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Nevada Geothermal in startup mode for 49.5 MW Blue Mountain plant

August 24, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Vancouver-based developer plans to commission the geothermal power plant in September, eyeing expansion on the 17-square-mile Nevada site starting in 2010. Full Story »

BanyanTree takes stake in GEI’s heat transfer tech

August 21, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Indian company’s air-cooled heat exchangers and steam condensers offer water reduction potential that’s attracting private equity interest. Full Story »

Cleantech fizzles while summer sizzles

August 20, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - We spotted only 20 deals in the cleantech sector this week. Do long, lazy summer days mean investors are napping? Full Story »

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. Full Story »

Pertamina seeking $3B to increase geothermal by 1 GW

August 14, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Indonesia's state-owned oil and gas company wants to reach 1.34 GW within five years to meet rising demand without importing oil. Full Story »

Solar falls off the VC radar, but IPOs heat up

August 13, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - A week goes by without a single announced venture capital investment in solar, but cleantech companies plan five IPOs, with three in China. Details of this, plus we spot 28 deals in the last seven days. Full Story »

Italy’s largest PV plant goes live

August 10, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Electric utility Enel's newest solar plant is expected to generate more than 7 million kilowatt hours per year, enough for the power needs of 2,700 households. Full Story »

Nobao's geothermal heat pumps attract $25M from Tsing

August 10, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Chinese developer of ground-source heating and cooling plans to use first venture capital round to deploy proprietary technology to commercial and residential buildings. Full Story »

Investors get messy with bugs, worms and nuclear fusion

August 6, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Weird science rules the week’s transactions as we spot nine VC rounds, plus 22 other deals in the cleantech sector. Full Story »

Survey says one year or less until cleantech is back on track

August 3, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Executives and investors pick Silicon Valley and the U.S. West Coast as the best geography for the cleantech sector to grow. Full Story »
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