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Governments dole out cash for cleantech

May 29, 2008 - by David Ehrlich - Countries around the world are ponying up cash for clean technology, with a number of government-backed investments making news and a total of 17 deals spotted over the past week. Full Story »

Solar jumps to the front of the pack

March 27, 2008 - by David Ehrlich - Two new solar ventures come out of the gate with more than $1B in backing, and nine other deals we spotted this past week. Full Story »

Nanotech gets cleantech boost from IBM, Saudi Arabia

February 29, 2008 - by David Ehrlich - A new joint effort will look into developing nanotechnologies for desalination, solar power and recyclable materials. Full Story »

Everybody go green surfing

Grab your Ecomoana board, hop in your hybrid, and head down to the beach to catch some waves. It's time for eco-surfing.

France's Ecomoana makes environmentally-friendly surfboards for people who don't want to hurt the planet while hanging 10.

The company's boards, just nominated for a Volvo SportsDesign Award, use expanded polystyrene foam, which Ecomoana says is a lighter and stronger foam that is both longer-lived and more recyclable than polyboards.

Ecomoana board

Feel the flax

Bad week for biodiesel

January 3, 2008 - by David Ehrlich - While Imperium's IPO has hit the backburner, we spotted nine other deals making news the past couple of weeks. Full Story »

A good year for renewable energy?

January 2, 2008 - by David Ehrlich - A new report says alternative energy stocks should do well in 2008, with MEMC getting a strong valuation for the sector. Full Story »

Solar continues to take in cash

December 13, 2007 - by David Ehrlich - Reccurent Solar and others raise money for sun power, with a total of nine deals spotted over the past week. Full Story »

Largest bioplastic facility in the world announced

December 10, 2007 - by Dallas Kachan - A new Cereplast plant in Indiana is to produce half a billion pounds a year of renewable plastic when it ramps to full production in 2010. Full Story »

Solar and biofuel deals lead the day

November 8, 2007 - by David Ehrlich - Cash continued to flow into solar power and biofuel as we rounded up the 10 deals we spotted over the past week. Full Story »

Project Better Place pulls in Project Cash

November 1, 2007 - by David Ehrlich - Shai Agassi's venture grabbed a mountain of money, and 10 other deals were caught on our radar over the past week. Full Story »
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