BrightSource Energy

PG&E harnesses 230 MW solar project from NextLight

June 5, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Northern California utility signs third solar contract this year to produce 592 GW-hours of renewable electricity annually for its customers. Full Story »

PG&E upgrades BrightSource deal to 1.3GW

May 13, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Series of seven solar thermal projects in California are expected to power more than half a million homes in 'largest solar deal in the world.' Full Story »

Google admits VC rumors

Mountain View, Calif.-based Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) has finally admitted there is validity to the long-standing rumors of a dedicated venture capital arm at the Internet giant.

Google has officially launched the VC fund, Google Ventures, with about $100 million to invest in technology startups in in software, cleantech, biotech, health care and the Web.

Israeli startup grabs $5M for distributed solar thermal

February 4, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - AORA comes out of stealth mode to reveal its 24-hour power source using proprietary solar thermal technology and hybrid turbines. Full Story »

Cleantech Group picks winners and losers in concentrated solar thermal

October 30, 2008 - by Emma Ritch - New report suggests high-growth areas for innovation and investment even include components such as steel, coating material and heat-transfer fluid. Full Story »

Cleantech investments hit a record high

July 8, 2008 - by David Ehrlich - Second quarter venture investments in North America, Europe, China and India total $2 billion across 96 companies. Full Story »

Google gets into more solar

May 15, 2008 - by David Ehrlich - The search giant's philanthropic arm adds cash to a big round for BrightSource, and we spot nine other deals over the past week. Full Story »

PG&E to get 900 MW of solar thermal from BrightSource

April 1, 2008 - by David Ehrlich - The first plant under the agreements, sized at 100 megawatts, could be operating as early as 2011. Full Story »

Solar thermal could supply most of the U.S. grid, says Ausra

March 7, 2008 - by Massie Santos Ballon - But industry observers think storing the sun's power every day for 16 hours is a hurdle. Full Story »

Suntech supersizes

February 8, 2007 - by Dana Childs - Tongues are wagging about Suntech's $425M raise. This and more in this week's dealflow roundup. Full Story »
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