Financial Times: Global investment in clean energy companies in the first quarter fell by more than a half from the same period last year, according to analysts New Energy Finance. Renewable energy, low-carbon technologies and energy efficiency saw inflows of $13.3bn (£9bn, EUR10bn), 53 per cent lower than in the first three months of 2008. While investors are confident of the sector’s medium-term and long-term growth prospects, it is suffering from a severe shortage of bank finance for projects and …