Net Power Technology (NPT) is a high-tech company established in New York, headquartered in Beijing and financed by four major investors: China Environment Fund, British Petroleum, Intel Capital and Vickers Financial Group. NPT’s advanced energy storage technology has been widely acknowledged in the sectors of clean technology and renewable energy.
China Environment Fund
China Environment Fund (CEF) is the first “cleantech” venture capital management firm in China. Founded in 2001, CEF’s vision was to pioneer the advent of clean investment, in the belief that the time was right to take a new lead in environmental awareness with a profitable return. China Environment Fund is a Tsinghua Holdings company, which gives the company unparalleled access to government resources, understanding of new regulations and the potential to influence policy decisions. Since 2001, CEF and its CEO Mr. Don Ye, have received numerous awards, including: a) 2003 Top Ten Best Venture Capitalists in China, b) 2003 Leading Figure in China's New Economy and, c) 2005 Cleantech Pioneer by the Cleantech Venture Forum.
As China has become a world manufacturing center it has also become a major polluter. It is in this environment that CEF is building a growing and unique legacy of success. The company invests with a vision: what is socially and environmentally responsible is good for business. This is encapsulated in CEF’s slogan ‘Doing Well by Doing Good'.
British Petroleum Alternative Energy
BP Alternative Energy is one of the world's largest energy companies, providing its customers with fuel for transportation, energy for heat and light, retail services and petrochemicals products for everyday applications. In addition to its traditional oil business, BP Alternative Energy was one of the first major energy companies to publicly acknowledge the need to reduce carbon emissions. BP Alternative Energy was set up in 2005 to make it happen. BP Alternative Energy is investing in new ways of providing energy – from innovative new solar and wind businesses to advanced biofuels and clean energy technologies such as the capture and storage of carbon dioxide from traditional fossil fuels. BP Alternative Energy concentrates on solar, wind, hydrogen and gas-fired power because these can make the greatest positive environmental improvement in the shortest amount of time. By 2015, BP Alternative Energy aims to be producing enough low carbon power to have reduced projected greenhouse emissions by 24 million tonnes.
Intel Capital
With an overall strategy to enable innovation, Intel Capital seeks out and invests in promising technology companies worldwide. As part of Intel Corporation, Intel Capital calls on some of its best and brightest talent to evaluate prospective investments, offer business and technology guidance to its portfolio companies, and provides unrivaled access to the latest developments in the industry. Intel Capital is among the largest venture capital entities in the world with offices in established and emerging markets around the world.
Since 1991, Intel Capital has invested more than US$7.5 billion in approximately 1,000 companies in 45 countries. In 2007, Intel Capital invested about US$639 million in 166 deals with approximately 37 percent of the funds invested outside the United States. Intel Capital has made a number of well known investments around the globe. These include Actions Semiconductor, Bellrock Media, Broadcom, CNET, CitrixSystems, Clearwire, Elpida Memory, FPT, India Infoline.com, Inktomi, Insyde Software, Integrant Technologies, Marvell, MySQL, NIIT, NPT, PCCW, Red Hat, Rediff.com, Research in Motion, Sasken, SiRF, Smart Technologies, Sohu.com, Techfaith, VA Linux, and WebMD.
Vickers Capital Group
Vickers Capital Group is a global investment house with offices in Singapore & Shanghai. The group manages two funds and proprietary capital. Founded in 2004, the group has built its reputation on a bedrock of dedication, integrity, and teamwork. Vickers’ expertise stems from its familiarity with regional knowledge of the market, its network of government and industry leaders, and the ability to spot good entrepreneurs. Building on the track record and stellar investment performance of its partners, which include Baidu.com Inc (NASDAQ: BIDU), Focus Media Holding Ltd (NASDAQ: FMCN), and Kongzhong Corp (NASDAQ: KONG), the group is focused on being a leader in the field of “alternative investments” in Asia. Headquartered out of Singapore and with the Venture Capital centre in Shanghai, Vickers main focus is on covering Asia with people on the ground who continually look for new economic opportunities.