stand-up-in-front-of-roomfulls-of-unqualified-tire-kickers. There is a maximum of 5 pitch presentations and 20 handpicked investors are expected to attend.

Important note: Deadline for applications is 9 September.

For more information CLICK HERE and TO APPLY CLICK HERE

NorthEast or NorthWest England based? Time to Shine! The UK’s most prestigious conference this year on food & energy futures.

BP, Syngenta, Forum 4 Future, Government Chief Scientist, 2 Degrees. Sheffield University, 13/14 Sept.

Top 100 global research University 2-day event, Business dinner, Challenge + site tour. Thin Solar, wheat and rice production techniques, algal biofuels, catalytic clothing. Capture 1 hour of sunshine world-wide to fuel planet Earth for a year!  These near-market technologies show the power of Solar – part of the 40-strong Project Sunshine attracting Sustainability Heads of Co Op investment Management, UKSif, M&S, Balfour Beatty, Mott Macdonald, Land Securities, DLA Piper, Eon, Ashridge Business School, IEMA, the Tech Strategy Board, Unilever ++many more. Delegates £199. Attractive international sponsorship packages available.  Contact Julia Kay on 07762 059 858 for details.

http://shine.sheffield.ac.uk/conference/

Cleantech news for the week that was: 18-22 July

A business round-up on what happened in cleantech last week: Company News, UK News, European Goodies, Global Stuff & Techie Corner, provided by James La Terriere.

Click HERE to catch up

 

Cleantech News for the Week that Was 11-15 July

James La Terriere brings the latest round-up on what happened in cleantech last week: Company News, UK News, European Goodies, Global Stuff & Techie Corner.

Click HERE to catch up

 

Opportunity alert – Energy Generation and Supply

Development of an analytical tool and strategic assessment of the role and value of electrical energy storage in UK low carbon future scenarios

The Carbon Trust invites you to submit a tender for the development of an analytical tool and strategic assessment of the role and value of electrical energy storage in UK low carbon future scenarios. A description of the services for which tenders are invited is contained in the attached Scope of Work.   Tender: To ensure fairness all bidders are required to submit their Proposals in accordance with the instructions contained in this invitation letter (ITT).

Interested parties:

Please email your tender to james.sun@carbontrust.co.uk.

Closing date for submission of tenders to arrive no later than 2pm on Thursday 28 July 2011.

Cleantech News to use for the Week that Was 4-8 July

Roving cleantech Ambassador James La Terriere brings the latest round-up on what happened in cleantech last week: Company News, UK News, European Goodies, Global Stuff & Techie Corner.

Click HERE to catch up

News to Use for the Week that Was

Roving cleantech Ambassador James La Terriere brings the latest round-up on what happened in cleantech last week: Company News, UK News, European Goodies, Global Stuff & Techie Corner.

Click HERE to catch up

 

Hiring staff? Seeking work? Try workincleantech.com for free.

workincleantech.com is ecoConnect’s new cleantech jobs portal. While we’re adding features and building it up over the next months, you can register ANY job or CV for free. No strings attached. Find out more at http://workincleantech.com

ecoConnect to judge BBAA National Awards & Investment Summit

I’ve been asked to judge the British Business Angels (BBAA) National Awards and Investment Summits cleantech category. The conference is next week, tickets are still available and no, my vote cannot be bought or influenced! Hope to see you there. – Robert Hokin, Chief Executive.

For more information on The BBAA award

Opportunity Alert: Call For Expressions Of Interest-Swiss Environment Exhibition

Deadline for expressions of interest: 1st July 2011. Date: 7th and 8th September 2011 | Venue: Zurich
Objective: The mission will present opportunities for UK organisations to develop business and export, boost innovation and initiate international R & D projects in clean technologies. 

Background: On 7-8 September 2011 the international event Go4Cleantech! will take place in Zurich within the context of the Umwelt 11 fair – Switzerland’s principal environmental technologies expo. Representatives of companies and research institutes from all over Europe and beyond will have the opportunity to learn about export opportunities, initiate commercial and technological cooperation and find partners for R&D projects in the field of clean technologies. Optional visits to local companies will give an insight into state of the art technologies. The Go4Cleantech! event is organised by Euresearch and Cleantech Switzerland and is supported by the Environmental Sustainability Knowledge Transfer Network. Thanks to sponsorship from the Foreign and Commonwealth office there are eight subsidized places at the event for UK companies and research organizations looking to develop export opportunities, connect with European businesses or form innovation and research partnerships.

How to apply: Visit the ESKTN events page for more information and to register your interest:  http://esktnzurich.eventbrite.com/


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