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IFC eyes minor stake in Auro Mira’s 15 MW biomass facility

September 14, 2009 - Best of the web - The private investment branch of the World Bank has committed a $5.26M loan for the $16M project. Full Story »

See-O-Two seeing potential from algal biomass tech

September 11, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Austrian startup says it can grow algae at three to six times higher productivity and at about 80 percent of the cost of competing systems. Full Story »

Boston Forum: That’s a wrap

September 11, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - The Cleantech Group’s 23rd forum comes to a close, leaving participants with latest insights into the cleantech sector and potential new investment opportunities. Full Story »

Vattenfall, Danish university team on bio-oil demo plant

September 4, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Swedish energy giant and Aalborg University look to test startup’s Catliq conversion process for use in combined heat and power plants. Full Story »

E.ON wraps up 457 MW wind farm, transfers assets

September 2, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Germany-based power company looks to expand its renewable presence in North America, as it takes a cash settlement for 13 power plants. Full Story »

Recovery Act goes to work for two Pennsylvania wind farms

September 2, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - U.S. Department of Energy doles out the first $502M of $3B for clean energy projects through direct payments in lieu of tax credits. Full Story »

JV looks to launch 400 MW biomass plants in Scotland

August 28, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - UK power utility Scottish and Southern Energy and Edinburgh port operator plan to benefit from renewables obligation certificates at four proposed biomass facilities. Full Story »

Northwest Renewable trades corn-ethanol for biomass

August 28, 2009 - Best of the web - Subsidiary of U.S. Ethanol announces plans for 24-MW biomass power plant, scrapping the three-year effort to build a corn-ethanol plant in Washington because of unfavorable economics. Full Story »

Cleantech patents on an upward curve

August 27, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Fuel cell technology emerges as the top category of 274 new alternative energy-related patents filed in the second quarter of 2009.  Full Story »

Report says geothermal is leaving wind, solar in the dust

August 25, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Geothermal is the cheapest source of alternative electricity and shows the fastest improvement per dollar invested, according to a study from NYU. Full Story »
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