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IPO flood or not?
Risk aversion to investing in cleantech is starting to change and improve, but we’re not about to see a wave of IPOs in the sector anytime soon.
Or at least that was the consensus today from venture capital and private equity folks at the Renewable Energy Finance Forum-West conference in San Francisco. And while the primarily Silicon Valley-based panel had opinions that differed at times, they all agreed they have one thing in common: Their names are hard to pronounce.
$529M DOE loan clears path for Fisker's new $39,000 hybrid
September 22, 2009 - by Emma Ritch -
Fourth automotive award from the U.S. Department of Energy is expected to help Fisker Automotive build a factory in the United States.
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Kleiner Perkins hints at plug-in car launch this week
September 15, 2009 - by Emma Ritch -
Managing Partner Ray Lane won't spill the beans, but he says the $39,000 car for the U.S. market is not an electric vehicle.
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AltaRock suspends drilling at DOE-backed project
September 2, 2009 - by Emma Ritch -
Startup funded by Khosla Ventures, Google and Kleiner Perkins says it plans to explore other locations for engineered geothermal systems.
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Friendly competitor LS9 congratulates Amyris on $25M raise
August 21, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley -
Both Khosla-backed biofuel companies are on the verge of closing Series C rounds, focused on aggressive timeframes toward commercialization.
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Beyond prices at peak oil: $20 per gallon
August 14, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley -
SUV plants shut down, the airline industry collapses, public transportation is revitalized and farms go local as gas prices skyrocket, predicts Forbes writer Christopher Steiner in a new book.
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Zenn raises $8.2M as it takes bigger stake in EEStor
July 14, 2009 - by Emma Ritch -
Zenn makes maximum investment in stealthy ultracapacitor developer, but does that mean other investors weren't interested?
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Cleantech may have seen the worst, rebounding to $1.2B in 2Q09
July 1, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley -
Investment in electric vehicles, biofuels and advanced batteries are booming, while solar is in its lowest slump yet, according to new findings today from the Cleantech Group.
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Who is next for $17B in DOE auto loans?
June 24, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley -
Chrysler and General Motors may not be out of the running, as the U.S. Department of Energy plans to provide additional loan guarantees for advanced vehicle technologies.
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Kleiner Perkins hatches stealthy software startup Hara
June 1, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley -
Hara Environmental and Energy Management emerges from stealth mode with environmental and energy management solution, announcing Fortune 500 customer and local municipality.
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