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Five unsung cleantech executives
The Cleantech Group’s flagship annual event, Cleantech Forum® XXVI San Francisco, is just around the corner: February 24th through the 26th.
As in years past, it's the chance to hear from and connect with leading cleantech investors, innovators and corporate executives.
Browse the agenda and you'll see scores of names you'll immediately recognize, including:
Masdar and Boeing’s Qatari catch-up
January 17, 2010 - by Dallas Kachan -
Not to be upstaged by a similar announcement last week, a Masdar-led consortium today reiterated its own jet fuel from saltwater plant project, with an airline partner.
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Rentech, AltAir Fuel sign biofuel deals with dozens of new airlines
December 15, 2009 - by Emma Ritch -
Aviation companies in the U.S., Canada, Germany and Mexico could buy up to 325 million gallons annually of Fischer-Tropsch and camelina oil-derived jet fuel.
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Cleantech’s emerging importance for aviation
On the 19th of November, 2009, gangly prototype solar powered plane Solar Impulse HB-SIA taxied down the Dübendorf airfield runway in Switzerland for the first time.
This inaugural day out on the runway allowed low-speed taxi testing, with the prototype going through a series of acceleration and braking manoeuvres. The next stage is to involve taking the prototype up to its 35 km/h take-off speed and having it do its first few “flea hops.” The two founders of the project—pilots Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg—aim to take the plane on a round-the-world flight in 2012.
Can saltwater-guzzling plants provide biofuel for planes?
October 6, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley -
Boeing, Honeywell, and Masdar all want in on a new research study that looks at the large-scale production potential of jet fuels from unique plants known as halophytes.
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Intelligent Energy secures $30M to commercialize its fuel cell power systems
July 21, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley -
UK-based clean power systems company said today’s round is planned to be followed by an open offer to all existing shareholders later in the year.
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Horizon’s new fuel cells power stealthy aircraft
June 3, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley -
Singapore company says its Aeropak system offers up to four times the endurance capability of today’s advanced lithium batteries.
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Wings that waggle airflow could cut aviation bills 20%
May 22, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley -
University of Warwick leads study that could reduce mid-flight drag and cut down Airbus emissions using technology available as soon as 2012.
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Solaren's plan from outer space
April 13, 2009 - by Robert Mullins -
Startup tells Cleantech Group it is seeking billions to fund a solar power from space project for California utility Pacific Gas and Electric.
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